PACE Pastoral Care Professional

About the role

POSITION SUMMARY: The PACE Pastoral Care Professional is an integral part of all participant care. They support and complement the interdisciplinary care team, serving the spiritual, emotional, and psychosocial needs of all participants across the lifespan as well as the needs of family members and Mission Partners, assisting in their holistic healing. The PACE Pastoral Care Professional is an integral part of a pastoral care team that embraces a model of care for the whole person – body, mind, and spirit. Directed to the spiritual dimensions of the human person that are often appreciated more deeply during times of illness, pastoral care is an integral part of the patient care team. This position is effectively integrated with patient care and family support services throughout OSF. A foundational focus of the PACE Pastoral Care Professional is to serve as a pastoral and spiritual support to patients, care givers and patient care teams in ways they identify as meaningful and helpful. Through professional training and certification, the position assists patients/families to understand life’s events more fully as they relate to their spiritual and emotional well-being.

• Support and complement the interdisciplinary care team, serving the spiritual, emotional, and psychosocial needs of participants across the lifespan as well as family members and Mission Partners.
• Assist in holistic healing of participants, families, and Mission Partners.
• Serve as pastoral and spiritual support to patients, caregivers, and patient care teams in ways they identify as meaningful and helpful.
• Assist patients/families to understand life events more fully as they relate to their spiritual and emotional well‑being.
• Integrate pastoral care with patient care and family support services throughout OSF HealthCare.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree.
• Successful completion of the ICHA/NCBC Course for Chaplains on the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs) as required by the local Diocese within six months of hire.
• Experience: Successful completion of at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education completed within 6 months of hire.
• Licensure/Certification: BLS CPR card through American Heart Association.
• Other Skills/Knowledge: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; solid computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft software; strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with detail orientation; minimum one year