Chaplain (Night) Part-Time

Job Description Summary

We provide pastoral counseling and spiritual support to patients, family members/significant others, and staff. This includes developing a 'parish' within the hospital and serving as a member of an ecumenical pastoral care staff.

Responsibilities And Duties

• 60% - Provides direct patient care as requested for emergent and routine requests. Assesses spiritual needs/concerns of patients and their families using clinical pastoral conversation. Communicates and documents patient responses to determine the effectiveness and congruence with plan of care.
• 20% - Participates in on-call rotation which may include overnight or weekend shifts.
• 10% - Provides appropriate religious/spiritual rituals, non-pharmacological interventions to patients, families, and interprofessional team. Acts as a liaison with the patients faith group/leaders including other community or cultural resources.
• 5% - Demonstrates knowledge of medical ethics and legal issues including advance care planning, organ donation, futility of care, and patient rights. Acts as a primary contact for ethics concerns and formal consultations.
• 5% - Provides care in diverse acute/non-acute settings including but not limited to hospital, outpatient areas, extended care facilities, and homes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Knowledge of pastoral care and counseling skills, especially as practiced within the hospital setting.
• Two years ministry experience, at least one year of this in a hospital setting.

Work Shift

• Night

Department

• Pastoral Care