Job Description

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Job Description Summary:

The Staff Chaplain provides pastoral counseling and spiritual support to patients, family members/significant others and staff throughout the hospital. Usually this involves development of a "parish" within the hospital. The chaplain actively serves as a member of an ecumenical pastoral care staff sharing in activities such as staff meetings, on call responsibilities, and providing hospital wide worship experiences.

Responsibilities And Duties:

65%
Provides on going, hands on ministry to patients, families and staff. This ministry would include, but not limited to: counseling, prayer, sacramental ministry, response to "codes" and educating and assisting patients with advance directives.
10%
Shares rotation of all "on-call" responsibilities as needed.
10%
Participates as a member of hospital interdisciplinary teams and serves on both Pastoral Care department and general hospital wide committees.
5%
Attends Pastoral Care staff meetings and retreats. 3% Supports and performs the variety of responsibilities related to the hospital decedent care program. This would include such responsibilities as: grief counseling, assisting nursing and medical staff in completing necessary paperwork. 2% Serves as contact person or liaison between local clergy, patients, families and staff. 2% Participates in policy development, strategic planning, and evaluation of and for the Pastoral Care Department. 2% Assists in responding to requests for workshops, lectures, etc. from the hospital, church and community. 1% Shares responsibilities for providing a variety of worship services as appropriate. These services may include memorial services.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's Degree (Required)COA - Certificate of Authority as CNS - State of Ohio, CPE - Clinical Pastoral Education - Association for Clinical Pastoral Education

Additional Job Description:

Knowledge of pastoral care and counseling skills, especially as practiced within the hospital setting. Two years ministry Experience , at least one year of this in a hospital setting.

Work Shift:

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

24

Department

Pastoral Care

Join us!
... if your passion is to work in a caring environment
... if you believe that learning is a life-long process
... if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment 

Job Tags

Part time, Local area, Shift work,

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