Chaplain

Responsibilities:

Provides pastoral care, emotional and spiritual support, to patients in the hospital and coordinates care with the patients, clergy and congregation as appropriate as follows: Ensure appropriate pastoral care provided for requests from assigned patients. Encourages a multi-faith ministry and a stance of cultural humility while caring for patients. Applies knowledge of growth and development over the lifespan and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served. Accesses data reflective of each patient's status and interprets information needed in order to identify each patient's age, faith group and cultural requirements relative to his/her specific health care needs. Makes daily rounds visiting patients. Provides pastoral care to families. See patients as part of a family system and cares for the whole unit as needed. Provides pastoral care to hospital staff and/or physicians as follows: Helps staff debrief after critical incidents, Provides supportive care to staff as needed, In-service with staff regarding patient care, Helps staff understand spiritual perspectives on patient care, Interprets work of the chaplain to new staff. Documents information in the electronic charting system. Documents department statistics electronically. Provides support via training and visitation assignments for Pastoral Care and Eucharistic Minister volunteers supporting the department. Coordinates with visiting Catholic priest to ensure sacramental support is provided as needed.

Qualifications:

Master of Divinity degree or equivalent required. At least 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education. Candidate must be Board Certified as a Chaplain or eligible for Board Certification. Additional qualifications include excellent communication and pastoral skills, must have a high degree of emotional energy and mental alertness, and ability to deal with stress of ministering to patients and loved ones who experience pain, suffering, death and grief. Demonstrates organizational and decision making skills.