Chaplain - Part Time

Hospice Chaplain – Hillcrest Hospice Care Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa Service Line: Hillcrest Hospice Care Schedule: Part-time Hillcrest Health & Living is looking for a compassionate, thoughtful, and relationship-focused Hospice Chaplain to join our Hillcrest Hospice Care team serving patients and families in Iowa. Hospice care is about caring for the whole person. As a Hospice Chaplain, you will provide spiritual, emotional, and bereavement support to patients and families as they navigate end-of-life care. In hospice care, that means helping patients live each day with dignity, comfort, meaning, and connection while supporting the people who love them. As a Hospice Chaplain , you will work closely with patients, families, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary hospice team to provide individualized spiritual and emotional support. Provide pastoral, spiritual, emotional, and bereavement support to hospice patients. Provide guidance and support to family members and caregivers throughout the hospice journey. Assess spiritual needs and incorporate those needs into the individualized plan of care. Respect and support each patient’s personal beliefs, values, traditions, and preferences. Respond to referrals and help families understand hospice services. Assist with hospice informational visits and the consent process for new patients as appropriate. Participate actively in care planning and case conferences. Identify and communicate spiritual or emotional concerns that may affect the patient or family. Coordinate support with outside clergy, faith leaders, or other spiritual resources when appropriate. Provide prayer, worship, or other spiritual services based on patient and family wishes. Provide education and consultation to team members and community partners. Build positive relationships with healthcare providers, community organizations, and other resources supporting hospice patients. We are looking for someone who understands that spiritual care is deeply personal. The right candidate will know how to listen first , provide support without imposing personal beliefs, and create space for patients and families to process grief, fear, meaning, relationships, and end-of-life concerns in their own way. A compassionate and nonjudgmental approach to spiritual care. Strong listening and relationship-building skills. Ability to support individuals from a variety of spiritual, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Ability to collaborate with community clergy and spiritual resources. A genuine desire to support patients and families through the hospice journey. Bachelor’s degree in Theology, Religious Studies, or a similar field required . At least two years of experience providing pastoral services through a church, parish, synagogue, healthcare setting, or similar environment required. At least one year of experience providing pastoral support related to death, dying, and bereavement in hospice or healthcare preferred. Four units of accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) preferred. Why Hillcrest Hospice Care? Hospice chaplaincy is not about having the perfect words. Sometimes it means helping a family work through difficult emotions. At Hillcrest Hospice Care, you will work alongside an interdisciplinary team that understands the importance of supporting the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of each patient and family. Supportive hospice leadership and an interdisciplinary care team. Gym membership reimbursement and partner discounts. Opportunities to build relationships with healthcare and community partners. Opportunities to grow within Hillcrest Hospice Care and Hillcrest Health & Living. As part of the Patient and Family Services team, the Hospice Chaplain will also: Support education and relationship-building with internal and external partners. Participate in the Patient and Family Services on-call rotation . Be available on selected on-call days to assist with education, admission paperwork, and spiritual-care needs after hours and on weekends. Must be able to speak, read, and write English. Must be flexible and calm when supporting patients and families during emotional or stressful situations. Must be able to travel to multiple patient and work locations. If you are an experienced Chaplain or pastoral-care professional who wants to support patients and families through end-of-life care with compassion, respect, and presence, we would love to meet you. Join Hillcrest Hospice Care – Iowa as a Hospice Chaplain and help us continue inspiring people to live their best lives by providing meaningful spiritual, emotional, and bereavement support when it matters most.