Job Description:

Assesses and plans for the individual spiritual care needs and resources of staff, patients, residents, and their families.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Initiates pastoral visits and responds to referrals to visit patients and/or their families.

2. Conducts assessment of spiritual needs of patients, residents, family members, physicians, caregivers, and volunteers.

3. Assists patients and families with advance directives and end-of-life resources. Provides resources for transition, bereavement, and loss.

4. Participates in multidisciplinary patient rounds, care conferences ethics consultations and documents, as appropriate, in patients’ electronic medical record

5. Responds to crisis situations (e.g. resuscitation, trauma, death) to provide spiritual care and support.

6. Facilitates prayer, rituals, and worship services. Offers workshops (e.g., spirituality, advance directives) as needed. Works to accommodate the spiritual needs and requests of all faith. Assists with the specific sacramental needs of the Catholic patients such as Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick.

7. Supports ongoing partnerships with community clergy

8. Promotes mission(s), vision, and values of the Enterprise and the Peaks Region.

9. Participates in on call responsibilities as requested.

10. Participate in maintenance of proper administrative procedures for the department in accordance with institutional policy.

11. Assists with the development of the department's plan for continuous quality improvement

12. Participates in hospital wide committees. May lead specific committee projects and initiatives.  

13. Promotes the expression of Catholic identity when serving in a Catholic healthcare ministry.

14. Other Duties as Assigned

EDUCATION

Required:

Bachelor’s Degree is required.

Must obtain Master’s Degree in Divinity, Theology or related field within two (2) years of hire.

Preferred: N/A

CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, LICENSE

(*indicates primary source verification requirement)

Required:

Two (2) units Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) accredited centers is required.

Board Certification by APC, NACC, NAJC, or SCA required within two (2) years of hire. Letter of Recommendation of suitability by senior administrative leader of religious tradition (Parish, Synagogue, Conference, Elder Board, etc.) is required.

Preferred: N/A

EXPERIENCE

Required:  N/A

Preferred:

Two (2) years experience as a Chaplain in a hospital setting is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

Physical RequirementsOngoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc. Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Saint Joseph Hospital

Work City:

Denver

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$24.29 - $38.26

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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