Chaplain - Full Time - Day Shift - Southampton Hospital

Position Summary

Provides spiritual care to meet the spiritual, religious, emotional and psychological needs of selected Palliative Care patients and families of all faiths and backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Affirms and documents the spiritual needs of selected Palliative Care patients and their families and documents in the chaplaincy needs assessment.
• Identifies caregiver burden for spiritual and emotional needs.
• Performs spiritual rounding on selected Palliative Care patients, providing spiritual counseling to patients and families as needed.
• Attends team meetings and participates in interdisciplinary review of the plan of care for patients and their families.
• Serves as a liaison to the patient/family/community clergy in response to the needs, wishes and beliefs of the patient.
• Supports spiritual/emotional needs of staff during crises as part of the Palliative Care team.
• Potential for community home visits to provide spiritual care, meeting the spiritual, religious, emotional and psychological needs of selected Palliative Care patients of all faiths and backgrounds.

Required Experience And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in theology, spiritual counseling or related field.
• Knowledge of a large variety of faith bases/spiritual backgrounds, cultural competence and awareness.
• Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group.
• Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
• Ability to network with community clergy.
• Eligible for board certification (if not already certified) with a chaplaincy certifying body such as Spiritual Care Association, Association of Professional Chaplains.
• Knowledge of and commitment to Palliative Care/ Hospice philosophy of care.

Preferred Experience And Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• Experience/Training: Palliative Care/hospice chaplaincy experience.

Special Notes

Resume/CV should be included with the online application.
Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

Company Overview

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital as part of Stony Brook Medicine provides direct access to the highest level of academic-based medical care. Located in the heart of the village of Southampton, two hours from New York City, the hospital provides healthcare services to a diverse community of year-round residents, second homeowners and vacationers. The population, about 75,000 in the winter months, increases sharply to more than 300,000 in the summer. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has been recognized as a Long Island Top Workplace by Newsday among large employers (defined as having 500+ employees).