Chaplain

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

A chaplain provides non-judgmental spiritual care to BIDMC patients, families, and staff regardless of faith tradition. Chaplains are responsible for spiritual assessment, timely documentation in the online medical record, communication with other members of the care team, on-call coverage, and occasionally presiding at community events at the medical center. Must have energy for teamwork and outreach.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Divinity Studies or related degree required.
• License Assoc. of Clinical Pastoral Ed preferred.
• minimum of 2 units of education 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Completion of a minimum of 2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education at an accredited site.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education at an accredited site is preferred.
• Chaplain certification by a nationally recognized certifying organization (APC, NACC, NAJC) or certification eligible.
• Previous experience in a Level I hospital is preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish, Portuguese) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides chaplaincy services to patients and families that address personal, spiritual, emotional, psychosocial issues that patient or family may wish to discuss.
• Visit all patients who request chaplaincy services or are referred by social worker, nurse, patient, physician, family in distress.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams as appropriated.
• Provides timely and appropriate documentation in patient's medical record.
• Provides consultation and education to team on patient-family management as appropriate.
• Presents and/or discusses clinical/pastoral work in formal and informal settings and seminars.
• May be selected by the director to present clinical & spiritual material and theory at teaching conferences and seminars.
• Participates in supervision as appropriate to level of professional development.
• Serves as a mentor and/or training resource to less experienced staff.
• Supports environment of idea sharing and feedback.
• Seeks opportunities and sets goals for own professional development.
• Identifies and learns from mentors.

Benefits

• The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level