Chaplain (Casual)

Essential functions : Provide Spiritual comfort to patients and families by visiting patients on a regular basis offering spiritual direction, counseling, sacraments and prayer as requested. Communicate and demonstrate an awareness and acceptance of providing appropriate spiritual care for patient, families, and employees from a variety of religious traditions. Assess spiritual needs of patient and family Assist the family in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma, and / or death. Communicate with nurse and other health care professionals caring for patient and family. Provide grief and bereavement support during end of life for patient, family and staff and support staff in the coordination and offering of appropriate rituals and / or bereavement resources with other members of the care team. When on-call, respond to on-call events and requests for service within 5 minutes of receiving page and remain within a 30 minute drive of hospital. Provide spiritual support to all clinical providers in the hospital. Coordinate with Pastoral Care staff and volunteers to schedule and ensure coverage during week days, weekend days (as determined by the department) and serve as an on-call chaplain. Foster relations with community clergy and religious leaders. Serve as an active member of medical team. Attend to the hospital chapel, maintain a safe / receptive environment and ensure that appropriate materials are available. Lead the effort to implement a Critical Incident Stress De-briefing program for staff as requested. Assure documentation of all visits in patient chart. Adhere to all hospital standards, policies and procedures and assure regulatory compliance. Participate in Departmental and interdepartmental staff meetings to foster collegiality. Keep records of pastoral activity to communicate with other members of the department. Certified or certification eligible by a national pastoral care or counseling certification body preferred.