Chaplain Associate- Part Time- As Needed- Lancaster General Hospital

About the Role

The Chaplain Associate assists with on-call coverage of Lancaster General Hospital and/or Women and Babies Hospital by providing pastoral care and a supportive presence for patients and families confronting the emotional and spiritual impact of hospitalization. This is a part-time, as-needed position within the Chaplaincy Care and Education Department.

Responsibilities

Primary duties:

• Participates in delivering and arranging for appropriate pastoral care support to patients, families, and staff in specific areas of the institution.
• Responds to requests for pastoral care in a timely manner.
• Participates in meeting ritual and sacramental needs of patients.
• Identifies and refers critical pastoral care needs to the staff chaplain of the department.
• Participates in maintenance of proper administrative procedures for the department in accordance with institutional policy.
• Documents pastoral care activities to communicate with members of the department and other health care providers.

Secondary duties:

• Assists the Pastoral Services Department in providing 24-hour pastoral care coverage.
• Provides pastoral services in a manner that accomplishes institutional and departmental objectives.
• Functions in a manner that reflects the mission and vision of the institution.
• Adheres to all Hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
• Adheres to the code of ethics of the Association of Professional Chaplains.
• Participates in on-call responsibilities as required.

Competencies

Attention & Concentration

The position requires the ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously; multiple task demands are highly likely at the same time.

New Learning & Memory

A large portion of this position relies on verbal memory and new learning. Efficiency in processing verbal information (written or spoken) is a major requirement. The individual must attend to and process multiple bits of information simultaneously, and organize and categorize this information effectively for later recall.

Problem Solving, Reasoning & Creative Thinking

The position requires significant autonomy of thought and problem solving. The individual must apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, think abstractly (form concepts, use categories, generalize, apply procedural rules, recognize subtle aspects), develop hypotheses and potential solutions through careful interpretation, analysis, and diagnosis, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and think creatively with inventiveness, experimentation, and intuition while dealing with a variety of concrete and abstract variables.

Temperaments

• Creativity, feelings or ideas: Ability to adapt to situations involving interpretation of feelings, ideas, or facts in terms of personal viewpoint; to use creativity, self-expression, or imagination.
• Influencing others: Ability to influence people in their opinions, attitudes, or judgments; to motivate, convince, or negotiate.
• Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or when working speed and sustained attention are critical. Subject to danger, risk, or tension as a regular part of the job.
• Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure, involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
• Communication: Ability to exchange information clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts, and technical information.
• Planning and control: Ability to identify task requirements and monitor progress toward accomplishment.
• Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive to others.

Equipment Usage

• Tools: computer, office supplies
• Software: word processing, patient information system

Physical Requirements

Body Position & Movement (frequency):

• Sit: Frequently (36–70%)
• Stand: Frequently (36–70%)
• Walk: Frequently (36–70%)
• Bend: Occasionally (11–35%)
• Push: Rarely (0–10%)
• Pull: Rarely (0–10%)
• Kneel/Squat: Occasionally (11–35%)
• Reach: Occasionally (11–35%)
• Twist: Rarely (0–10%)
• Balance: Rarely (0–10%)
• Climb: Rarely (0–10%)

Lifting: Light — exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to