Perdiem chaplain

Yale New Haven Health • New Haven, CT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the authority of a Manager or Director of Spiritual Care, provide direct ministry to patients, their family members and hospital staff.

Requirements

• At least one unit of ACPE, Inc. accredited Clinical Pastoral Education
• Demonstrated emotional and spiritual maturity sufficient to work in a crisis setting, and demonstrated skills in pastoral care in an institutional setting.

Responsibilities

• Respectful, compassionate and timely attention to spiritual and emotional needs of patients and families throughout the hospital while on-call, or unit coverage during regular work hours. Successful: timely response to all pager calls; completion of spiritual care consults; follow visitation of patient visits by staff chaplains; positive feedback from patients, families and staff regarding spiritual care; ability to effectively manage multiple crisis calls at once. Outstanding: Examples of excellent customer service which exceeds expectations; chaplain initiated visits (rounding in ICUs, OR Waiting Rooms, etc.) - must be documented in On-Call Log; recognition from Off-Shift Clinical Executive for exceptional spiritual care.
• Reaching the On-Call Chaplain cumulative target for shifts worked: Successful: 8 am - 4 pm = 10 visits; 4 pm - 8 am = 7 visits; 4 pm - 10 pm = 6 visits; 10 pm - 6:30 am = 2 visits; 24 hours = 15 visits. Outstanding: 8 am - 4 pm = 13 visits; 4 pm - 8 am = 10 visits; 4 pm - 10 pm = 8 visits; 10 pm - 6:30 am = 4 visits; 24 hours = 20 visits.
• Contribute to a positive work environment via ministry to staff. Successful: Provided one-on-one debriefing or informal prayer to staff in difficult patient care situations as needed. Outstanding: Provide organized/formal prayer services to groups of staff after difficult patient care situations and/or employee crisis/death.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed