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. The Chaplain maintains a pastoral presence and supports patients and families as they navigate difficult times, while attending to spiritual needs, faith development, mindfulness, and reflective living. The position also provides crisis support, educates students, staff, and volunteers about chaplaincy and spiritual care, and participates in interdisciplinary teams as requested. Additional duties include maintaining relationships with staff on designated rounding units, offering invocations and blessings at network functions or memorial services, attending staff meetings, complying with network policies, completing quarterly training, and completing an annual self-evaluation and goal setting.
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 the performance of oneself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Ability to use time, energy, physical, and financial resources responsibly.
Nice To Haves
- Three years of experience in a trauma facility.
- Three years of experience providing spiritual guidance.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a pastoral presence and ministry of accompaniment to help patients and families navigate challenging times.
- Assess patients’ spiritual needs and provide appropriate interventions, considering growth, development, and demographics.
- 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.
- Comply with network policies.
- Complete quarterly trainings.
- Complete a yearly 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 coverage.
- 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.
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Career Level
Mid Level
