Chaplain - Pastoral Care

Glens Falls Hospital • City of Glens Falls, NY

2d • $23 - $35

About The Position

The Impact You Can Make
Team Impact
Collaborates with Pastoral Care Coordinator to provide spiritual and emotional counsel and support to patients, families and staff; and integrates this service within the whole therapeutic community through the coordination, planning and teaching of a cadre of clergy and laity. Practices within the scope of the Association of Professional Chaplain’s Code of Ethics. Supports the Patient’s Bill of Rights.
The Glens Falls Hospital Impact
Mission
Our Mission is to improve the health of people in our region by providing access to exceptional, affordable, and patient-centered care every day and in every setting.
How You Will Fulfill Your Potential
Responsibilities

Requirements

• Ecclesiastical endorsement and/or ordination to ministry by an appropriate religious judicatory
• Clinical Pastoral Education. Minimum 1 quarter; prefer 2 quarters
• Pastoral or counseling experience, minimum of 1 year
• Experience as a hospital chaplain, minimum 1 year; 3 years preferred
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; prefer master’s in religion, theology, divinity, or related education.
• Assumes responsibility to maintain competency in professional pastoral care practice
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining current knowledge related to age and developmental needs of the patient population severed, as well as skills to deliver pastoral care to that population.
• Ability to communicate effectively on the most sensitive or complex issues; with the ability to graciously exit a patients room if the patient does not want a visit.
• Ability to deal with diverse, spiritual, educational, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Computer skills to include: Microsoft Word, Excel and EPIC for charting

Nice To Haves

• Board Certified Chaplain by the Association of Professional Chaplains (preferred, not required)

Responsibilities

• Provides for direct pastoral care to patients through patient visits, family contact, patient care conferences and staff consultations.
• Documents provision of services to patients according to established procedure.
• Review Palliative Care patient list and general GFH patient list to determine who will cover patients on each floor regardless of faith traditions or spiritual beliefs
• On-call as available for emergent pastoral care needs

Benefits

• Glens Falls Hospital is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are available to active, full-time and part-time employees who work at least 30 hours per week, can be found here.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level