Chaplain

Southern Illinois Hospital Services•Carbondale, IL

18h•$21 - $37

About The Position

Responsible for assessing spiritual needs, provides spiritual care and pastoral counseling to patients/families/employees. Staff chaplain is responsible for the delivery of pastoral care to patients, families, and staff. Chaplain will have the responsibility to ensure that religious and spiritual needs of patients and their loved ones are met in assigned areas.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
2 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education
Pursuit of Master’s and complete 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education is expected.
Licensed, commissioned, or endorsed to ministry by church, diocese, or denomination.
Ordination optional.
Board Certification eligibility determined by contract through approved Nationally Recognized agencies. o APC, SCA, NACC, NAJC, ACCC, NAVAC, HCMA, CPSP
Technical Experience: 3 years
Intermittent hand manipulation required
Intermittent lifting and carrying of 20 pounds

Responsibilities

Assesses, provides, and documents pastoral care to the patients, families and staff daily. Determine spiritual needs and determines a plan of care.
Proactively participates in inter-disciplinary delivery of holistic patient care services through rounding, inter-departmental meetings, and family conferences.
Provides appropriate pastoral care through the sacraments, ordinances, rituals and blessings as needed.
Maintains appropriate follow-up care with patient/families.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Participate in the delivery of pastoral care to patients, families, and staff.
Support and inter-disciplinary approach to pastoral care.
Assess patient and family spiritual needs , trauma, and stress; visits newly admitted patients and patients with special requests in assigned area; visits critical care waiting areas each day; follows up with patients from previous visits when appropriate. Provides crisis intervention as necessary
Documents all visits in the electronic health record.
Carries out the goals of the pastoral care department
Organizes worship services in creative and ecumenical ways
Participates in committees and patient/family conferences to enhance the continuity of care to patients and families.
Establishes positive working relationships with all members of the health team as well as with volunteers
Offers in-service programs regularly to staff
Initiates and maintains communication with area clergy through consultation, notification of needs
Integrates the patients personal, spiritual and professional knowledge for plan of care
Maintains appropriate follow-up care with patient/families.