Job Description

Guardian Angel Hospice desires a Chaplain to join our experienced pastoral care staff in providing spiritual care to our patients, families, staff, and community. The Hospice Chaplain will work closely with the interdisciplinary team members in providing spiritual care in homes, long term care facilities, and inpatient settings.

The Chaplain will:

• Demonstrate competency in dealing with grief, death, and the process of dying.
• Conduct assessments of patients/families’ spiritual needs.
• Provide direct spiritual services to patients and their families according to their belief system and practice.
• Ensure the appropriate spiritual services are provided in a timely manner by either providing such to the patient/family or coordination the provision of services with community clergy or spiritual counselors.
• Interact with the hospice team members to identify and address patient care needs and develop the Plan of Care.
• Provide documentation in the Electronic Medical Record utilizing good written communication skills.
• Conduct religious services for patients/families as well as hospice and facility staff as requested.
• Serves as a liaison and support to community clergy and spiritual counselors.

Job Requirements

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (B.D., M.Div. or equivalent theological degree).
• Certification by the American Associate of Pastoral Counselors, Association of Professional Chaplains, Nation Association of Catholic Chaplains, or similar professional organization, or be eligible for certification.
• Experience in end-of-life care preferred.
• Ability to work as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Comfort in an interfaith setting.
• Ability to manage your schedule effectively and efficiently.
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and willing to travel within the company’s service area.

Guardian Angel Hospice is a locally owned and operated hospice care organization serving 30 counties with offices in Kokomo, Carmel, Lafayette, and Logansport. We offer nursing, aide, social, chaplain, bereavement, and volunteer services along with medical equipment, supplies, and medications (related to the diagnosis) for people in the last phase of an incurable disease so that our patients live as fully and comfortably as possible. With appropriate hospice care and a community sensitive to their needs, patients and their families are free to attain a degree of mental and spiritual preparation for death, making its coming more comfortable for them.

At Guardian Angel Hospice, top employees earn more no matter how long they’ve been employed and there are extra pay opportunities every week. Employees at Guardian Angel get more training than at any other Hospice in the state. We want you to be 100% confident in the care you provide because we are 100% committed to the success of our employees! Because patient and family satisfaction is key, we utilize an incredible orientation program to set up every employee for success.

We want you to love your career and the people you work with while educating and empowering our patients and their families. That’s why a career at Guardian Angel Hospice may offer (dependent upon employment status):

• Competitive wages
• Extra pay opportunities each week
• The best training in hospice - anywhere!
• A flexible schedule to accommodate a work/life balance
• A full line of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance - eligible after 30 days of employment
• 401k
• AFLAC
• Life Insurance
• Generous vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and certification testing
• Opportunities for advancement within our organization for those with strong leadership skills