Associate Chaplain -- PASTORAL CARE -- Davis Medical Center

Job Summary

Provides direct spiritual/pastoral/bereavement support to patients, families, staff and volunteers. Provides PRN coverage to improve the patient and family experience and satisfaction and to help people faced with illness and grief find comfort and meaning – whoever they are, whatever they believe, wherever they are. Reports to the Lead Chaplain/Pastoral Care Coordinator.

The Chaplain, as part of the health system’s total patient care, provides or makes available spiritual, religious, and emotional resources for patients and their families during the patient’s hospitalization. Provides or arranges religious services and/or spiritual sacraments to meet the specific patient needs. Additionally provides spiritual and emotional support for employees, medical staff and the affiliates of the health system. Provides on-call coverage as assigned.

Responsibilities

Provides PRN pastoral care support and emergency on-call services as needed. Responds to the spiritual care needs of patients, family members, staff and volunteers. Demonstrates competency in performing spiritual care needs assessment and completes documentation according to hospital policy and procedures. Serves as clinical pastoral care resource to staff, volunteers, and community faith leaders. Advanced interpersonal skills required to communicate with and comfort patients, families, staff and volunteers. Follows established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, supports quality assessment and performance improvement processes, adheres to safety, environmental and infection control standards. Demonstrates a high level of social sensitivity and confidentiality when communicating with patients, families, staff and volunteers. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, supports quality assessment and performance improvement processes, adheres to safety, environmental and infection control standards. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops. Attends meetings as required. Performs other duties as assigned.

• Makes spiritual care visits to patients, their families, and hospital staff to enable them to utilize, discover, or develop their spiritual resources in times of crisis.

• Receives referrals from clinical team and takes appropriate action according to urgency of situation.

• Administers religious sacraments as requested, or arranges provision of such by other clergy, as requested by patients/families.

• Interacts consistently in a warm manner that effectively invites others into pastoral relationships.

• Documents spiritual care appropriately in the patient record.

• Maintains consistent accountability for spiritual care activities with the Coordinator of Pastoral and Spiritual Care.

• Initiates personal and professional development related to spiritual care functioning and responsibilities including quarterly training sessions within the department.

• Proactively ensures that the Supervisor is notified of potential situations.

• Adjusts communication timeliness according to urgency.

• Uses appropriate communication vehicle (i.e. verbal, memo, email).

• Completes all required competency assessments on time.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Experience working with patients and families in a healthcare setting. One year experience as a chaplain (paid or volunteer) in a healthcare setting. Excellent human relations and oral/written communication skills Ability to maintain strict confidentiality Ability to conduct meetings and make presentations Ability to work independently

Ability to use office technology systems, positive communication and customer satisfaction skills, ability to utilize system processes for spiritual care and to adjust to change. Has healthy coping skills to deal with the constant stress of the position.

Ordination and/or current denominational endorsement. At least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in an accredited hospital. Professional experience preferred. Effective communication with persons of diverse religious, cultural, and racial backgrounds. Functional knowledge of, and respect for, religious principles and practices of the major faith groups and individual denominational preferences.

Light Work: Frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 lbs. with a maximum lifting of 25 lbs.

Education

• Master's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Credentials

• National Association of Professional Chaplains

• National Association of Professional Chaplains

Work Schedule: Days

Status: 40 hrs per pay

Location: Davis Medical Center

Location of Job: WV:Elkins:Davis Medical Center

Talent Acquisition Specialist: Mystee D. Carter mystee.carter@vandaliahealth.org