Director, Pastoral Care

Req #: 0000243807

Category: Senior Leadership (VP )

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Department: Pastoral Care

Pay Range: $102,848.00 - $125,988.89 per year

Location:

94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039

Job Title: Director

Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr

Department Name: Pastoral Care

Req #: 0000243807

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $102,848.00 - $125,988.89 per year

Pay Transparency

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview

The Director of Pastoral and Spiritual Care provides spiritual and administrative leadership for Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. The Director provides long-term vision, planning, and department goal setting and oversees the day-to-day operation of the department. Responsibilities include staff supervision for chaplains and therapeutic musicians, budget management, programming, policy formation, compliance oversight, and other duties expected of department level personnel. Position is full time with benefits and requires overnight and weekend call as necessary.

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum of 4 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education via the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education or other nationally-recognized chaplaincy certification body
• Board-certified via nationally recognized chaplaincy certification body
• Ordination in a Faith tradition or completion of a Master of Divinity level or above
• Multi-year experience supervising a staff of at least 5 people as well as experience in administrative management
  
  

Scheduling Requirements

• Shift- 8:00am-4:00pm
• Monday -Friday may cover weekends as needed; on call required
• Full Time- Day
  
  

Essential Functions

• Daily check-ins with chaplains to offer tools and strategies for patient spiritual care, process difficult cases, and coordinate patient care amongst chaplains as necessary
• Staff meetings to debrief on issues, discuss and adjust daily coverage areas, check in on clinical staff well-being and deploy resources
• Schedule adjustments for CPE students and Per Diem Coverage
• Monitoring Epic and deploying chaplain and music resources as needed throughout the day and evening
• Checking chaplain charting in individual patient charts.
• Master schedule planning for chaplains and volunteers.
• Evening/Overnight coverage planning
• Plan Lunch and Learns, other Professional Development opportunities (clinical knowledge training, skill-building workshops.)
• Annual review process – assessment of chaplaincy skills, feedback on development as a chaplain, discussion of where there are opportunities for growth
• Manage and deploy resources for staff support, including administration of CBMC Code Lavender program
  
  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits And Perks

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing.

These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon ….and more!
  
  

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
  
  

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer