Chaplain Home Care

Vitas Healthcare Corporation; Wesley Chapel (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitas Healthcare Corporation seeks a Chaplain to join our interdisciplinary team, providing spiritual care for patients, families, and staff, including volunteers. The chaplain offers pastoral counseling and interventions tailored to diverse beliefs and values.

Qualified candidates will hold ordination or commission, with endorsement in good standing by their faith body, and possess significant pastoral experience and CPE, showing compassion and professional growth in challenging clinical

Qualifications

• Ordination or Commission to function in pastoral care.
• Endorsement in good standing with the faith body.
• Five years pastoral experience; two in a clinical setting.
• 1 unit (400 hours) CPE accredited by AAPCE/NAC/ CACPE.
• Equivalencies to CPE may include certification or advanced degrees.
• Knowledge of spiritual dynamics of illness, loss and death.
• Ability to function as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Commitment to professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral care interventions and counseling.
• Serve as chaplain to patients, families, caregivers and staff.
• Be an integrated member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Address spiritual needs across illness, loss and death.
• Maintain authentic demeanor and compassionate care.

Skills

Pastoral counseling

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Professional development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's of Divinity or equivalent

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.

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