Associate Chaplain (Part-time/ Casual)

Ohio Health • Pickerington, OH

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About The Position

Provides pastoral counseling and spiritual support to patients, family members/significant others and staff throughout the hospital. Usually this involves development of a 'parish' within the hospital. Actively serves as a member of an ecumenical pastoral care staff sharing in activities such as staff meetings, on-call responsibilities, and providing hospital wide worship experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• Knowledge of pastoral care and counseling skills, especially as practiced within the hospital setting.
• Two years ministry experience, at least one year of this in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care as requested for emergent and routine requests. Assesses spiritual needs/concerns of patients and their families using clinical pastoral conversation. Communicates and documents patient responses to determine the effectiveness and congruence with plan of care.
• Participates in on-call rotation which may include overnight or weekend shifts.
• Provides appropriate religious/spiritual rituals, non-pharmacological interventions to patients, families, and interprofessional team. Acts as a liaison with the patients faith group/leaders including other community or cultural resources.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medical ethics and legal issues including advance care planning, organ donation, futility of care, and patient rights. Acts as a primary contact for ethics concerns and formal consultations.
• Provides care in diverse acute/non-acute settings including but not limited to hospital, outpatient areas, extended care facilities, and homes.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees