Chaplain- part time

About the role

The Hospice Chaplain fulfills an essential role in developing a holistic plan of care to meet the individualized goals of the patient and family. The Chaplain's expertise lies in identifying and addressing issues related to spiritual, religious, and emotional needs in advance illness at end of life.

Responsibilities

• Align all professional practice with Capital Caring mission to provide the highest quality advanced illness care with Dignity, Respect, and Compassion by incorporating Capital Caring Health values to provide person-centered care, treat everyone with respect, and to practice with integrity.
• Functions as a member of the inter-disciplinary team (IDT), reporting in a timely manner any observed/reported changes in patient/family condition to appropriate members of the team.
• Collaborates on care planning and coordinates provision of care.
• Performs religious services of prayer, worship and rituals for patients, families and staff as requested.
• Provides spiritual support and acts as a resource to members of the IDT, as needed.
• Participates in all scheduled staff, organizational, or discipline-specific meetings.
• Demonstrates flexibility with work schedule, including working evenings/weekends as needed to meet the needs of patients, staff, and the organization.
• Participates in hospice sponsored in-service training and continuing education opportunities.
• Serves on both internal Capital Caring Health and external Community committees or teams as approved by organizational leadership.
• Participates in orientation of all new-hires, interns and volunteer staff as requested.
• Regularly provides Family Services On-Call coverage as directed for evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Collaborates with facility staff upon each patient visit and documents visit details in accordance with facility protocol.
• Complies with facility documentation requirements.
• Participates in IDT through regular attendance, active discussion of patient and family needs, and routine collaboration and/or joint patient visits conducted with members of the IDT.
• Acts as a communication bridge between patient/family and the IDT to facilitate understanding of the psycho-spiritual needs and any issues related to patient care.
• Offers patients/families of differing philosophies and religious beliefs the opportunity to discuss and explore their thoughts, feelings, and values.
• Fosters and maintains partnerships with faith-based community groups with the aim of assessing faith community needs and developing action plans geared towards raising awareness of Capital Caring Health services.
• Routinely collaborates and communicates with facility staff, performs requested spiritual services and provides education as requested.
• Achieves expected productivity standard (to include patient visits and caseload) as defined by the organization and in alignment with best practices.

Requirements

• At least three years of pastoral or pastoral counseling work.
• Experience in working with families and caregivers facing death and bereavement is preferred.
• Master of Divinity degree from an accredited professional theological school or seminary involving at least three years of post-bachelor education, or an equivalent graduate degree with professional pastoral counseling training.
• Ordination and/or official endorsement by the candidate’s faith community or the candidate’s ministry is required.
• Completed four certified units of clinical pastoral education in an accredited hospital (or the equivalent of such education).
• Professional certification as a chaplain by a nationally recognized certifying organization.
• Ecclesiastical endorsement for chaplaincy by the faith community.
• Licensed Pastoral Counselor or equivalent license.

Qualifications

• The Chaplain must have at least three years of pastoral or pastoral counseling work.
• Experience in working with families and caregivers facing death and bereavement is preferred.
• A Master of Divinity degree from an accredited professional theological school or seminary involving at least three years of post-bachelor education, or an equivalent graduate degree with professional pastoral counseling training.
• Ordination and/or official endorsement by the candidate’s faith community or the candidate’s ministry is required.
• Completed four certified units of clinical pastoral education in an accredited hospital (or the equivalent of such education).
• A professional certification as a chaplain by a nationally recognized certifying organization.
• An ecclesiastical endorsement for chaplaincy by the faith community.
• A Licensed Pastoral Counselor or equivalent license.

Skills

• Demonstrate superlative oral and written communication skills.
• Organize and manage projects within defined timeframe and budget.
• Work both independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Demonstrate organizational skills with ability to delegate and follow up.
• Manage multiple tasks and stressful situations with a positive attitude.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• High degree of accuracy in typed work.
• Excellent proofreading skills.
• Communicate effectively with various levels of management, peers, vendors, and public.
• Demonstrate functional knowledge of religious principles and practices of the major world faiths.

Physical/Mental/Emotional Skills

• The ability to see, hear, grasp, lift, speak, sit and walk or otherwise perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Demonstrate the mental and emotional ability to work with death/dying.
• Demonstrate the maturity, customer service skills, and flexibility to work with individuals under stress.
• Work in a fast paced and quickly changing environment.
• Work under pressure and deadlines.
• Effectively recognize and appreciate the diversity in the workplace.
• Demonstrate personal maturity, emotional stability, and physical energy appropriate to Hospice needs in order to handle the stress of working with dying patients, grieving survivors, and other team members who are also under stress.

Technological Skills

• The ability to learn and effectively utilize applicable patient health information systems.
• The Ability To Apply Common Sense Understanding To Carry Out Instructions Furnished In Written Or Oral Form To Manage Complex Patient And Family Situations.

Physical Demands

• Works in business office with computers, printers, copy/fax machines and telephones.
• The environmental conditions are that of what is to be expected in a temperature-controlled building.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics are that of what is to be expected in a temperature-controlled building.

Compensation

Pay Range $55,580.29 - $82,725.70

This position requires consent to drug and/or alcohol testing after a conditional offer of employment is made, as well as on-going compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy. All Chapters Health System employees performing services for Florida affiliates are submitted through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse to verify eligibility after a conditional offer of employment is made as well as ongoing eligibility. For more information, please visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com/.