Chaplain

About the role

Provide a full ministry of pastoral care and spiritual support and counseling to patients, families, and staff in assigned areas within hospital, hospice, or community programs.

Responsibilities

• Level I: Provide immediate and long-term assessment of the spiritual situation and needs of the persons in the assigned areas.
• Level I: On referral and at the chaplain's initiative, provide pastoral care and counseling, to include the full range of sacraments and rituals of the religious community.
• Level I: For persons of other faith perspectives who wish ministry from within their faith, identify and make referrals to appropriate and available clergy or religious leaders in the community.
• Level I: Provide support to hospital staff in the assigned areas through individual counseling and through structured group meetings.
• Level I: Participate in the assessment, education and resolution of medical ethical issues in the assigned areas.
• Level I: Develop the pastoral component in interdisciplinary teams in assigned areas.
• Level II: Inclusive of Level I Duties and Responsibilities develop a program of outreach to community clergy and religious leaders for the purpose of creating adjunct chaplaincy.
• Level II: Provide mentorship for chaplain residents and interns assigned to this chaplain's area.
• Level II: Conduct ongoing pastoral evaluation and pastoral research programs in assigned areas.
• Level II: Conduct seminars with foci on specific pastoral care issues for chaplain residents and interns.

Qualifications

• Level I: Six months pastoral ministry, in church or institution.
• Level II: Three years of experience as a clinical chaplain

Education

• Master of Divinity or equivalent degree.
• Completion of four units of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

• Letter of support from a religious affiliation.
• Level I: Eligible for certification as "Board Certified Chaplain" by the Association of Professional Chaplains.
• Level II: Credentialed as "Board Certified Chaplain" by the Association of Professional Chaplains or other equivalent chaplain credentialing body. (Preferred)

Skills

• Level I: Skills in crisis intervention.
• Level I: Ability to provide ministry in high stress environment
• Level I: Skills in pastoral assessment
• Level I: Physically capable of sustained work in high stress environment.
• Level II: Skills in mentoring the clinical work of chaplain interns and residents

Level Characteristics

• Level II: Development of administrative and mentoring skills for coordinating and administering a pastoral care spiritual support ministry in a major health system, to include participation in the training programs for chaplain interns and residents.