Chaplain

Job Description

Job Description

Help Families Find Peace and Healing – Join Our Hospice Chaplaincy Team

JOIN THE BLUE RIDGE CARE TEAM!

About Blue Ridge Care

At Blue Ridge Care, we deliver extraordinary care to improve life’s journey. As a mission-driven, not-for-profit healthcare system, we provide integrated services in hospice, serious illness care, the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), community thrift shops, and grief support. Our team is dedicated to reimagining how communities experience aging, serious illness, and end-of-life care through compassionate, personalized, and high-quality services.

Chaplain - Position Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Chaplain to join our hospice team. In this role, you will provide emotional and spiritual counseling to patients and families, collaborate with community clergy, and support the interdisciplinary team. Chaplains provide additional support to patients and families without replacing their primary faith leaders, and may also assist with memorial or funeral services as requested.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate patient and family needs for spiritual support and counseling.

• Provide crisis response and spiritual care during business hours and participate in on-call coverage rotation.

• Serve as a resource to the Interdisciplinary Team on end-of-life spiritual issues.

• Act as a liaison between Blue Ridge Hospice and community clergy.

• Attend and actively participate in Interdisciplinary Team meetings.

• Assist patients and families in funeral or memorial service planning as requested.

• Develop spiritual care plans and maintain accurate clinical records.

• Participate in Blue Ridge Hospice memorial services and department events.

• Travel throughout the service area as needed; valid driver’s license and insured, reliable vehicle required.
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Pastoral Counseling degree required, or equivalent graduate-level study in theology or related field leading to ordination and endorsement. Master of Divinity preferred.

• Minimum of 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) required; 2 units preferred (the second CPE can be completed within the first year of employment).

• Experience working with death, dying, grief, and loss issues.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Retirement Plan with Company Match

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Volunteer Time

• Thrift Shop Discount
  

Blue Ridge Care is a non-profit, equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and the patients and families we serve.