Chaplain Hospice

AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH; Leominster (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH is seeking a Full Time Day Shift Chaplain/Spiritual Caregiver to support hospice patients across Leominster to Greenfield. The role emphasizes spiritual presence, resources, and bereavement support in an interfaith context.

The candidate will counsel patients and families, document needs, and collaborate with the care team to integrate spiritual care into the overall plan. A minimum of one year in healthcare or death and dying is required, with ordained credentials preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be ordained and endorsed minister or equivalent pastoral credentials.
• 1+ year of healthcare experience or exposure to death and dying.
• Comfort working in an interfaith setting and using online HR services.

Responsibilities

• Represent spiritual guidance for hospice patients and families.
• Provide spiritual resources, prayer, and sacraments as appropriate.
• Document spiritual needs in intake forms and progress notes.
• Collaborate with chaplains, clergy, and patient/family in planning funeral rites if requested.
• Participate in care planning and contribute to team growth and support.

Skills

Interfaith setting

Compassionate care

Pastoral counseling

Education

Seminary/theology degree

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Overview

Full Time Day Shift

Pay:

$82,000.00 - $84,000.00

Patient Coverage Territory: Leominster to Greenfield

Responsibilities

• Represents a spiritual presence and connection with the religious/spiritual roots of the hospice movement.
• Provides a constant reminder to hospice workers that, beyond the physical and emotional support given, patients may desire to have spiritual resources of their choosing.
• Serves as a spiritual resource to team members and assists them in their growth or in dealing with their grief.
• Documents the patient and/or family's religious/spiritual needs and resources on the intake/assessment form and completes progress notes in the patient's chart following each contact.
• Raises, when appropriate in a patient care conference, the possibility of spiritual needs of the patient and family and reports interventions.
• Provides, when invited, direct spiritual counsel, prayer and sacraments to patients and their families.
• Interfaces with the patient/family's own clergyman, rabbi or congregation, if requested.
• Encourages patients and families to plan the funeral, wills, requests, obituaries and interment in advance. Remains available to officiate at funeral services if requested.
• Present at time of death, if requested.
• Provides literature and spiritual resources that may be of assistance to patients and families.
• Participates in the patient/family problem-oriented care plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Ordained and endorsed minister, priest, rabbi or a member of a religious order preferred or lay person with certified training in pastoral care. Professional experience in a religious agency or institution may be considered in lieu of a formalized education.
• One (1+) year of experience in a health care setting or with death and dying.
• Comfort working in an interfaith setting.
• Must be familiar with general use an functions of the computer, such as user names and password concepts; internet; email; navigation of computer desktop, including starting programs, using files, and windows, effectively use navigation buttons and tool bars; ability to self-manage online HR services and online training programs.

Preferred

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (Bachelor of Divinity, Master of Divinity or equivalent theological degree or training).

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.