CHAPLAIN (PRN)

About the role

Texoma Medical Center, a 414-bed acute care facility has been providing quality health care to the residents of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1965. Our main campus is located in Denison, Texas, approximately one hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth area and just south of the Texas/Oklahoma border.

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Director of Pastoral Care, the Chaplain will provide both individuals and groups spiritual and religious support including performance of individual and family counseling, guidance and education to patients, their families and TMC Medical Center Market management and staff regarding worship services, crisis counseling, spiritual, religious, emotional, cultural and relational issues as well as end of life issues. Also offer total patient care on an on-call, emergent basis.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be able to serve some weekends and nights.
• Master's degree required in theology, divinity or religious studies at an institution accredited by the Association of Theological Schools or an accepted regional accrediting agency.
• Bachelor's degree and considerable parish ministry or chaplaincy experience may be considered in lieu of the Master's degree.
• Expected to be active in a local church or community of faith.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in pastoral ministry or hospital ministry or equivalent.
• Acute care healthcare setting experience strongly preferred.
• Licensure in counseling such as LPC, LMFT, or LADC/CADC strongly preferred.
• CPE preferred.

Require advanced level of interpersonal skills in dealing with the emotions and spiritual issues associated with the highly stress-prone situations found in the hospital environment, especially those related to emergent situations (e.g., ED, ICU, NICU, etc.) Strong ability to work with other healthcare professionals in a team approach to patient and family care.

Thorough knowledge of the practice of spiritual care in a hospital environment, end-of-life issues and pastoral care to grieving persons including complicated situations of mourning involving trauma, pediatric and neonatal death and highly stressed families. Working knowledge of cultural and religious practices and sensitivity to the cultural and spiritual needs of patients and families.

Skills

• Advanced level of interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to work with other healthcare professionals in a team approach to patient and family care.
• Thorough knowledge of the practice of spiritual care in a hospital environment.
• Working knowledge of cultural and religious practices and sensitivity to the cultural and spiritual needs of patients and families.