Per Diem Chaplain

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

19h • Hybrid

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. The role requires energy for teamwork and outreach. Essential responsibilities include providing chaplaincy services that address personal, spiritual, emotional, and psychosocial issues for patients and families. The chaplain will visit patients who request services or are referred, work closely with multidisciplinary teams, provide timely documentation, offer consultation and education to the team, and present clinical/pastoral work in various settings. The position also involves participating in supervision, serving as a mentor to less experienced staff, and supporting an environment of idea sharing and professional development.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Divinity Studies or related degree required.
• 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

• License Assoc. of Clinical Pastoral Ed preferred.
• 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
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees