Work Status Details: Full Time | 80.00 Hours Every Two Weeks
Exempt from Overtime: Non-Exempt
Shift Details: Days M-F including overnight/weekend call
Department: Spiritual Care | Reports To: Supervisor-Spiritual Care
The mission of Faith Health is to serve Christ by providing all people with exemplary medical services in an environment of love and care.
Summary:
Performs spiritual care functions associated with the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church. Is a member in good standing of a Catholic parish. Is trained to provide Holy Communion to Catholic patients and their primary support persons in accord with pastoral practice of the Catholic Church. Provides spiritual care to all acute, palliative, and hospice patients (as well as their primary support persons) as referred or assigned. The Chaplain Associate is sensitive to verbal and non-verbal communication between patients and their primary support persons. Capable of active and empathic listening, frequently asking for clarification when personal, emotional and spiritual matters are offered by patient or primary support person. The Chaplain Associate is consistently respectful of cultural diversity in conversation with patients, family and staff, including (but not limited to) age, gender, sexual orientation and spiritual and religious beliefs and practices.
The listing of job duties contained in this job description is not all inclusive. Duties may be added or subtracted at any time due to the needs of the organization.
Responsibilities:
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Functions in a manner that respects the physical, emotional and spiritual boundaries of others.
Able to identify professional strengths, growth areas and limitations in the provision of spiritual care.
Able to assess when a referral to a chaplain, clergyperson or other professional is appropriate.
Functions within a professional code of ethics, including the Faith Health Code of Ethical Behavior and the Common Code of Ethics-developed by the Council on Collaboration for the Association of Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains and other certifying associations.
Provides effective spiritual and emotional support that contributes to the well-being of patients, their support persons, staff.
Documents provision of care in appropriate records.
Refers to chaplain spiritual care situations that indicate family meetings and/or group support may likely be beneficial.
Contributes to the overall effectiveness of the of the Spiritual Care Department, including, but not limited to:
Hours will be dependent on patient census and workload. Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule, to include after-hours and weekends as necessary.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other information:
Job Requirements:
The requirements listed below must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required.
EDUCATION:
Associate Degree preferred.
EDUCATION FIELD OF STUDY:
Clinical Pastoral Education preferred.
Previous Experience Requirements:
EXPERIENCE:
Previous clinical experience preferred.
Skills/Knowledge Requirements:
SKILLS:
Language Skills - Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language required.
Language Skills - Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the Spanish language preferred.
Excellent customer service skills required.
Active listening skills required.
Computer skills required.
Other Certifications/Requirements:
Is a member in good standing of a Catholic parish required.
Is trained to provide Holy Communion to Catholic patients and their primary support persons in accord with pastoral practice of the Catholic Church required.
Current, valid driver's license issued in the state of legal residence required.
Use of employee's personal vehicle to drive within a range of 50 miles from the facility to job assignments required.
Faith Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.