Staff Chaplain

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Florence, KY

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Chaplain is a professional spiritual care provider and a full member of the healthcare interdisciplinary team who provides for the pastoral and spiritual needs of patients, their families, and associates. Specifically, the chaplain, through professional training, pastoral presence, organizational leadership, spiritual assessment, interventions, and outcomes, facilitates meaning-making in ways that are important to patients, families, and associates as they relate to their spiritual and emotional well-being. Demonstrates respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors, and associates regardless of spiritual or cultural background. This is a 2nd Shift Chaplain Role for working 2:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Monday-Friday based at our Florence Hospital location, with system-wide coverage responsibilities throughout the St. Elizabeth Healthcare system.

Requirements

Bachelors degree
One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or equivalent
Agreement to adhering to the St. Elizabeth Spiritual Care Standards and Code of Ethics for Spiritual Care Professionals.
Thorough understanding of the goals and objectives of St. Elizabeth’s Healthcare.
Knowledge and respect of spiritual/religious beliefs and practices of various worldview traditions.
Strong interpersonal communication and listening skills and ability to handle difficult patient, family, and associate encounters.
Ability to lead and coordinate prayer and group experiences.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Basic computer/technology skills and ability to communicate using one’s own smartphone.
Must have a valid driver’s license and a personal vehicle in good working order.
One year of pastoral ministry or chaplaincy experience.
Ability and desire to work with people from diverse backgrounds, including staff, volunteers, and clergy.
Experience in working as a collaborative part of a team.

Responsibilities

Provides excellence in spiritual care that contributes to the well-being of care-recipients and their families, offering appropriate emotional and spiritual support through active listening, spiritual assessments, follow-ups, presence, prayer, and grief support, and informs care-recipients of spiritual supports available.
Documents all pastoral care visits, interventions, outcomes, and a care plan in the electronic medical record in a professional and timely way.
Provides excellence in spiritual care that contributes to the well-being of our associates, including 1:1 visits, group interventions, and team meetings as requested and/or appropriate. Collaborates with the pastoral and spiritual care team and other departments in leading various associate care interventions and providing education, when appropriate.
Performs other duties as assigned in support of our mission, strategic plan, and initiatives. May include formation, education, and supervision work, including supporting the work of our spiritual care volunteers, Eucharistic ministers, and CPE student interns.