When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Per Diem, based on department needs

Job Description:

In accordance with Agency goals, provides pastoral care and counseling intervention to patients and their families.

Duties/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

It is understood that this is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required.

Education/Experience Required

Master of Divinity, Master of Theology or Masters in Pastoral Counseling
Minimum of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (C.P.E.), two basic, two advanced or equivalent training through an accredited pastoral counseling program.
Comprehensive knowledge of hospice counseling practice
Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
Demonstrated leadership and customer service approach in a hospice or related setting

Registration/Certification: N/A

Physical/Environmental Requirements

Majority of work is done while sitting with intermittent standing and walking and occasional bending, lifting, pushing and pulling. Handling light materials. Requires sustained visual attention and concentration. Physical effort required to lift, carry, push and pull light to heavy equipment, objects or supplies. Physical strength to transfer patients weighing as much as 100 to 250 lbs.

Application Instructions: Applicants will only be considered for the specific Job Posting to which they apply. If there are multiple Job Postings for the same or similar role, applicants must apply separately to each posting to ensure consideration.

Pay Range:

$34.00 - $42.00

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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