Chaplain Nursing Home Exempt

VITAS Healthcare • Jacksonville, FL

2d

About The Position

The Chaplain is a member of the interdisciplinary team and focuses on the spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers, staff, and volunteers. The chaplain provides pastoral care interventions, including pastoral counseling, based on spiritual assessments, the specific setting, and sensitivity to a variety of values, beliefs, and religious orientations. The role calls for excellence in pastoral care, including an authentic demeanor, compassion, and skill in addressing the spiritual dynamics of illness, loss, and death.

Requirements

• Ordination or commission to function in a ministry of pastoral care, with endorsement from and good standing with the candidate’s body of faith.
• At least one unit (400 hours) of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, National Association of Catholic Chaplains, or Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education, or an accepted equivalency.
• Knowledge and skill in dealing with the spiritual dynamics of illness, loss, and death.
• Ability to function as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Commitment to professional growth and development.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Master of Divinity or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited (ATS) seminary or theological school.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of pastoral experience, preferably including two years in a clinical setting.
• Two or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
• CPE equivalency may include evidence of clinical pastoral educational experience with supervision of ministry, peer group participation, and theological reflection; AAMFT, AAPC, or AMHC certification; or a DMin or other accredited graduate degree in pastoral care.

Responsibilities

• Address the spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers, staff, and volunteers.
• Provide pastoral care interventions, including pastoral counseling, based on spiritual assessments and the needs of the setting.
• Respond sensitively to a variety of values, beliefs, and religious orientations.
• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Address the spiritual dynamics of illness, loss, and death.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time