HWC - Chaplain

Requirements

• Experience in hospital Spiritual Support with teaching experience preferred.
• Possesses a broad, interfaith theological knowledge base, familiarity with and understanding of the diversity of religious experience across cultures.
• Able to stimulate and respond to existential questioning.
• Knowledge of both the practice and management of spiritual support in a health care setting.
• Possesses time management skills and discipline required to efficiently and effectively provide spiritual support services to patients and staff.
• Able to read and write the English language in order to complete required professional documentation and correspondence.
• Knowledge and experience in EPIC electronic medical records keeping preferred
• Flexibility with scheduling on-call, evenings and weekends.
• Patient & Workplace Safety:
• Employee has knowledge and understanding of patient and workforce safety as it relates to job duties.
• Patient Population:
• Demonstrates competency in the delivery of care and applies the knowledge to meet age-specific needs if applicable.
• Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Proactively provides Spiritual Support to patients, families/friends and staff. Responds to referrals for Spiritual Support to patients, families and/or staff by pagers, intake/triage, phone, and verbal referrals
• Provides crisis intervention as necessary; responds to all Code Blue emergencies; assists in helping families remain informed of patient's condition. Documents in EPIC patient and family service provided.
• Documents pastoral interventions according to established departmental and medical center policies and procedures
• Provides proactive spiritual support on assigned units, service lines and areas as well as for individual faith tradition.
• Attends multi-disciplinary rounds whenever possible.
• Worship or Special Event Services Leader: Provides worship services and administers the Sacraments (when and where appropriate) regularly and on special occasions.
• Provides spiritual support in such a way as to accomplish the institutional, as well as the departmental objectives.
• Functions in such a manner that reflects the mission and vision of the institution.
• Serves on staffs, boards, and committees in the GBMC as assigned by the Director of Spiritual Support Services. Participates in the programs of professional organizations and clinical conferences
• The analytical ability to assess patients' spiritual needs and sense of well-being and find appropriate solutions to patient problems.
• May serve as advisor on appropriate religious matters of concern to one's specific faith group.
• Consults with professional staff members on patient needs and problems including recommending referrals to outside resources for follow-up care in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Provides leadership/training opportunities consistent within the area of specialty or training and experience as assigned by the Director of Spiritual Support Services
• Serves as a resource for GBMC consistent with individual training and experience and in consultation with the Director Spiritual Support Services.
• Assists families to use their faith system in coping with dying and death; provides support to the family as appropriate when they view body; assists family in contacting funeral home release, etc.
• Supports staff in dealing with their emotion in loss of a patient.
• Serves as a resource to per diem and supplemental staff.
• Serves as a resource to the Medical Center staff providing in-service training specific to service area.
• Actively participates in regular one on one supervisor

Benefits

Additional Information

This position is based at Hospice of Washington County in Hagerstown, Maryland, serving patients and families throughout the surrounding community. Under minimal supervision, provides spiritual care to the patient/family to facilitate self-determined life closure, safe and meaningful dying and effective grieving. Service is provided to predominantly adult and geriatric patients. Education: Master's degree in theology, divinity, pastoral ministry or spirituality from an accredited institution; or in some instances, verification of official ordination from a religious institution or denomination if candidate is ordained.; Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), moving toward board certification within 18-24 months of hire. Endorsement from ecclesiastical body or equivalent designation is required. Flexibility with scheduling evenings and weekends. Licensures/Certifications: Certification as a Board-Certified Chaplain (BCC)through one of the following certifying organizations, BCCI/APC, NACC, NAJC either at hire or within 18-24 months of hire.

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