Staff Chaplain Lawrence & Memorial Hospital

About the role

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct spiritual/clinical care to patients, families and staff system-wide.
• Careers at YNHHS
• Career Opportunities
• Coordinates spiritual care volunteers and on-call pastoral coverage at Westerly Hospital.
• Provides on-call coverage for L+M Hospital one weekend a month and periodically on week nights in cooperation with other chaplains.
• Assesses patients spiritual conditions and makes appropriate plans for follow-up.
• Documents spiritual/clinical care visits according to policy in the hospital?s electronic charting program and complies with other departmental procedures for information gathering and statistical reporting.
• Makes referrals to other patient care areas (e.g. social work, psychiatry) as appropriate.
• Contacts the patients place of worship with the patients permission.
• Participates in departmental meetings, events and educational sessions.
• Meets performance expectations for Customer Service, Teamwork, Resource Utilization, and Staff and Self Development as outlined in performance review.
• Performs other duties as assigned or directed to ensure smooth operation of the department/unit.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree Required. Master Of Divinity (M.Div.), Master Of Arts In Theology (MA-Theology) Or Equivalent From Accredited Theological Seminary Preferred.
• Experience: One Year Working As Chaplain In A Health Care Setting preferred. Minimum of 2 units of accredited Clinical Pastoral Education preferred.
• Licensure: Special Skills Board Certification From APC Or Equivalent Is Preferred Letter Of Endorsement For Hospital Ministry By Appropriate Religious Authority.