Chaplain Home Care

VITAS Healthcare; Ocala (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare in Ocala, FL seeks a Chaplain to join an interdisciplinary team and provide spiritual care to patients, families, caregivers and staff. You will deliver pastoral counseling and care tailored to diverse beliefs and values, advancing comfort and dignity at end of life.

Qualifications include 1 unit CPE (400 hours) or more, preferred two; five years of pastoral experience (clinical setting preferred); Master’s of Divinity; Bachelor's degree required.

Qualifications

• Five years of pastoral experience preferred; two in a clinical setting.
• CPE accreditation: minimum 1 unit (400 hours), preferably two or more.
• Equivalencies to CPE and related certifications may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral care interventions and counseling based on spiritual assessment.
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to support patients and families.
• Address illness, loss and death with authentic compassion and sensitivity.

Skills

Pastoral experience

Pastoral counseling

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Professional growth

Spiritual assessment

Education

Master's of Divinity

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Chaplain is a member of the interdisciplinary team and focuses on the spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers and staff, including volunteers. The chaplain provides pastoral care interventions, including pastoral counseling, which are determined by spiritual assessment, the specific setting and sensitivity to a variety of values, beliefs and religious orientations. The chaplain seeks excellence in pastoral care, which requires authentic demeanor, compassion and skill in dealing with the spiritual dynamics of illness, loss and death.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Five years of pastoral experience preferred - two in a clinical setting.
• A minimum of 1 unit (400 hours), preferably two (2) or more, of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) accredited by one of the following: Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, National Association of Catholic Chaplains or the Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education.
• Equivalencies to CPE may include one of the following: Evidence of clinical pastoral educational experience that includes supervision of ministry, peer group participation and theological reflection; AAMFT, AAPC, or AMHC certification; or DMin or other accredited graduate degree in pastoral care.
• Knowledge and skill in dealing with spiritual dynamics of illness, loss and death.
• Ability to function as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Commitment to professional growth and development.

Bachelor's degree required from an accredited institution.

EDUCATION

• Master's of Divinity or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited (ATS) seminary or theological school required.

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