Chaplain Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Four Units of Clinical Pastoral Education at a center accredited by ACPE.
• Endorsement of good standing to serve as a chaplain by applicant’s religious tradition.
• To provide Sacraments to Roman Catholic patients, must be granted permission to do so by the Bishop of the San Jose Roman Catholic Diocese.
• To assist with completion of medical portion of death certificate, must be proficient in use of and have access to the Electronic Death Registration System.
• Ability and stamina to minister to patients/residents/clients with varying physical and mental dysfunctions.
• Ability to adjust communications to fit the needs and level of understanding of the receiver.
• Ability to energize team members.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent client relationships, exhibit exemplary interpersonal skills and exercise sound judgment and professionalism in business and personnel matters.
• Ability to provide leadership and influence others.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and apply sound judgment.
• Ability to solve problems and identify solutions.
• Ability to speak and write effectively at a level appropriate for the job.

Responsibilities

• Provides interfaith spiritual assessment and intervention which enables patients, family members, visitors, and staff to draw upon their own religious and spiritual resources.
• Coordinates care with multi-disciplinary teams for designated patient units and groups.
• Assists patients with completion of advance care planning documents when requested.
• Performs special pastoral/spiritual services (baptisms, memorials, etc.) requested of the Spiritual Care Service and as appropriate to his/her professional functioning.
• Coordinates care with staff chaplains, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) students, and volunteers.
• Available to serve at least two relief shifts per month.
• If assigned, provide no more than fifteen hours per week of spiritual care on a designated hospital unit.
• If qualified and assigned, provide Sacraments to Roman Catholic patients when Roman Catholic staff chaplain is not available.
• If qualified and assigned, provide support to the Office of Decedent Affairs by assisting with completion of the medical portion of the death certificate and communicating with area mortuaries and Santa Clara County Health Department.
• Employees must abide by all Joint Commission requirements including, but not limited to, sensitivity to cultural diversity, patient care, patients’ rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communicate and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals and licensure and health screenings.

Benefits

• Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery. You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective: Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination