Associate Chaplain

OhioHealth Corporation; Mansfield Woodhouse; Sur place; GBP 49 000 - 68 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

OhioHealth is seeking a chaplain to provide pastoral counseling and spiritual support within the hospital setting. You will develop a hospital-based parish, participate in ecumenical care, and collaborate with staff to integrate spiritual care into patient plans.

The role involves direct patient care, on-call duties, religious rituals, ethics consultations, and care across diverse hospital and outpatient settings. Bachelor’s degree and hospital experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Two years ministry experience, at least one year in a hospital setting.

Responsabilités

• Provides direct patient care as requested for emergent and routine spiritual needs and documents responses.
• Participates in on-call rotation, including potential overnight or weekend shifts.
• Provides religious/spiritual rituals and liaises with faith groups and community resources.
• Addresses ethics topics and serves as a point of contact for ethics consultations.

Connaissances

Pastoral care

Counseling

Hospital experience

Formation

Bachelor's Degree

Description du poste

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities.

Job Description Summary:

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. 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:

• 60%
  Provides direct patient care as requested for emergent and routine requests. Assesses spiritual needs/concerns of patients and their families using clinical pastoral conversation. Communicates and documents patient responses to determine the effectiveness and congruence with plan of care
• 20%
  Participates in on-call rotation which may include overnight or weekend shifts. .
• 10%
  Provides appropriate religious/spiritual rituals, non-pharmacological interventions to patients, families, and interprofessional team. Acts as a liaison with the patients faith group/leaders including other community or cultural resources.
• 5%
  Demonstrates knowledge of medical ethics and legal issues including advance care planning, organ donation, futility of care, and patient rights. Acts as a primary contact for ethics concerns and formal consultations.
• 5%
  Provides care in diverse acute/non-acute settings including but not limited t o hospital, outpatient areas, extended care facilities, and homes.

As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.

The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree (Required)

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:

Variable

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

As Needed

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