Hospice Chaplain: Spiritual Support & Care Coordination

Interim HealthCare Inc.; Coshocton (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation and benefits

Daily Pay option available

Job summary

Interim HealthCare Inc. is seeking Hospice Spiritual Care Coordinators – Chaplains to join our compassionate hospice team in Ohio. You will ensure timely spiritual services, provide direct support to patients and families, and collaborate with community clergy to meet spiritual needs.

The role emphasizes grief counseling, terminal illness care, and maintaining records for quality improvement. A seminary degree is preferred, and hospice experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience with grief counseling and working with death and dying, terminal individuals and their families or caregivers.
• Hospice experience preferred.
• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that appropriate spiritual services are provided in a timely manner by either providing such to the patient/family or coordinating the provision of services with community clergy or spiritual counselors.
• Provides direct spiritual services to patients/families according to their belief system and practice.
• Maintains records of spiritual services utilization and related activities as directed for quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI), hospice program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
• Acts as the hospice spiritual services community liaison by developing community contacts and offering hospice education to a variety of clergy, counselors and congregations.

Skills

Grief counseling

Education

BD/MDiv or equivalent

Job description

Interim HealthCare Inc. is seeking Hospice Spiritual Care Coordinators – Chaplains to join our compassionate hospice team in Ohio. You will ensure timely spiritual services, provide direct support to patients and families, and collaborate with community clergy to meet spiritual needs.

The role emphasizes grief counseling, terminal illness care, and maintaining records for quality improvement. A seminary degree is preferred, and hospice experience is a plus.