Chaplain

Overview

Flexi Chaplain is a PRN position, responsible for providing emotional and spiritual care to patients, family members, and staff; assisting with critical situations by offering basic counseling and/or making appropriate referrals; and working on the expressive and holistic aspect of healthcare by encouraging persons to share concerns and feelings.

These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.

• Clinical and Spiritual: work independently and participate as a team member within the Pastoral Care department to give care to patients, family members, and staff
• Assess patient and family s spiritual needs and assist them in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma, and stress
• Provide emotional and spiritual support and basic crisis counseling in a timely fashion
• Offer prayer, scripture reading, and sacraments (provide or arrange for) as requested
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide a safe environment
• Communicate effectively with all age groups of patients and family members
• Respond to codes for emergencies throughout the hospital to support patients, family members and staff
• Document patient and family services provided in the medical record and the Pastoral Care Department Logs
• Bereavement: serve as a bereavement counselor for the hospital and assist the Chair of the Bereavement committee
• Support families as their loved ones die
• Serve as a resource for staff on the grief and loss process
• Assist with hospital memorial services
• Clinical Support: provide emotional and spiritual support to patients, families, and staff members as needed
• Provide grief and crisis counseling and guidance
• Make referrals to EAP and other counseling services as needed
• Serve as a channel for patients and others to express concerns
• Program development and Leadership: identify program needs and coordinate with the Lead Chaplain to create or refine new and existing policies and procedures
• Make decisions systematically under pressure while considering the impact of decisions on others
• Maintain high standards of care as outlined by COMISS, and adhere to the Code of Ethics of the Association of Professional Chaplains
• Clarify issues for patients and others when confusion occurs, and direct them to the appropriate resources
• Assist with non-medical tasks that provide superior patient and family care, i.e. supporting families, calling their clergy when requested, directing/escorting families to desired places, etc
• Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, in-service and computerized training
• Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care

Supervisory Responsibilities Reports to:
Lead Chaplain Supervises:
None Responsibilities:
Not applicable

Minimum Required Education
:
Bachelor s Degree in Divinity;

Preferred Education:

Master s Degree in Divinity

Minimum Required Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE): (1) units of CPE

Experience
:
Two (2) or more years in a hospital or public service healthcare organization

Certificates. Licenses. Registrations

Ordination or equivalent leadership position in his or her faith group. Written Ecclesiastical endorsement from his or her faith group.

It is preferred that applicants be a member of a professional chaplaincy organization.

It is preferred that applicants have completed course work in Critical Incident Stress Management.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelors

Preferred

Masters

Experience

Required 2 years

hospital or public service healthcare organization

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