Chaplain

Overview

Under general supervision, the staff chaplain provides direct spiritual care, crisis and emotional support to patients, their families, interdisciplinary team members, and allied health students, with a focus on cardiovascular units including heart and lung transplant patients. The chaplain clinically mentors ACPE chaplain learners in our large program, especially in Adult ICU care. Staff chaplains cover the department’s on-call through Voalte/pager during day shifts when learners are in program once a week, engage every three-week swing shift, and once a year overnight or weekend on-call shift.

As experienced spiritual care specialists, staff chaplains offer education and foster conversations and clarifications regarding the cultural, ethical, and religious needs of patients that can affect patient care, family interactions, and interdisciplinary team and allied health student performance/resiliency. Staff Chaplains assist in developing and maintaining positive community relations, and coordination of volunteer community spiritual leaders and UCSF contracted additional spiritual resources to meet specific patient needs via telehealth or in-person visits.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors, including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification  positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

The hourly rate of pay $30.51-$65.18 and is subject to change based on union requirements. To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..html

Department Description
The Spiritual Care & Chaplaincy Education provides multi-faith, emotional, intellectual, crisis, and spiritual support to the patients, parents/guardians, families, visitors, allied health learners and the interdisciplinary staff of UCSF by establishing and maintaining relationships that enable care for people in the context of their spiritual or existential needs and resources.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide direct spiritual care, crisis and emotional support to patients and families, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Mentor ACPE chaplain learners and support education in Adult ICU care.
• Manage department on-call coverage via Voalte/pager, including day shifts, swing shifts, and annual overnight/weekend on-call shifts.
• Foster conversations regarding cultural, ethical, and religious needs and their impact on patient care and team dynamics.
• Develop and maintain positive community relations and coordinate volunteer community spiritual leaders and contracted spiritual resources (telehealth or in-person visits).

• One or more years of experience working as a healthcare chaplain, post-supervised training, or equivalent.
• Master's degree in theology, divinity, religious studies, or six years of relevant training and graduate-level experience.
• Completion of at least four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education, accredited by the ACPE: the Standard for Spiritual Care and Education.
• Advanced chaplaincy judgment, triage, and trauma-informed skills.
• Full knowledge of principles and practices of delivering spiritual care and short-term counseling to patients and families in a clinical environment. Skilled at providing spiritual support and guidance on death, dying, grief, loss, and disability.
• Thorough knowledge of a variety of religious and spiritual traditions, and of giving appropriate spiritual care in a multi-faith clinical setting.
• Thorough knowledge of ethical and confidentiality issues involved in clinical chaplaincy.
• Flexibility and adaptability to remain calm and deal effectively with changing crisis and stress.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with and accept people of diverse beliefs, cultures, ethnicities, ages, and health conditions.
• Ability to communicate with compassion and clarity and to…