Resident-Pastoral Education

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Resident Pastoral Education participates in all activities and group work of the Clinical Pastoral Education Program, complete all required readings and written work, provide spiritual care to patients/families/staff on assigned units or by referrals through Spiritual Care, provide overnight and weekend on-call coverage in rotation with others. The chaplain must apply what they are learning in the CPE Education Program in order to make judgements concerning the spiritual/emotional needs of persons and decisions about how to assist those persons as a chaplain either directly or indirectly. Residents must communicate in the context of the other person’s frame of reference and language skills. The Chaplain Resident must work as a professional, interact as part of the interdisciplinary care team, and chart as directed and appropriate in the patient’s medical record. Must be able to relate comfortably and supportively with CPE peers, patients and their families, physicians, and department and hospital employees at all levels of management, and from diverse backgrounds.

Requirements

• College degree
• Some theological education or counseling education, with a Master’s degree preferred
• Prior unit of CPE preferred, with evidence of having met first level outcomes
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with people of diverse faiths and cultures is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• participates in all activities and group work of the Clinical Pastoral Education Program
• complete all required readings and written work
• provide spiritual care to patients/families/staff on assigned units or by referrals through Spiritual Care
• provide overnight and weekend on-call coverage in rotation with others
• apply what they are learning in the CPE Education Program in order to make judgements concerning the spiritual/emotional needs of persons and decisions about how to assist those persons as a chaplain either directly or indirectly
• communicate in the context of the other person’s frame of reference and language skills
• work as a professional
• interact as part of the interdisciplinary care team
• chart as directed and appropriate in the patient’s medical record
• relate comfortably and supportively with CPE peers, patients and their families, physicians, and department and hospital employees at all levels of management, and from diverse backgrounds

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees