Chaplain Certified/CPE CEC

Job Description

Salary: 48,204.00-72,306.00 USD

Facility: Sisters of Charity Hospital

Shift: Shift 1

Status: Full Time FTE: 1.000000

Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: Yes

Work Schedule: Days and Evenings with Call Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Hours: 8-4, hours may vary

Summary:

The Certified Chaplain is a full member of the healthcare team who provides for the spiritual and emotional needs of patients, families and staff. The Certified Chaplain assists patients, families and staff to understand more fully life's events as they relate to their spiritual and emotional well- being and healing. Certified Chaplains receive referrals, complete documentation including spiritual assessment as well as on-going ministry. Certified Chaplains respond to referrals, emergency calls, codes and provide crisis intervention in complex situations.

Under the direction of an Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) Certified Educator, the associate will participate in the Certified Education Candidate (CEC) process toward ACPE Certified Educator certification. As appropriate, the CEC will help in the coordination, training and supervision of CPE students, including volunteers and Level I & II Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) students. The associate will divide time weekly between spiritual caregiving and CEC activities in collaboration with leadership, will make progress toward certification in accordance with stated ACPE milestones, and will successfully complete the certification process within a reasonable timeframe (outlined by the ACPE as a three (3) to five (5) year process). Completion of the certification process does not guarantee a position as a Certified Educator within the organization.

Responsibilities:

EDUCATION

• Completed local center Certified Educator application required
• Evaluation of the competencies for admission required
• Master's level theological, pastoral ministry/pastoral care/religious studies or related degree required
• Current certification by professional national certifying agency for chaplaincy required
• Four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education credits required

EXPERIENCE

• Two (2) years of experience in health care ministry
• Fifty (50) CEU annually required
• Ordination or commissioning to function as a spiritual care provider by an appropriate religious/spiritual authority
• Ecclesiastical endorsement or statement of good standing from an authority in one's faith tradition
• Experience teaching in a pastoral, healthcare or academic setting
• Demonstrated success using the action-reflection-action model of process education

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Demonstrable competence to minister to those in need
• Competence in spiritual assessment and spiritual care planning
• Commitment to Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services
• Strong emotional and spiritual maturity
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Theological reflection skills
• Conflict resolution and crisis intervention skills
• Knowledge of other theologies and ecclesiologies
• Demonstrates multicultural sensitivity/humility
• Ability to maintain professional, personal confidentiality and HIPAA regulations
• Flexibility in work hours, programs and services
• Ability to work well as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to plan prayer services
• Basic computer skills for charting and word processing
• Commitment to self-evaluation and self-critique
• Open to individual and group supervision