Hospice Chaplain: Spiritual Counselor & Bereavement Guide

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a skilled hospice pastoral caregiver to provide psycho-spiritual support, counseling, and educational outreach within our hospice program. The role requires a Master of Divinity or equivalent and CPE training, with leadership and compassion at the core.

You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, support families, and participate in quality assurance activities while maintaining a patient-centered approach.

Qualifications

• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and customer service approach in hospice or related setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides care and counseling including spiritual counseling, crisis ministry, bio-ethics counseling, bereavement pastoral counseling and sacramental ministry.
• Completes psycho spiritual assessment of patient and family.
• Develops psycho spiritual treatment plan with patient, family and hospice interdisciplinary team.
• Assures continuity and accessibility of familiar religious resources and traditional practices to patients and their families.
• Consults with other disciplines and staff on psycho spiritual factors of hospice care.
• Acts as liaison and consultant to area community clergy.
• Provides educational programs for community clergy, community providers and hospice staff.
• Coordinates memorial services sponsored by hospice as directed by the Coordinator of Pastoral Care.
• Provides support to hospice staff
• Participates in the Agency Quality Assurance Program.
• Assumes administrative on-call responsibility as needed

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Master of Divinity

Master of Theology

Masters in Pastoral Counseling

Clinical Pastoral Education (C.P.E.) — 4 units

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a skilled hospice pastoral caregiver to provide psycho-spiritual support, counseling, and educational outreach within our hospice program. The role requires a Master of Divinity or equivalent and CPE training, with leadership and compassion at the core.

You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, support families, and participate in quality assurance activities while maintaining a patient-centered approach.