PRN Chaplain

Four Pillars Hospice; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Four Pillars Hospice is seeking a Chaplain to provide compassionate spiritual care in the home for terminally ill patients and their families. The role includes assessing spiritual needs and offering counseling to meet them, and coordinating with local clergy or pastoral resources to support the patient's faith journey.

You will join a multidisciplinary team, attend care planning meetings, meet continuing education requirements, promote the hospice philosophy, and travel locally to patient homes

Qualifications

• Master of Divinity preferred.
• One year of chaplain experience in healthcare preferred.
• Working knowledge of community spiritual resources.

Responsibilities

• Assess Hospice patient and support system to identify spiritual needs.
• Provide spiritual care and counseling to meet identified needs.
• Attend meetings and participate in patient care planning.
• Participate in QA/QI processes as required.
• Use interpersonal skills and help others in the team apply them.
• Promote Hospice philosophy and policies to ensure quality care.
• Coordinate care with IDG/IDT and other resources.
• Accept clinical assignments aligned with education and competence.
• Meet continuing education requirements.

Skills

Counseling

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Master of Divinity (preferred)

Job description

At Four Pillars Hospice, we believe that meaningful work starts with compassion. We’re building a team of caregivers, nurses, chaplains, and professionals who are committed to walking alongside patients and families with dignity, comfort, and grace. If you’re passionate about making a difference during life’s most tender moments, we invite you to apply and become part of a mission-driven team rooted in purpose and heart.

The Chaplain's primary function is to provide spiritual care in the home to terminally ill patients and their families. To provide an assessment of the patient's and family's spiritual needs and to provide counseling to meet those needs. Makes reasonable efforts to facilitate visits by local clergy, pastoral counselors or other individuals who can support the patient's spiritual needs.

Responsibilities

• Assess the Hospice patient and support system to identify spiritual needs as evidenced by the Plan of Care (POC), documentation in the clinical records,
• Providesupport for the spiritual needs of patient/family.
• Attend meetings and participate in the patient care planning process.
• Participatein Quality Assessment Performance Improvement process as required.
• Useeffective interpersonal relations and communication skills
• Facilitatethe use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the Hospice.
• Demonstratecommitment, professional growth, and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements.
• Promote the Hospice's philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Demonstrate understanding of coordination and continuity of care by collaborating with the IDG/IDT.
• Accept clinicalassignments that are consistent with education and competence to meet the needs of the patients/families.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Master of Divinity preferred
• One year of experience as a Chaplain in a healthcare institution preferred.
• Workingknowledge of community spiritual and other resources. Good interpersonal skills.
• Reliabletransportation and Current auto liability insurance and driver's license if personal vehicle is used for work.
• Able to travel locally