Associate Chaplain

Job Description

Assists in delivering chaplaincy care to patients, family caregivers and team members , as appropriate. Helps ensure religious and spiritual needs of patients, family caregivers and team members are met in assigned areas

Job Responsibility

1.Assists in delivering and arranging appropriate chaplaincy and spiritual care to patients, family caregivers and team members, as assigned.

2.Participates in the offering of religious and/or worship opportunities.

3.Responds timely to requests for chaplaincy/spiritual care.

4.Promotes a professional atmosphere through courteous communication with patients, family caregivers, providers and team members; attends/participates in departmental and site-based meetings.

5.Demonstrates active listening, emotional support, and empathy to patient/family caregiver concerns; services the needs of families of deceased patients, as required by staff.

6.Documents and maintains records, as required; facilitates the celebration of the sacraments and holidays, as appropriate; is available for Memorial services/Funerals.

7.Participates in the meeting of ritual and sacramental needs.

8.Assists in the coordination of clergy and pastoral visitors from the religious community.

9.Operates with direct guidance and work assignments are generally straightforward and of moderate complexity.

10.Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelors Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Completion of four (4) Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Units (1600 hours) or equivalent within a healthcare setting, from an accredited CPE center/program, required.
• Endorsement or recommendation by spiritual or religious organization.
• 0-1 years of relevant healthcare Chaplaincy experience, required.
• Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team members base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).