Chaplain

Copley Hospital; Morristown (VT); On-site; USD 35,817 - 42,705; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Vermont is seeking a Chaplain to provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff. This Full-Time position requires a Master's Divinity degree or equivalent, along with at least two years of experience in a chaplaincy or parish setting. Candidates must be able to work irregular hours and complete two units of Clinical Pastoral Education. Strong communication and relationship-facilitating skills are also essential for effectively interacting with patients and the healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Master’s Divinity degree or equivalent from an accredited seminary.
• Minimum two years experience in parish pastoral or chaplaincy setting.
• Certification by the Association of Professional Chaplains or intention to seek.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff.
• Ensure attention to patients' dignity and beliefs.
• Collaborate with the professional patient care team.
• Comply with healthcare laws and regulations.

Skills

Pastoral care to all religious faiths

Excellent communication skills

Facilitating relationships among patients and staff

Time management

Knowledge of healthcare structure

Education

Master’s Divinity degree

Two units of Clinical Pastoral Education

Job description

Overview

Copley Hospital, located in Morrisville/Stowe VT, is looking for a Chaplain to join our team! This is a Full-Time position (PT available). Copley Hospital has a variety of shifts available across Full-Time, Part-Time, and Per Diem needs. Please consider applying to discuss how your availability may align.

Compensation

Compensation: $26-31/hour. The posted salary range reflects compensation for candidates with limited experience. An offer may vary based on factors such as experience, education, skills, internal equity, and market data. An offer of employment may be outside of the posted range based on those factors.

Responsibilities

The Chaplain provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families and staff in accordance with the vision and mission of Copley Health Systems.

• Seek to provide sensitive attention to the dignity, culture, beliefs, practices and spiritual needs of all patients, caregivers, and hospital personnel.
• Participate and is accountable to members of the Operations Team (senior leadership) and offers the perspective of spirituality within the workplace organization, specifically how the organizational initiatives, organizational changes and challenges are understood in a spiritual sense of meaning, purpose, wholeness, and integration.
• Participate collaboratively in professional patient care team.
• Comply with all applicable State and Federal laws, regulations, and policies governing the provision of health care.

Qualifications

Education

Master’s Divinity degree or its equivalent from an accredited seminary; successfully completed two units of CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) in an accredited center.

Experience

Minimum two years experience in parish pastoral or chaplaincy setting.

License or Certifications

Certification by the Association of Professional Chaplains or intention to seek same and have endorsement to function as a chaplain from the ecclesiastical body to which she/he belongs.

Skills

• Able to provide pastoral care to persons of all religious faiths.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to facilitate relationships among patients, families, staff and community, including area clergy.
• Able to budget own time.
• Knowledge of healthcare organizational structure and dynamics.

Work Schedule/conditions

• Work may require evening, night, holiday, or weekend assignments.
• Working Demands: Subject to long and irregular hours (The Chaplaincy Department has a system in place for chaplaincy care on a twenty‑four‑hour basis to respond to emergency or crisis situations.)
• Handles emergency or crisis situations.
• Must be able to answer to patient referrals/calls promptly.