Best Home Health Providers

Hospice Chaplain

Social & Community ServicesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeVallejo, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology with a BD, MDiv, or equivalent theological degree.
Experience working with death and dying, individuals, families, and caregivers.
Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team or group.
Comfort working in an interfaith setting and ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
Knowledge of and commitment to the hospice philosophy of care.
Must have a valid driver's license and an insured, well-maintained automobile meeting state or organizational requirements.

Responsibilities

Assess spiritual needs of patients and families or caregivers in the hospice program and ensure appropriate services are provided in a timely manner.
Participate in comprehensive assessments and help develop individualized plans of care to address identified spiritual needs.
Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families or caregivers.
Serve as a liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
Maintain records of spiritual care utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and review and revision of policies and procedures.
Document direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
Attend patient care conferences and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
Provide consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
Recruit community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers to meet patient and family or caregiver needs by developing community contacts and providing hospice-care education through congregations.
Participate in quality assessment and performance improvement teams and activities.
Provide funeral or memorial services for patients upon request.
Plan periodic memorial services for personnel, volunteers, and community clergy or spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
Assist in supervising spiritual care volunteers when they are assigned to patients, families, or caregivers.
Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required.

Desired Qualifications

Hospice experience is preferred.

Hospice Chaplain

Best Home Health Providers, Inc. · Vallejo, United States · — · Posted 2026-10-09

Salary: USD 60–80

Workplace: on_site

Department: Clinical

Description

The Hospice Chaplain is responsible for the provision of spiritual care services to patients and families/caregivers of Affinity Hospice Care, Inc., either directly or through coordination of care with other spiritual counselors.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
Facilitates the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors. Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revislon.
Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual Recruits community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregiver needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about hospice care.
Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested
Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.
Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

Requirements

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, Mdiv or equivalent theological degree).
Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary team/group.
Comfort in an interfaith setting. Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.
Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
Hospice/ experience preferred.

Benefits

Flexible Schedule
Ability to Convert to Full-Time Based On Performance If Interested
Paid Sick Days
Paid Bereavement Leave
Skills Training & Development
Company Social Events
Mileage Reimbursement for Patient to Patient Visits
Referral Bonus

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