Associate Chaplain (Casual)

Berger Health System; Mansfield, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Berger Health System in Mansfield, OH seeks an Associate Chaplain (Casual) to provide pastoral counseling and spiritual support to patients, families, and staff. The role helps develop a hospital parish and supports worship experiences across the facility.

The position involves on-call duties, direct patient interactions, and collaboration with interprofessional teams to address spiritual needs and ethical considerations in diverse care settings.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as requested for emergent and routine needs.
• Participate in on-call rotation including overnight/weekend shifts.
• Provide religious/spiritual rituals and non-pharmacological interventions to patients and families.
• Act as liaison with patient faith groups and community resources.
• Address medical ethics issues and provide consultations as needed.
• Provide care across hospital, outpatient areas, extended care facilities, and homes.

Skills

Pastoral counseling

Emergency care

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

## Associate Chaplain (Casual)Apply: MANSFIELD HOSPITAL: SHELBY HOSPITAL: Part time: Posted Today: JR157786**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