Chaplain - Hospice

Pathways Healthcare; Londonderry (NH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage Reimbursement

401(k) Match

Job summary

Pathways Healthcare is a leading home health and hospice organization focused on patient-centered care. We are seeking a Chaplain - Hospice to provide direct spiritual care to patients and families across our service area, working within an interdisciplinary team to develop individualized care plans.

You will engage with communities, offer memorial services when needed, and participate in quality improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree).
• Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
• Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group.
• Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
• Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.
• If making home visits, must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Hospice/experience preferred.
• Provides funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.

Responsibilities

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
• Facilitates the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
• Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
• Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
• Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary

Skills

Spiritual care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Hospice experience

Community outreach

Education

BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree

Job description

Pathways Healthcare is a leading, physician- and nurse practitioner-led home health and hospice organization, committed to redefining recovery through comprehensive, patient-centered care. Our innovative Medical Rehabilitation Program offers a meaningful alternative to institutional rehab, helping people heal at home, with dignity and purpose.

As one of the first home health agencies to adopt AI-assisted documentation, we're investing in tools that give our clinicians time back – saving 5 to 10 hours per week! We have made a deliberate decision not to raise our productivity expectations, so the patients and clinicians win in the end. Technology handles the paperwork and your clinical judgment stays at the center of every note!

We are proud to have ranked in Boston Globe's Top Places to Work in Massachusetts and USA Today's Best Places to Work in the United States since 2023!

Job Description

• Role: Chaplain - Hospice


• Service Area: Salem, Atkinson, Windham, Derry, Candia, Auburn, Chester, Hampstead, East Pelham, Plaistow.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree). Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.


• Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group.


• Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.


• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.


• Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.


• If making home visits, must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.


• Hospice/experience preferred.


• Provides funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.


• Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.


• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.


• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.

Responsibilities

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.


• Facilitates the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.


• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.


• Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.


• Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.


• Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.


• Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.


• Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary

What We Offer

• Mileage Reimbursement


• 401(k) Match