What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chaplain - Spiritual Health position at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center?
Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Three days at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center & Clinics and two days at Alice Peck Day.
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Dartmouth Health is a national leader in patient-centered health care. With operations across New Hampshire and Vermont serving a population of 1.9 million patients, the system includes Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics (New Hampshire's only academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center), a large multispecialty physician practice, the Dartmouth Cancer Center (a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center), the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Health, a community hospital and critical access hospitals.
Environment:
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics is an academic medical center located in Lebanon, New Hampshire in the Upper Connecticut River Valley on the NH and VT border. Home to Dartmouth College, the Upper Valley is a vibrant, academic and professional community offering excellent schools, lively arts, and an unmatched quality of life in a beautiful, rural setting. Amenities associated with urban areas in Boston MA, Burlington VT, and Montreal, QC are all within a few hours drive. U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics as One of America’s Best Hospitals.
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Participates as part of the ministry of caring for the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of the patients, their families, and the staff of the hospital. Provides religious counseling, care and guidance.
Responsibilities
- Provides personal support, pastoral care, and pastoral counseling to individual patients, and families. Refers for follow-up support to meet specific needs.
- Organizes and implements programs for spiritual support of patients, families, and staff. Arranges for or leads patients, families, and employees in religious services to requests, requirements, and assessed needs.
- Participates in providing on-call coverage for emergency situations consistent with the Chaplaincy Department’s on-call coverage plan.
- Provides liaison between patients and clergy, and between staff and clergy. Supports visiting clergy in effecting their ministries consistent with Departmental and Hospital policies.
- Maintains records of professional activity and provide reports.
- Documents observations, care, and plans in patients' medical records.
- Serves as an educational resource; implements seminars, programs and rounds on medical-religious issues for area clergy, medical center staff, students, and community. Participates in meetings, conferences, and rounds.
- Provides support, consultation, coordination and oversight for departmental volunteers.
- Counsels or refers personnel with problems affecting patient care, employee relations, personal concerns, or relational problems.
- Participates in continuing educational opportunities to enhance skills and keep abreast of developments in pastoral care; participate in professional organizations.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Qualifications
- Master of Divinity degree or the equivalent, with 3 years of experience in a parish or institutional ministry.
- Ordination or other recognition of ministry relevant to applicant's affiliation, and endorsement for Chaplaincy by appropriate denominational endorsing body.
Required Licensure/Certifications
- Certified or eligible for certification by the Association of Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, National Association of Jewish Chaplains, or a comparable cognate group. - Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) required.
Area of Interest: Professional/Management- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week
- Shift: Day
- Job ID: 30693
Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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