ON-CALL CHAPLAIN

Sparrow • Lansing, MI

9d

About The Position

General Purpose of Job:
Provide emotional and spiritual support to patients, families and staff in emergency and urgent situations during nights, weekends, and holidays, when staff chaplains are not in the hospital.
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Associates may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.

Requirements

• None
• Ordained person, as determined and indicated by their denomination, or trained and experienced lay person.
• Active member of an area congregation.
• Experience as pastor and/or chaplain.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including appropriate boundaries.
• Ability to work with an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates the ability to obtain information on the teaching and practices of the religion of those served.
• Demonstrates the ability to successfully interact with the diverse population the hospital serves.
• Ability to respond to pages immediately by phone and be contacted by phone.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, especially listening skills.
• Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree preferred.
• Clinical Pastoral Education, one or more units, especially in hospital setting, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides pastoral care to patients, families, staff, physicians, and volunteers.
• Carries and responds to pager at all times during shift.
• Responds immediately by phone and arrives at the hospital in less than 30 minutes in the case of emergencies, or within two hours for a non-emergency.
• Coordinates communication with local Roman Catholic priests when one is needed for sacramental purposes.
• Facilitates communication between hospital staff and family members.
• Assists family members with viewing of the body following the death of a patient, both on hospital units and in the morgue, as requested.
• May assist hospital staff in learning family wishes pertaining to funeral home and autopsy.
• Completes appropriate documentation for all contacts.
• Shares pertinent information with Pastoral Care staff to facilitate follow-up by staff.
• Attend and participate in monthly on-call meetings.
• Complete all required training and development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED