- Salary
- $21 – $37
- Location
- Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, United States of America · Herrin Hospital · Cancer Institute · Harrisburg Medical Center · St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
- Type
- Part-time
- Source
- Workday
Description
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Position Summary
• Responsible for assessing spiritual needs, provides spiritual care and pastoral
counseling to patients/families/employees. Staff chaplain is responsible for the
delivery of pastoral care to patients, families, and staff. Chaplain will have the
responsibility to ensure that religious and spiritual needs of patients and their
loved ones are met in assigned areas.
Principal Accountabilities
• Standards of Performance: Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Collaboration,
Stewardship, Accountability, Quality
Education
• I: Bachelor’s degree
• 2 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education
• Pursuit of Master’s and complete 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education is
expected.
Licenses and Certification
• Licensed, commissioned, or endorsed to ministry by church, diocese, or
denomination.
• Ordination optional.
• Board Certification eligibility determined by contract through approved
Nationally Recognized agencies.
o APC, SCA, NACC, NAJC, ACCC, NAVAC, HCMA, CPSP
Experience and Skills
• Technical Experience: 3 years
Physical Activities
• Intermittent hand manipulation required
• Intermittent lifting and carrying of 20 pounds
Role Specific Responsibilities
o Assesses, provides, and documents pastoral care to the patients, families
and staff daily. Determine spiritual needs and determines a plan of care.
o Proactively participates in inter-disciplinary delivery of holistic patient
care services through rounding, inter-departmental meetings, and family
conferences.
o Provides appropriate pastoral care through the sacraments, ordinances,
rituals and blessings as needed.
o Maintains appropriate follow-up care with patient/families.
o Performs other duties as assigned.
o Participate in the delivery of pastoral care to patients, families, and staff.
o Support and inter-disciplinary approach to pastoral care.
o Assess patient and family spiritual needs , trauma, and stress; visits newly
admitted patients and patients with special requests in assigned area; visits
critical care waiting areas each day; follows up with patients from
previous visits when appropriate. Provides crisis intervention as necessary
o Documents all visits in the electronic health record.
o Carries out the goals of the pastoral care department
o Organizes worship services in creative and ecumenical ways
o Participates in committees and patient/family conferences to enhance the
continuity of care to patients and families.
o Establishes positive working relationships with all members of the health team
as well as with volunteers
o Offers in-service programs regularly to staff
o Initiates and maintains communication with area clergy through consultation,
notification of needs
o Integrates the patients personal, spiritual and professional knowledge for
plan of care
o Maintains appropriate follow-up care with patient/families.
Compensation (Commensurate with experience):
$21.00 - $37.39To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:
