Chaplain

Yale New Haven Health; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale New Haven Health seeks a chaplain to provide direct ministry to patients and families across hospital units and to support staff. The role includes spiritual assessment, counseling, sacraments, and coordinating worship services.

You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, document care, and contribute to educational programs within the department. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree with a Master of Divinity strongly preferred and a path toward chaplain certification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master of Divinity strongly preferred.
• Two to three years of pastoral experience recommended.
• Demonstrated emotional and spiritual maturity; crisis care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct ministry to patients and families and support staff across hospital units.
• Conduct spiritual assessments and provide pastoral care, sacraments, and counseling.
• Attend team meetings and conferences; communicate patient care verbally and in records.
• Document assessments, goals, and interventions in Medical Records and department records.
• Organize hospital-wide worship services on Sundays, holidays, and special occasions.
• Develop and participate in educational programs and training within the department.
• Mentor students in Clinical Pastoral Education and supervise volunteers or staff.
• Contribute to policies to foster high-quality patient and family care and interdepartmental collaboration.
• Maintain professional relationships and pursue continuing education.
• Perform other pastoral and administrative duties as needed.

Skills

Pastoral care

Crisis management

Emotional maturity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master of Divinity preferred

APC/NACC/NAJC certification path

Job description

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

• 1. Responsible for direct ministry to patients and families and support for staff on particular services and in-patient units or for a portion of the patient population such as a faith group, including assuming periodic on-call coverage for the entire hospital.
• 2. Provide for all aspects of ministry including: spiritual assessment and the provision of pastoral care, administration of the sacraments, pastoral visitation and counseling on own initiative and in response to referrals, with particular attention to ministry to persons in crisis, with life-threatening illness, near end-of-life and at the time of death, and to their families and friends.
• 3. Carry out duties in collaboration with other hospital staff and participate in interdisciplinary communication and coordination of care by attending team meetings and patient/family care conferences, and through appropriate verbal and written reports on patient care.
• 4. Document spiritual assessments, goals and interventions in the Medical Record (electronic and/or hard copy) and contribute to department record-keeping in terms of responses to referrals, on-call encounters, baptisms, etc.
• 5. Provide, assist, and/or arrange for hospital-wide worship services on Sundays, holidays and for special occasions, and provide for service or unit level memorial and other services for staff on request.
• 6. Assist in hospital educational programs, including those within the department such as orientation programs, clinical conferences, pastoral care institutes, or sessions involving religious and health matters (ie faith group practices, age-specific spiritual needs, clinical ethics, etc).
• 7. Mentor Clinical Pastoral Education students and supervise volunteers, trainees or staff, who are assisting in the provision of pastoral care in particular patient care areas,
• 8. Assist in developing policies and procedures, with particular attention to the assigned section of the Hospital or to that faith group, that will foster high quality patient and family care, good interdisciplinary team relationships and religious community relationships.
• 9. Maintain ecclesiastical and professional cognate group relationships and maintain professional competence by participating in continuing education programs and peer review.
• 10. As required, perform other pastoral and administrative duties necessary to provide religious guidance relating to total patient care and staff support.

Education

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree, with a Masters of Divinity degree or its equivalent strongly preferred; if a Masters of Divinity or equivalent is not held, the candidate must have met the educational requirements to become an Associate Chaplain in APC, NACC, or NAJC (or equivalent) and be progressing toward associate chaplain or chaplain board certification. Chaplain has official recognition of ministry, such as ordination, acceptable to Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), or comparable national chaplain certification agencies; also endorsement for institutional ministry by ecclesiastical authority; also at least four (4) units (1600 hours) of ACPE, Inc. accredited Clinical Pastoral Education.

Experience

Two (2) to three (3) years of pastoral experience is recommended, including work in a secular institution within an multi-faith framework and where relationship with patients and their families is an on-going activity.

Special Skills

Demonstrated emotional and spiritual maturity sufficient to work in a crisis setting, and demonstrated skills in pastoral care in an institutional setting.

YNHHS Requisition ID 191673