Job Title: Chaplain
Department: Pastoral Care
Location: Unity Hospital / Long Pond Road
Will be on call from home and must be able to commute to Unity Hospital in 30 minutes or less
Hours Per Week: Per Diem / As Needed
Schedule: often on call for 15.5 hours, sometimes 24 hours. 4:30pm to 8:00am, or 8:00am to 8:00am., minimum of one weekend per month
Must be available as needed, on call; must be able to be on campus 30 minutes from the time a page is received.
Position Summary:
Functions as a member of the RRH health care team, providing proactive spiritual and emotional care to patients, families and staff regardless of faith tradition or system of belief.
Key Responsibilities:
o Makes regular visits to assigned RRH patient units.
o Responds to referrals from the medical and nursing staff, social worker, and other support staff personnel.
o Responds to requests from families for spiritual/emotional support for the patient and/or themselves.
o Attends interdisciplinary meetings of care teams in order to integrate the role of spiritual care with other disciplines and to build strong working relationships among the members of the team.
o Provides spiritual and emotional support, upon request and as deemed necessary, to RRH.
o Addresses ethical issues relating to patients, families and staff with demonstrated knowledge of subject areas and concern for the individual’s well-being.
o Assists the patient’s own clergyperson in appropriate ways to meet his or her responsibility to their parishioner, including notifying clergy of patient’s hospitalization with permission.
o Serves on various hospital committees, task forces, as requested.
o Leads in-service presentations on relevant issues to promote staff awareness and education.
o Relays problems/concerns to Leadership.
o Provides on-call coverage overnight and weekends as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education is required.
Desired Attributes:
Strong analytical, computer, and communication skills
Master’s level degree in Theology preferred.
Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) preferred
Three years satisfactory pastoral experience preferred
Rochester Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
EDUCATION:
LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.
Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.
PAY RANGE:
$22.00 - $29.00
Rochester
14626
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
