Chaplain (Casual Call, Variable Shift)

Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital • Bozeman, MT

13d

About The Position

Position Summary: The Chaplain provides direct care to patients and families, crisis/trauma support, death and dying support, advance directive education, cultural/spiritual/values/beliefs assessments as part of the interdisciplinary team of caregivers, ministerial functions, and spiritual counseling where patients, families, and staff are facing critical and stressful situations and/or personal adjustment to illness. The Chaplain collaborates with all members of Bozeman Health to provide excellence in patient spiritual care and emotional support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Completion of one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE-ACPE)
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity and maintains confidentiality
• Ability to work varied shifts
• Computer applications, MS Office, EMR, internet applications and standard office equipment
• Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• This role requires regular and sustained attendance.
• The position may necessitate working beyond a standard 40-hour workweek, including weekends and after-hours shifts.
• On-call work may be required to respond promptly to organizational, patient, or employee needs.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate Level Theological education
• Certification by national certification body
• Board Certified Chaplain (BCC)
• Ordination by recognized religious organization
• Experience with ministerial functions and spiritual counseling

Responsibilities

• Provide direct spiritual care for patients and families consistent with their belief systems
• Provide support at time of death for patients and families
• Education on advance directives when requested
• Responds to emergency spiritual care needs, traumas, and deaths
• Provides ministerial functions, sacraments, blessings, memorial services

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees