Chaplain Hospice

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado^TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Job description: A medical team clinician specializing in helping patients, families, residents and staff access their spiritual resources to facilitate healing and/or end-of-life adaptive transitions. Assesses, plans, and delivers care in spiritual arenas and facilitates spiritual resources in Hospice/Home Health populations. Represents the organization in system wide committees as assigned. Responds to urgent situations (codes, deaths, extreme duress), referrals, and day to day rounding. May support other internal departmental or facility programs or extended community needs in accord with the organizations mission. Assumes personal accountability for organizational mission and core values.

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• Valid Drivers License required
• Bachelor's degree In spiritual care, theologically related field, or equivalent degree from college, university or institution accredited/recognized by the applicant’s institutional faith body. Completion of Roman Catholic diaconate formation with ordination is an acceptable equivalent for a bachelor’s degree, required.
• Master's degree in Completion of Roman Catholic diaconate formation with ordination is an acceptable equivalent for an MDiv if candidate has a bachelor’s degree, preferred.
  
• 2 completed units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) required. Candidate may be hired with fewer units, but must complete 2 units within one year (12 months) of hire date. Units of CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) must be from a nationally recognized accrediting agency listed by the U.S. Department of Education, or an internal Mountain Div. CPE program aligned with the competencies of an accrediting agency per above.
• 30 documented clock hours total of specialized training in end-of-life, palliative care, grief recovery, or related fields, required. Candidate may be hired with fewer hours if the 30 hours are completed within one year (12 months) of hire date. These specialized training hours must be from a nationally recognized
  organization focusing the care of hospice, home health, or senior living. Possible examples might include: Grief Recovery Institute, NHPCO, HFA, Center for Loss and Life Transition, and the American Academy of
  Bereavement (AAB).
• 30 hours per CY of continuing education in chaplaincy related topics are required on an annual basis, except when enrolled in CPE, completing a master’s program, engaged in RCC diaconate formation, or
  preparing for Board Certified Chaplain (BCC or equivalent) credentialing or RCC ordination. (cf. Mountain Division ICCE guidelines)

We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

We believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs. Designed with your well-being in mind, we offer: 

• Several Medical, Dental, & Vision options.
• Spending Accounts including a Dependent Care FSA that can include an employer contribution
• Retirement account options with a generous employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness, and so much more!

View more on our benefits HERE.