Associate Staff Chaplain

WVU Medicine

6d

About The Position

Responsible for addressing the patient’s and/or the support person’s needs for spiritual care and emotional care and related services.

Requirements

• One (1) unit of Clinical Pastoral Education.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school.
• Skilled in accompanying and assisting persons experiencing emotional and/or spiritual distress due to trauma, crisis, or death.
• Ability to provide a non-anxious presence.
• Ability to deal tactfully and harmoniously with guests.
• Functional knowledge of and respect for the religious values, beliefs, and practices of the major faith groups, individual denominational preferences, and all other spiritual groups and their beliefs and practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively with persons regardless of spiritual, cultural, ethnic background, sexual orientation, and gender identification.
• Highly motivated, dependable, organized, and able to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to organize and prioritize time and tasks to achieve a well-coordinated work effort and to effectively meet work schedules including an ability to integrate multiple factors which may have an impact on patient care.

Nice To Haves

• A graduate-level theological degree from an accredited school of theology OR equivalent graduate-level degree that may be counted towards board certification.
• Eligible for certification by the Association of Professional Chaplains, National Association of Catholic Chaplains, or National Association of Jewish Chaplains
• One year of healthcare chaplaincy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide for the spiritual care of patients, family members and hospital staff as needed.
• Provide end of life and bereavement support.
• Respond in person to emergency pages /alerts: Code Blue; Trauma – priority 1; STEMI Alerts.
• Provide support to hospital staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees