Chaplain, Hospice Part Time

About the role

Location: Lubbock, TX (remote/virtual position: no; coverage area: Lubbock TX and surrounding areas). This part‑time hospice chaplain role includes an on‑call rotation and compensation is based on years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Support families and communities through the anticipatory grief and post‑death bereavement processes
• Complete the spiritual needs comprehensive assessment of a patient and family‑of‑choice for all patients admitted to hospice services
• Serve as liaison to the patient and family’s community of faith
• Respond to patient and family needs
• Support patient and family’s clergy, or other spiritual caregiver, as relates to the terminal illness of the patients
• Build relationships of care and concerns partnering with persons in their spiritual journey, empowering them to draw from their identified areas of strength and support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, required, from an accredited college, university or divinity school
• Ordained, credentialed, or commissioned according to the practices of a legitimate and recognized religious organization or faith tradition
• Three Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) units, from ACPE, required
• CPE equivalencies granted per established guidelines of individual professional organizations
• Previous hospice experience, preferred
• Minimum one‑year supervised experience in medical, educational or religious agency or institution
• Ability to provide an inter‑faith approach to spiritual care, demonstrating a high level of cultural and theological competence in working with diverse faith and belief systems
• Experience or education in grief or loss counseling
• Qualifications for state‑specific requirements above minimum education standards: CT – Minimum three‑years’ experience providing pastoral or spiritual care

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Company‑matching 401(k)
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Wellness offerings such as an employee assistance program, pet insurance and access to Calm, a meditation, sleep and relaxation app
• Programs to celebrate achievements, milestones and fellow employees
• Company store credit for your first AccentCare‑branded scrubs for patient‑facing employees

Schedule

Part Time, including on call rotation