Chaplain Associate

Responsibilities

• Performs individual pastoral visitation and provides additional services or therapies as requested or appropriate.
• Ensures appropriate response and follow-up on all referrals.
• Works to effect appropriate liaison with clergy by coordinating spiritual care with community clergy.
• Provides spiritual care and counseling to patients and families.
• Provides summary of activities and completes charting for spiritual care interactions.
• Engages in pastoral activities other than those specified above only with prior permission and full awareness of Director.
• Participates in specially scheduled team member meetings of the Department of Spiritual Care and Education.
• Takes initiative to maintain active and regular supervisory meetings with immediate Supervisor, and regularly reports professional activities to same.
• Maintains confidentiality of all pastoral work and conversation.

Requirements

Physical Requirements

• Works throughout the facility, with patients, team members, and families.
• Walks and stands throughout the day.
• Talking and hearing essential to communicate with patients, team members, and families.
• Is free of any physical liability which would preclude discharge of normal pastoral duties.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Theological Seminary or Divinity School required.
• Ordination and/or licensed by recognized ecclesiastical authority/denomination required.
• 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education by an accredited ACPE center required within 1 year of hire.