What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospital Chaplain position at The Menninger Clinic?
Schedule & Hours Vary
Key Functions
1. Provide pastoral care and counseling to the Menninger Community
- Use spiritual assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation in order to contribute to the plan of care
- Offer pastoral care that is respectful of cultural and religious diversity and differences
- Develop, coordinate and facilitate public worship and spiritual practices appropriate to diverse settings and needs
- Support patients in the application of their own values in decision-making
- Collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team to incorporate spiritual needs in treatment planning
2. Maintains professional relationships within the organization and local community
- Serve as consultant to departments and clinical programs
- Foster collaborative relationships with community clergy and faith group leaders
- Provides spiritual leadership in times of organizational crisis events
Education Required: Master’s degree from an accredited theological seminary. One year of advanced clinical pastoral education in a psychiatric hospital.
License/Certification: Current certification, or in the process of being certified, in a least one of the following national certifying organizations: The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, The Association of Professional Chaplains.
Experience: Two years experience as an ordained minister, rabbi, or priest in a church, synagogue, temple setting.
Preferred: Two years experience as a chaplain in a psychiatric hospital. Experience with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.