Chaplain 2 - PRN - Mission - Southside Regional Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health; Petersburg (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a compassionate Chaplain II to provide spiritual care and emotional support to patients and families. This role is vital in addressing religious and spiritual needs within a healthcare setting, ensuring holistic support during illness and crisis. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in a related field and experience in clinical pastoral care. Join a dedicated team committed to enhancing the health and well-being of the community through exceptional patient care and support. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a faith-based environment that values compassion and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in related field required; Doctoral degree preferred.
• 3 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) completed required.

Responsibilities

• Ministers to patients and families around religious and spiritual needs.
• Provides spiritual care and emotional support in crisis situations.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams for holistic care.

Skills

Active listening

Clinical Pastoral Care

Crisis counseling

Collaboration

Communication

Demonstrate Empathy

Pastoral Care

Spiritual Care

Teamwork

Theological Reflection

Education

Master’s degree in Religious, Divinity, or Theology

Doctoral degree in Theology or Philosophy

Job description

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.

Bon Secours

As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Bon Secours exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Bon Secours seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive.

Chaplain II – Southside Regional Medical Center

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Mission or Director of Spiritual Care, the Chaplain II ministers to patients, families, and staff around religious and spiritual needs. As an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, the chaplain provides spiritual care and emotional support within the context of illness, crisis, loss, and death. The chaplain is committed to the Mission and models its core values.

Essential Functions:

1. Recognizes the sacramental needs of the Catholic population.
2. Provide for religious and ritual needs of diverse faith groups.
3. Minister to a diverse population in a non-proselytizing manner and provide basic emotional and spiritual support to patients, visitors, our community, and fellow associates.
4. Collaborate with fellow team members and the interdisciplinary team including appropriate referrals that serve those in their care.
5. Provide effective pastoral skills and pastoral ministry by employing advanced pastoral care and counseling techniques, including but not limited to, emotional processing, reframing for meanings and perspectives, and facilitation of deeper theological and personal reflections.
6. Provides a specialized perspective at clinical care conferences while addressing the spiritual and emotional aspects of holistic care. Provide consultation for cases with significant relational, familial, religious, or cultural dynamics and engender appropriate spiritual care outcomes.
7. Demonstrate proficiency in conducting full-spectrum spiritual care assessment and care planning process.
8. Provide appropriate spiritual interventions in end-of-life situations and crisis cases (Code Blue, Death, Trauma, etc.).
9. Coordinate delivery of pastoral care resources for complex patient care situations and collaborate with Departmental leaders in making appropriate referrals.
10. Provide Advanced Care Planning consultations and elicits care preferences including Advanced Medical Directives documentation.
11. Professionally communicates clinically relevant information in the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) benefitting interdisciplinary care.
12. Demonstrates knowledge of the Ethical and Religious Directives of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and adheres to the policies of the Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) as a Catholic healthcare organization.
13. 24/7 call with expectations for holidays/weekends.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Education:

1. Master’s degree in related field such as Religious, Divinity, or Theology (required).
2. Doctoral degree in Theology or Philosophy (preferred).

Required Licensing & Certifications:

1. 3 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) completed (required).

Experience:

1. 1 year of experience as a Chaplain in a healthcare setting. (Required).
2. Ecclesial endorsement from church body to be involved in hospital ministry. (Required).
3. Completion of lay ministry or the ordination process. (Preferred).

Skills & Abilities:

1. Active listening
2. Apply Ethical Practices
3. Clinical Pastoral Care
4. Collaboration
5. Communication
6. Crisis counseling
7. Crisis Intervention
8. Demonstrate Empathy
9. Flexibility
10. Good interpersonal skills
11. Healthcare Ethics
12. Human Relations
13. Interfaith Dialogue
14. Ministering to diverse populations
15. Organization Skills
16. Pastoral Care
17. Pastoral Counseling
18. Pastoral Ministries
19. Pastoral Theology
20. Planning
21. Presentation Skills
22. Public Relations
23. Relationship building
24. Religious Studies
25. Spiritual Care
26. Spiritual Care Assessments
27. Spiritual Support
28. Teamwork
29. Theological Reflection
30. Verbal Communication
31. Written Communication
32. Facilitation of theological reflections
33. Medical Ethics
34. Catholic Social Teaching
35. Ability to lead and coordinate prayer and worship services
36. Ability to teach an understanding of diverse theology and ecclesiology