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**Overview** **Provide comfort beyond medicine - support patients and families with spiritual care ate life's most sacred moments** At Gentiva, we believe every patient deserves dignity, peace, and connection-no matter where they are on life's journey. Our Hospice Chaplains offer more than prayers and presence; they bring comfort, guidance, and meaning when it's needed most. We're looking for a compassionate Hospice Chaplain to provide non-denominational spiritual and emotional support to patients and families facing end-of-life care. As a valued member of our interdisciplinary team, you'll help ensure that no one walks this path alone. **What You'll Do as a Hospice Chaplain:** + Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and caregivers in alignment with their beliefs and values. + Offer non-denominational, inclusive care that respects all faiths, spiritual traditions, and cultural backgrounds. + Serve as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, participating in patient care conferences and collaborating with nurses, social workers, aides, and medical staff. + Assess spiritual needs of patients and families and develop individualized spiritual care plans. + Conduct visits, prayers, blessings, and rituals as appropriate and requested by the patient or family. + Assist families during times of grief, loss, or transition, and provide bereavement support and counseling. + Build relationships with local faith leaders and community resources to support patients' and families' unique spiritual needs. + Maintain timely and accurate documentation of spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes. **About You** **The candidate must meet** **one** **of the following educational requirements:** + Bachelor's degree in theology, religion, human services, counseling, psychology, or sociology (or as required by state-specific regulations) + Master's degree in counseling, psychology, theology, or divinity from an accredited college or university (preferred) + A minimum of one unit of ACPE-accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) _Note: Degrees from accredited institutions are preferred. If a degree is from a non-accredited college or university, AVPO approval is required prior to hire._ **Preferred Experience:** + Two years of active work in spiritual care ministry/program, one unit of pastoral education (per state requirements, if indicated), and demonstrated ability to work with patients, families, and community spiritual leaders of various denominations/beliefs is required. + Three years of active work in hospice spiritual care support and one year of clinical pastoral education is preferred. **We Offer** **Benefits for All Associates (Full-Time, Part-Time & Per Diem):** + Competitive Pay + 401(k) with Company Match + Career Advancement Opportunities + National & Local Recognition Programs + Teammate Assistance Fund **Additional Full-Time Benefits:** + Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance + Mileage Reimbursement or Fleet Vehicle Program + Generous Paid Time Off + 7 Paid Holidays + Wellness Programs (Telemedicine, Diabetes Management, Joint & Spine Concierge Care) + Education Support & Tuition Assistance (ASN to BSN, BSN to MSN) + Free Continuing Education Units (CEUs) + Company-paid Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance + Voluntary Benefits (Pet, Critical Illness, Accident, LTC) **Legalese** + This is a safety-sensitive position + Employee must meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits + Where applicable, employee must meet state specific requirements + We are proud to be an EEO employer + We maintain a drug-free workplace Keywords: ACPE, CPE, BCC, Hospice Chaplain, Spiritual Care Coordinator, Ministry Jobs, Palliative Care Jobs, Hospice Jobs, Pastoral Counseling ReqID: 2025-126010 Category: Bereavement / Chaplains Position Type: Full-Time Company: SouthernCare New Beacon Hospice

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