On-Call Chaplain

Cottage Health • Santa Barbara, CA

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About The Position

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks an On-Call Chaplain for their Spiritual Care department responsible for providing spiritual care to patients, families, hospital personnel, and medical staff by assisting them in the integration of the experience of illness, trauma, and loss with their own beliefs and practices. Serves as a liaison with physicians, patient, families, and the Ethics Committee in addressing ethical issues regarding treatment decisions. Works closely with community spiritual leaders to ensure continuity of spiritual care.

Requirements

• Master's degree in theology or related field
• successful completion of one unit of CPE/CPT from an accredited certifying organization
• Experience working with people addressing spiritual and ethical issues

Nice To Haves

• One additional CPE/CPT unit from a leading certifying organization
• Chaplaincy Board Certification through a leading certifying organization
• Six months working in a hospital chaplaincy program

Responsibilities

• providing spiritual care to patients
• providing spiritual care to families
• providing spiritual care to hospital personnel
• providing spiritual care to medical staff
• assisting them in the integration of the experience of illness, trauma, and loss with their own beliefs and practices
• Serves as a liaison with physicians
• Serves as a liaison with patient
• Serves as a liaison with families
• Serves as a liaison with the Ethics Committee in addressing ethical issues regarding treatment decisions
• Works closely with community spiritual leaders to ensure continuity of spiritual care

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees