Associate Chaplain (Part-Time)

Berger Health System; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

OhioHealth is seeking a Chaplain to provide pastoral counseling and spiritual support to patients, families, and staff within the hospital. The role develops and maintains a hospital-wide parish and participates in ecumenical pastoral activities, staff meetings, and on-call duties.

The job requires a Master’s Degree with at least two years of ministry experience, including at least one year in a hospital setting. Schedule is variable with 24 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of pastoral care and counseling skills, especially in hospital settings.
• Strong interpersonal and spiritual support abilities.
• Ability to work within an ecumenical pastoral care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and spiritual support per requests.
• Participate in on-call rotation, including nights or weekends.
• Perform religious/spiritual rituals and liaise with faith groups and community resources.
• Address ethics concerns and provide consultations as needed.
• Deliver care across diverse clinical settings including hospital and outpatient areas.

Skills

Pastoral care

Counseling

Healthcare ministry

Education

Master's Degree

Job description

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:

Master'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 : 24

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