Chaplain - Healthcare provides spiritual guidance and support during illness, injury and/or an emergency. Supports patients and families facing difficult medical choices. Being a Chaplain - Healthcare provides emotional support, spiritual counsel and comfort. Plans and coordinates interfaith worship experiences for staff, patients, and families. Additionally, Chaplain - Healthcare typically requires a master's degree in divinity. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Chaplain - Healthcare occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. To be a Chaplain - Healthcare typically requires 2 -4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Summary of Duties
The Chaplain is a full member of the health care team who helps meet the spiritual needs, including pastoral counseling of patients, residents, clients, staff, families, and physicians of the St. Francis Healthcare System. Chaplains are available to persons of all ages from 0 to 100 . Specifically, the chaplain, through professional training, is a spiritual co-journeyer. The Chaplain responds compassionately, offering assistance in coping with experiences and enhancing wellbeing, especially spiritual wellbeing.
Essential Functions of the Job
Celebrates Sacraments as appropriate to clerical status.
Organizes and participates in prayer services and blessings.
Regularly visits patients and residents by referral.
Assesses spiritual needs of patients, residents, and families. (Hospice Only)
Offers spiritual ministry to patients, residents and families as requested.
Offers pastoral guidance to patients, residents and families as requested.
Maintains departmental records and statistics
Participates in in-services and educational programs of department
Participates in committees, multi-disciplinary meetings and patient, resident, family conferences as required.
Establishes positive working relationships with members of the health care team including volunteers.
Trains and supervises department call-ins and volunteers. (Hospice)
Covers 24 hour "on-call" as scheduled
Is available to serve families of deceased patients, residents, and employees. (Hospice)
Participates in the clerical, administrative, and planning functions of the department.
Participates in the stewardship of fiscal and physical resources of the department.
Acts as a resource to persons within the St. Francis Healthcare System as required.
Participates in meetings, fairs, and education events of the St. Francis Healthcare System as required.
PERFORMS OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS ASSIGNED