Job Description:The Community/Hospice Chaplain works within thehomecare/hospice setting providing emotional, spiritual, and religiouscare for patients, families, and staff. The Chaplain is responsible toutilize effective communication skills with all patients, volunteers, andstaff in a timely, concise, clear, and positive manner.
Job Description
This is a Part-time PDM role that works on an "as needed" basis. Join ourteam today!
You.
You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Chaplain.You're ready to roll up your sleeves. Eager to ask questions. And willing togo above and beyond to ease a patient's pain.
You're great at what you do, but you want to be part of something evengreater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the rightteam is invincible.
Us.We reveal and foster God's healing love by improving the health of thepeople and communities we serve, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.
We.
Together we'll align mission and careers, values and workplace. We'llhonor each other's dignity and surpass the standards we set. We'llencourage joy, demand safety and take pride in our integrity.
We'll laugh at each other's jokes (even the bad ones). We'll helloand high five. We'll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value ofspirituality in healing.
We're proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.
Your day.
As a Chaplain, you will assess and plan for the individual spiritual careneeds and resources of staff, patients, residents, and their families.The Chaplain is responsible to utilize effective communication skills with allpatients, volunteers, and staff in a timely, concise, clear, andpositive manne
Your experience.
We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is whywe require: Two (2) years experience as a Chaplain (in a hospitalsetting is preferred). Bachelors Degree is required; Masters Degree inDivinity, Theology or related field within two (2) years of hire isrequired. Four units Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) by the Associationof Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) accredited centers is required.Board Certification by APC, NACC, NAJC, or SCA required within two yearsof hire. Letter of Recommendation of suitability by senior administrativeleader of religious tradition (Parish, Synagogue, Conference, ElderBoard, etc.
Your next move.
Now that you know more about being aChaplain on our team we hope you'll joinus. Here, you'll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and whyyou were called to it in the first place.
The essential duties and responsibilities of Chaplain consists of:
Initiates pastoral visits and responds to referrals to visit patientsand/or their families. 2. Conducts assessment of spiritual needs ofpatients, residents, family members, physicians, associates andvolunteers. 3. Assists patients and families with advance directives andend-of-life resources. Provides resources for transition, bereavement andloss. 4. Participates in multidisciplinary patient rounds, care conferencesethics consultations and documents, as appropriate, in patients'electronic medical record 5. Responds to crisis situations (e.g. CodeBlue, trauma, death) to provide spiritual care and support. 6.Facilitates prayer, rituals and worship services. Offers workshops(e.g., spirituality, advance directives) as needed. Works toaccommodate the spiritual needs and requests of all faith. Assists with thespecific sacramental needs of the Catholic patients such as Reconciliation andAnointing of the Sick. 7. Supports ongoing partnerships with community clergyPromotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides byservice behavior standards. 9. Participates in on call responsibilities asrequested. 10. Participate in maintenance of proper administrative proceduresfor the department in accordance wit institutional policy. 11. Assists withthe development of the department's plan for continuous quality improvementParticipates in hospital wide committees. May lead specific committeeprojects and initiatives. 13. Other Duties as AssignedREQUIRED EDUCATION:
Bachelors Degree is required; Masters Degree in Divinity, Theology orrelated field within two (2) years of hire is required.
CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, LICENSE:
Four units Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) by the Association ofClinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) accredited centers is required. BoardCertification by APC, NACC, NAJC, or SCA required within two years ofhire. Letter of Recommendation of suitability by senior administrative leaderof religious tradition (Parish, Synagogue, Conference, Elder Board,