PRN Hospice Chaplain

Lifted Healthcare Group · Midlothian, TX Full Time
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Job Description

The Lifted Difference At Lifted Hospice, our mission is simple yet powerful: Helping people live life to the fullest . We serve the communities where we live and work by delivering compassionate, clinically excellent end-of-life care. With a commitment to dignity, comfort, and quality of life, we walk alongside patients and their families—meeting them where they are, when they need it most. What makes us different is how we show up. We care for patients and families like they’re our own—and we support each other the same way. At Lifted Hospice, you’ll be part of a culture built on trust, unity, and joy. We serve from a place of favor, and we never forget the sacredness of what we do. A Calling with Impact At Lifted Hospice, our Chaplains serve a sacred role—offering spiritual presence, peace, compassion and support when patients and families need it most. As a Chaplain, you’ll provide personalized spiritual care in the patient’s home, hospital, or care facility. You’ll assess spiritual needs with sensitivity, offer prayer or counseling when invited, and support patients and families from all faiths, cultures, and beliefs. You’ll also make reasonable efforts to connect them with local clergy, faith communities, or spiritual leaders upon request. Your Role in the Mission As a Chaplain at Lifted Hospice, you carry peace into every room you enter. Whether offering quiet presence or compassionate guidance, you create space for meaning, connection, and dignity—meeting people in moments that matter most. You help patients feel seen beyond their diagnosis, and you support families as they navigate the unknown. As a vital part of the care team, you remind us that this work is sacred, and that presence, kindness, and faith can anchor and uplift others in life’s most meaningful season. Key Responsibilities Include: Assessing spiritual needs – Listening with compassion to understand each patient’s and family’s beliefs, values, concerns, and spiritual goals during this sacred season. Providing spiritual support – Offering prayer, counseling and presence, that bring peace, comfort, and meaning—always honoring personal faith traditions and preferences. Collaborating as one team – Participating in IDT meetings, helping shape care plans that reflect the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. Documenting with purpose – Recording assessments, visits, and interventions clearly and accurately in the clinical record and plan of care, in alignment with regulatory standards. Supporting families – Offering grief and anticipatory loss support, helping loved ones process emotions and find hope, meaning, and spiritual connection. Extending the circle of care – Coordinating with community clergy and faith groups as appropriate, and helping families access outside spiritual resources when requested. Growing in excellence – Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of hospice spiritual care, participating in continuing education, and supporting Lifted’s quality improvement efforts. Skills and Qualifications: Master of Divinity (M.Div.) preferred; endorsement or ordination by a recognized faith community strongly encouraged. Experience

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General overview for this role type — specific duties and requirements vary by employer.

Support roles in senior living — housekeeping, maintenance, activities, and social work — are far more resident-facing than similar positions in other industries. Housekeepers and maintenance staff interact with residents in their personal living spaces daily, which requires discretion, patience, and genuine respect for the people who live there. In Texas, even non-clinical staff must complete facility-specific training on topics like abuse prevention, infection control, and emergency procedures.

Activities coordinators and social workers play a direct role in resident well-being — isolation and depression are significant concerns in senior living, and programming that keeps residents socially engaged has measurable health outcomes. Maintenance staff in senior care need to understand life-safety systems (fire alarms, emergency generators, call systems) and are often the first responders for building emergencies. Background checks are required for all positions, and many facilities prefer candidates who have previous experience working with older adults.

What to Expect in This Role Day-to-Day

Based on typical senior living facilities in the DFW area.

For housekeeping roles, the day follows a room-by-room schedule — cleaning resident rooms, sanitizing common areas, managing laundry, and responding to spill or accident cleanups as they happen. Infection control protocols are more rigorous than in hotels or commercial cleaning, especially during flu season or respiratory illness outbreaks.

Maintenance staff handle a daily work order queue — everything from changing light bulbs and fixing call buttons to HVAC maintenance and plumbing repairs. Life-safety equipment checks (fire extinguishers, exit lighting, generator testing) happen on set schedules. Activities professionals plan and lead group programming — exercise classes, crafts, music sessions, outings — and also provide one-on-one engagement for residents who cannot participate in group settings. Social workers manage care conferences, discharge planning, family mediation, and community resource referrals. Across all these roles, the common thread is that you become a familiar, trusted presence in residents' daily lives.

DFW Area Salary Data

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Home Health and Personal Care Aide positions in the DFW metroplex area earn a median wage of $12.93/hr ($26,894/yr). The typical range is $11.12 – $14.51/hr (25th–75th percentile).

Entry Level (10th) $22,381/yr
DFW Median $26,894/yr
Experienced (90th) $36,005/yr
vs. National Median -24.9%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area). Salary data provided by DFW Senior Living Guide.

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