Part-Time Hospice Chaplain - Day Shift, Dayton IPU

Ohio; Kettering (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Company-provided technology

Continuing education opportunities

Supportive interdisciplinary team

Job summary

Ohio’s Hospice is seeking a compassionate Hospice Chaplain to provide spiritual and emotional support to patients and families receiving hospice care in Dayton, Ohio. This part-time day-shift role emphasizes caring relationships, spiritual counseling, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to address end-of-life needs.

The chaplain will assess spiritual and emotional needs, offer appropriate spiritual care, and document services while supporting families through grief and transitions.

Qualifications

• Master of Divinity (M.Div.) or equivalent theological degree preferred.
• Ordained or commissioned minister with ecclesiastical endorsement preferred.
• Board certified, certification eligible, or working toward professional certification (APC, BCC-HPCC, NACC, or NAJC).
• CPE: Four units preferred; minimum of one unit toward completion.
• Three years of current active pastoral ministry or chaplaincy experience.
• Computer skills to accurately document services and care.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual and emotional support to hospice patients and families.
• Establish, develop, and maintain compassionate relationships with patients, families, and caregivers.
• Assess spiritual and emotional needs and provide individualized support.
• Provide spiritual care, counseling, presence, prayer, ritual, or other support as per patient wishes.
• Support patients and families through end-of-life experiences, grief, loss, and transitions.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary hospice team to support holistic patient care.
• Communicate relevant spiritual and psychosocial needs with the care team.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of services and patient care.
• Participate in on-call coverage and respond to patient and family needs during assigned hours.

Skills

Compassionate care

Spiritual support

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

Master of Divinity (M.Div.)

Ordination/commissioning

CPE training

Job description

Ohio’s Hospice is seeking a compassionate Hospice Chaplain to provide spiritual and emotional support to patients and families receiving hospice care in Dayton, Ohio. This part-time day-shift role emphasizes caring relationships, spiritual counseling, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to address end-of-life needs.

The chaplain will assess spiritual and emotional needs, offer appropriate spiritual care, and document services while supporting families through grief and transitions.