Chaplain - Per Diem

UCSF • San Francisco, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Per Diem Chaplain is a fully onsite spiritual care specialist who applies acquired skills and experience to address the emotional, existential, spiritual, and religious needs of patients and their families, faculty, staff, allied health students as appropriate, and other health care team members. The role requires flexibility and skillful collaboration and may require onsite work in San Francisco and/or Oakland as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma and four years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree in a related area.
• Two or more years of directly related experience.
• Completion of at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education accredited by ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education.
• Working knowledge of the clinical environment and counseling and behavioral practices used in spiritual care for patients and family members.
• Working knowledge of a variety of religious and spiritual traditions and appropriate spiritual care in a multi-faith clinical setting.
• Working knowledge of ethical and confidentiality issues involved in clinical chaplaincy.
• Flexibility and adaptability to remain calm and deal effectively with changing situations involving crises and stress.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work with and accept people of diverse beliefs, cultures, ethnicities, ages, and health conditions, as well as colleagues on an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Organizational, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• Written and verbal communication skills, computer proficiency, and a working understanding of medical records.
• Working knowledge of spiritual assessment models, solid spiritual assessment skills, and ability to communicate patient and family spiritual assessments verbally and in writing to the health care team.
• Ability to establish connections with key people quickly and function well in crisis and trauma situations, demonstrating compassion, flexibility, sensitivity, and command when needed.
• Excellent spiritual care judgment and triage skills.
• Ability to work onsite in San Francisco and/or Oakland if or when needed.

Nice To Haves

• Preferably four units of Clinical Pastoral Education accredited by ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education.
• Master’s degree in theology, divinity, religious studies, or equivalent relevant training or experience.
• Endorsement, ordination, commissioning, or official recognition by one’s affiliation group to function as a professional chaplain, while maintaining good standing in that group.
• Eligibility for certification with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), Neshama: the Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), or the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC).

Responsibilities

• Respond to the emotional, existential, spiritual, and religious needs of patients and their families, faculty, staff, allied health students as appropriate, and other health care team members.
• Provide spiritual care in a clinical environment, including spiritual assessment and communicating assessments to the health care team.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues on an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Remain calm and respond effectively to changing situations involving crises and stress.
• Use spiritual care judgment and triage skills in crisis and trauma situations.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED