Chaplain Home Care

VITAS Healthcare; Ocala (FL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare seeks a Chaplain to provide pastoral care within an interdisciplinary team. The role focuses on spiritual support for patients, families, caregivers, staff and volunteers, offering counseling and spiritual assessment-guided care.

Qualified candidates must have ordination or commission, endorsement in good standing, and clinical pastoral education (CPE). A bachelor’s and a master’s in divinity are required, with substantial pastoral experience.

Qualifications

• Requires Ordination or Commission to function in ministry of pastoral care.
• Minimum 5 years pastoral experience, 2+ in a clinical setting.
• 1 unit (400 hours) of CPE, preferably 2+ units.
• Equivalencies to CPE may include certs or graduate degrees in pastoral care.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral care interventions and counseling to patients, families, caregivers and staff.
• Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary team to address spiritual needs.
• Deliver spiritual assessment-based care and end-of-life support as needed.

Skills

Pastoral care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Compassion

Professional development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's of Divinity

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

Qualified candidates must have Ordination or Commission to function in a ministry of pastoral care and has received the endorsement of and is in good standing with his/her body of faith.

• 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.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree required from an accredited institution.

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

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

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