Hospice Chaplain

Want to join our Team? We are currently looking for dedicated Chaplains to join our team. As a Chaplain, you will assist with providing care for those with life-limiting illnesses, helping patients and their caregivers navigate end-of-life care with compassion. You will work with your team’s RN Case Managers, Social Workers, and Certified Nursing Assistants, as well as our Hospice Physicians, to provide the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of care.

Office Location: Prince Frederick, MD

Coverage Area: Calvert County & Southern Anne Arundel County

Status: Part-time, 3 8-hour shifts per week Monday - Friday

Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience, education, and credentialing            

Main Responsibilities:

• Represents spiritual care in IDT meeting and assesses patient/family for spiritual care and provides appropriate documentation.
• Assesses spiritual needs of patient/family as determined by plan of care and completes spiritual care assessment and documentation according to agency guidelines.
• Develops individualized interventions and services based on assessment, and ensures that a spiritual care plan is developed, documented, and maintained.
• Provides pastoral care and counseling to patient/caregivers consistent with the ethics of professional chaplaincy and agency standards of care.
• Ensures spiritual plan of care is documented and implemented in accordance with established guidelines and Hospice of the Chesapeake policy.
• Assists in the assessment of family needs for bereavement services and conveys information to bereavement staff.
• Other specific goals and duties as communicated in your job description and performance goals.

About Hospice of the Chesapeake

At Hospice of the Chesapeake, we create meaningful experiences for those in the communities we serve who are experiencing serious advanced illness and loss. We believe truly meaningful experiences come from a partnership between highly skilled and compassionate professionals, our healthcare partners and the patient and family with a primary focus on living each day to the fullest extent possible.  We develop care plans to minimize symptoms, articulate what matters most, and remember that each moment matters.

We are Your Hometown Hospice! Over the last 45 years, our team has cared for more than 50,000 hospice patients and nearly 100,000 family members.

To learn more please visit us at hospicechesapeake.org or find us on social media.

Your Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in theology, divinity, pastoral ministry, spiritual care or equivalent from an accredited educational institution.
• Ordained, commissioned, or endorsed for chaplaincy by a recognized faith group.
• One (1) unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) from an accredited training provider/program (2 or more units preferred).
• At least five years of work experience in pastoral care or counseling, with experience providing care in the family setting preferred.
• Comfort in an interfaith setting, demonstrating familiarity with and understanding of the diversity of religious experiences across cultures and belief systems.
• Excellent oral, written and listening communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and independently.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of the dying process.
• Emotional maturity: ability to cope effectively with stress of continual loss.
• Understanding of, and acceptance of, the hospice philosophy.

What We Offer:

• A rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that values your contributions.
• Competitive salary and generous paid time off, including 18 vacation days, 10 sick days, and 8 paid holidays in your first year of employment with HOC.
• Educational assistance to pursue professional development, additional certifications, and degree programs.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance, and available accident and critical illness coverage.

In accordance with Hospice of the Chesapeake’s commitment to leadership and industry-leading care, we require that all employees be vaccinated against COVID and influenza, as well as being screened for TB upon hire and annually thereafter. Documented and supported requests for religious and medical accommodations may be considered but may not be approved in all circumstances.

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