Priest

About the role

With a long history of compassionate service to residents of central Maryland, Stella Maris is a recognized leader in skilled nursing care including outpatient rehabilitation and short-term rehabilitation. Our nursing home facility is located on our beautiful campus in Timonium, MD.

Responsibilities

• Assist Pastoral Care department so that the pastoral, liturgical, and sacramental needs of Stella Maris residents, patients and families are met.
• Provides for daily, weekend, special, and seasonal liturgies that are appropriate and sensitive to the needs of residents and patients.
• Assures the census is updated daily.
• Provides for the Sacrament of the Sick as needed/requested by residents, patients, family members, or staff and for communal anointing liturgy semi-annually.
• Provides the Sacrament of Reconciliation as scheduled and as requested by residents, patients, family members, and staff.
• Provides communal reconciliation liturgy twice per year.
• Provides sacramental ministry to St. Elizabeth Hall.
• Provides spiritual counseling as requested and provides for daily rounds to the sick and dying.
• Assists with planning of and presides at seasonal liturgies and special services in chapel and on units.
• Plans and participates in staff/family support groups.
• Assists staff in handling crisis situations with residents/families.
• Participates in weekly staff patient care/team conferences, programming of activities on units