Contingent Support Chaplain

Overview

Job Description

Summary: Provides emotional and spiritual support to patients, family members, and hospital staff. Serves in a contingent, as-needed basis.

Job Description

Essential Functions: Provides direct pastoral care and counseling to patients, families, and staff; provides emotional and spiritual support in times of crisis; uses dynamics of interpersonal relationships and appropriate religious resources to help ease anxiety and to help persons integrate their hospital experience with their view of life. Occasional evening and weekend hours are required. In addition, provides overnight, holiday, and weekend on-site pastoral care on an as-needed basis. Provides informal and formal consultation to hospital staff in the development of emotional and spiritual care plans for patients and their families. Maintains consultative relationships with the community; consults with clergy, congregations, and religious bodies regarding spiritual care of patients and families. Education Requirement: Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree from an accredited seminary or graduate school, or equivalent ministry experience, preferred. Completion of one unit of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education, required. Completion of four units of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education, preferred.

Certifications

Ordination, or faith group equivalent, and endorsement by an appropriate ecclesiastical or equivalent organization, or ability to obtain within one year of hire, preferred. Board certified or board certified eligible in the Association of Professional Chaplains, National Association of Catholic Chaplains, National Association of Jewish Chaplains, preferred.

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to respond appropriately to situations with complex emotional and relational dynamics.

Experience

• Pastoral care experience in in a diverse setting, required.
• Physical
• Requirements:
• OCCASIONALLY: Blood and/or Bodily
• Fluids,
• Communicable
• Diseases and/or
• Pathogens,
• Lifting /
• Carrying: 0-10 lbs,
• Loud
• Noises,
• Pushing /
• Pulling: 0-25 lbs,
• Working
• Outdoors
• Frequently:
• Computer skills,
• Decision
• Making,
• Flexing/extending of neck,
• Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Interpreting
• Data,
• Problem solving,
• Repetitive hand/arm use,
• Sitting
• CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Hearing acuity, Peripheral vision, Seeing – Far/near, Standing,
• Walking
• Additional
• Physical
• Requirements performed but not listed above: Can be an emotionally demanding environment. Able to perform effectively during stressful situation. Requires focus and attention to detail while multi-tasking. "The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet" The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose. Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission. We’re 15,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere. Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere. Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.