Chaplain, Pastoral Care, 24 Hours, 9am-330pm

Exemption Status: Exempt

Hiring Range: $53,580.80 - $96,428.80. Final offer may vary within this range based on candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

• Sunday through Saturday
• Scheduled Hours: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
• Shift: Day Shift, 6.5 hours per day
• Hours: 24 (flexible to meet department needs based on candidate availability)

About the Role

Responsible for the delivery of pastoral and spiritual care to patients, their loved ones, and staff on all campuses of the Medical Center. Offers a multi-faith presence that is responsive to the cultural, religious, and spiritual diversity of patients and their loved ones.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient and family spiritual needs and develops a pastoral care plan in response to identified needs.
• Responds to pastoral care emergencies and consults in a timely manner. Participates in provision of 24-hour coverage.
• Participates in the Medical Center’s response to disasters, community traumas, and related situations.
• Documents pastoral care assessments, visits, and interventions in the patient’s record to contribute to holistic patient-centered care.
• Collaborates with interpreter services to provide culturally competent care of patients and their loved ones.
• Consults with Medical Center staff regarding provision of care that is sensitive to the diversity of patients’ spiritual/religious/cultural values.
• Provides spiritual care to patients, their loved ones, UMMMC staff, and students, drawing from their spiritual resources to creatively cope with illness, grief, trauma, stress, and death. Includes but is not limited to administering sacraments, providing rituals, memorial services, crisis intervention, and end-of-life care.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary Palliative Care team in the provision of care for patients and their loved ones living with advanced illness and/or addressing end-of-life concerns.
• Counsels patients and their loved ones regarding ethical decision-making, goals of care, and the inclusion of their spiritual/religious/cultural values in their decisions.
• Participates in interdisciplinary family meetings with patients and their loved ones.
• Develops, coordinates, and facilitates public worship/spiritual practices appropriate to the diverse setting of the Medical Center.
• Promotes the integration of pastoral/spiritual care into the life and service of the institution; provides leadership on hospital medical center committees and initiatives; provides education related to religious/spiritual/cultural diversity, grief and loss, and wellness.
• Works with Patient Access Services to maintain accurate religious affiliation information for patients and a notification system for area spiritual leaders to facilitate their support of hospitalized members of their respective faith communities.
• Participates on Medical Center committees and initiatives.
• Offers education on a variety of topics related to faith, religious systems, wellness, grief, and loss to medical center staff/students and community groups.
• Assists in the coordination of pastoral care volunteers as assigned, including Eucharistic ministers.
• Maintains good standing in own faith group and certification with a professional cognate group such as the Association of Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, or the Canadian Association for Professional Practice and Education.
• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Attends a variety of meetings, conferences, and seminars as required or directed.
• Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
• Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility, and acceptance toward all employees, patients, and visitors.
• Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Master’s degree in Divinity or related degree from a school accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
  • Current ordination or commission to function in a ministry of pastoral care, and current endorsement by a recognized faith group for ministry as a chaplain.
  • Certification by the Association of Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, the Neshama Association of Jewish Chaplains, the Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education, or eligibility for certification within three years.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively manage high levels of stress.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Preferred:
  • Minimum of 5 years in professional ministry with at least three years of experience as a chaplain in a hospital setting.
  • Bilingual.

Unless certification, licensure, or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed may be substituted for the above requirements.

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions

• Work is considered sedentary.
• Position requires work indoors in a patient care or normal office environment.
• Primary coverage responsibilities anticipated at Marlborough Hospital.
• Schedule is flexible to meet the needs of the department based on candidate availability.