LHC Group

Spiritual Caregiver/Chaplain Hospice


PayCompetitive
LocationWaynesville/North Carolina
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 2025009352

      Summary

      We are hiring for a Spiritual Caregiver/Chaplain.

      This is a Full Time position doing Home Visits for Hospice Care.

      Candidates must be able to provide documentation of current endorsement or acceptable language (licensing, ordination, etc.) in accordance with the applicant’s spiritual/faith tradition. Faith groups must be recognized by the Armed Forces Chaplains Board.

      At Haywood Hospice and Palliative Care in Waynesville, NC, a part of LHC Group we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people.

      We strive to offer benefits that reward the whole you!

      • employee wellness programs
      • flexibility for true work-life balance
      • continuing education & career growth opportunities
      • company-wide support & resources to help you achieve your goals.

      Take your career to a new level of caring. Apply today!



      Responsibilities

      The Spiritual Caregiver is responsible for providing spiritual care to Hospice patients and their families.

      • Demonstrates understanding of the difference between being a rabbi/imam/pastor/priest/etc. and being a Spiritual Caregiver.
      • Demonstrates proficiency in providing spiritual care to persons of all races, ages, genders, sexual orientation, social class and mental/emotional status
      • Provide spiritual care to persons of beliefs that are different than the Spiritual Caregiver's beliefs by championing cultural and spiritual humility
      • Demonstrates ability for patient/caregiver to lead the spiritual conversation, for the Spiritual Caregiver to walk alongside him/her in his/her spiritual journey and refraining from sharing one's own beliefs unless asked to do so by the patient/caregivers.
      • Demonstrates knowledge of a wide range of spiritual resources to support each person's belief system, provide resources as appropriate, and network with other religious leaders in the community in order to refer patients/caregivers to these leaders when necessary.


      Education and Experience

      Education

      • Preferred: Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education or Master’s degree in theology, divinity, pastoral care,
        philosophy, religion or related discipline.
      • Required: Two units of Clinical Pastoral Education or Bachelor’s degree in theology, divinity, pastoral care,
        philosophy, religion or related discipline.

      Experience

      • Preferred: Two years Hospice experience.
      • Required: A minimum of two years’ experience in a health care setting and/or related pastoral experience.

      License Requirements

      • Provide documentation of current endorsement or acceptable language (licensing, ordination, etc.) in
        accordance with the applicant’s spiritual/faith tradition. Faith groups must be recognized by the Armed Forces
        Chaplains Board
      • Provide documentation that demonstrates that the candidate is in good standing with their spiritual/faith
        group with no ethical charges current or pending.

      Skill Requirements

      • Ability to minister to patients and families in crisis
      • Exceptional verbal communication skills
      • Ability to plan, organize, and exercise independent judgement
      • Demonstrated ability to be open, sensitive, flexible and ecumenical.
      • Current CPR, driver's license, valid vehicle insurance card and access to a dependable vehicle, or public
        transportation.


  • About the company

      LHC Group, Inc. is a national provider of in-home healthcare services and innovations, providing quality, value-based healthcare to patients primarily within the comfort and privacy of their home or place of residence. LHC Group’s services cover a wide range of healthcare needs for patients and families dealing with illness, injury, or chronic conditions. The company’s 32,000 employees deliver home health, hospice, home and community based services, and facility-based care in 35 states and the District of Columbia – reaching 60 percent of the U.S. population aged 65 and older. LHC Group is the preferred in-home healthcare partner for 350 leading hospitals around the country.