Chaplain hourly Per Diem - Jefferson
About The Position
The Chaplain provides assessment and spiritual care through appropriate interventions and referrals for patients, families, and staff. The role serves as a liaison between hospital staff, patients, and families during challenging or traumatic situations, and maintains a pastoral presence by accompanying patients and families as they navigate difficult times. The Chaplain assesses spiritual needs and provides appropriate interventions, taking growth and development needs and demographics into consideration. The role promotes faith development, mindfulness, and reflective living, and provides crisis support during traumas, alerts, and difficult decision-making moments. The Chaplain also educates students, staff, and volunteers about chaplaincy and spiritual care; participates in interdisciplinary teams as requested; maintains relationships with staff on designated rounding units; and offers invocations, blessings, and benedictions at network functions or on-site memorial services. Additional duties include attending staff meetings, complying with network policies, completing quarterly trainings, and completing an annual self-evaluation and goal setting. This is a per diem position with a day work shift at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, located at 1513 Race Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- Three years of experience as a hospital or facilities chaplain.
- Familiarity with the religious beliefs and practices of various faiths, groups, and denominations.
- Ability to monitor and assess performance of oneself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Ability to exercise good stewardship of time, energy, physical, and financial resources.
Nice To Haves
- Three years of experience in a trauma facility.
- Three years of experience providing spiritual guidance.
Responsibilities
- Assess spiritual needs of patients and provide appropriate interventions, considering growth and development needs and demographics.
- Provide spiritual care through appropriate interventions and referrals for patients, families, and staff.
- Serve as a liaison between hospital staff, patients, and families during challenging or traumatic situations.
- Maintain a pastoral presence and accompany patients and families as they navigate challenging times.
- Promote faith development, mindfulness, and reflective living.
- Provide crisis support to patients, families, and staff during traumas, alerts, and difficult decision-making moments.
- Educate students, staff, and volunteers about the role of chaplains and spiritual care.
- Participate in ethics, palliative, hospice, cancer, and other interdisciplinary teams as requested.
- Maintain an ongoing relationship with staff on designated rounding units.
- Offer invocations, blessings, and benedictions at network functions or on-site memorial services.
- Attend staff meetings and comply with network policies.
- Complete quarterly trainings and an annual self-evaluation and goal setting.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage.
- Supplemental insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Retirement plans.
- Tuition assistance.
- Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts.
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service.
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including per diem colleagues.
