Chaplain, Interfaith, 16 Hours, Weekends

UMass Memorial Medical Group; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus possible

Job summary

UMass Memorial Medical Group in Massachusetts is seeking a Hospital Chaplain to deliver pastoral and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff across all campuses. The role offers a multi-faith presence and requires collaboration with interpreters and the interdisciplinary team.

The position supports end-of-life care, crisis intervention, and spiritual counseling, including rites and rituals. Weekend coverage and flexible scheduling are essential components of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering spiritual care in hospital settings.
• Ability to provide multi-faith pastoral care.
• Certification with professional chaplain organizations.
• Ability to work weekends and flexible hours.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with staff.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient and family spiritual needs and develops pastoral care plan.
• Responds to pastoral care emergencies and provides 24-hour coverage.
• Documents assessments and visits in the patient record.
• Coordinates with interpreter services for culturally competent care.
• Provides spiritual care including sacraments, rituals, and end-of-life support.
• Collaborates with Palliative Care team on ethical decision making and goals of care.
• Leads public worship/spiritual practices for the Medical Center.
• Promotes integration of pastoral care into hospital practices and committees.
• Maintains relationships with faith communities and spiritual leaders.

Skills

Pastoral care

Spiritual care

Multifaith presence

Cultural competence

Emergency response

Education

Professional chaplain certification

Job description

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $26.47 - $47.63 (based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Scheduled Hours: 8a-4:30p

Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 16

Cost Center: 10030 - 5850 Pastoral Care

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsible for the delivery of pastoral and spiritual care to patients, their loved ones, and staff on all campuses of the Medical Center. Offers a multi-faith presence that is responsive to the cultural, religious, and spiritual diversity of patients and their loved ones.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Assesses patient and family spiritual needs and develops pastoral care plan in response to identified needs.
2. Responds to pastoral care emergencies and consults in a timely manner. Participates in provision of 24-hour coverage. Participates in Medical Center's response to disasters, community traumas, and related situations.
3. Documents pastoral care assessments, visits and interventions in the patient's record to contribute to holistic patient centered care.
4. Collaborates with interpreter services to provide culturally competent care of patients and their loved ones. Consults with Medical Center staff regarding provision of care that is sensitive to the diversity of patients' spiritual/religious/cultural values.
5. Provides spiritual care to patients, their loved ones, UMMMC staff and students drawing from their spiritual resources to creatively cope with illness, grief, trauma, stress, and death. Includes but not limited to administering sacraments, providing rituals, memorial services, crisis intervention and end of life care.
6. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary Palliative Care team in the provision of care for patients and their loved ones living with advanced illness and/or addressing end of life concerns. Counsels patients and their loved ones regarding ethical decision making, goals of care, and the inclusion of their spiritual/religious/cultural values in their decisions. Participates in interdisciplinary family meetings with patients and their loved ones.
7. Develops, coordinates, and facilitates public worship/spiritual practices appropriate to diverse setting of the Medical Center.
8. Promotes the integration of pastoral/spiritual care into the life and service of the institution; provides leadership on hospital medical center committees and initiatives; provides education related to religious/spiritual/cultural diversity, grief and loss, and wellness.
9. Works with Patient Access Services to maintain accurate religious affiliation information for patients and a notification system for area spiritual leaders to facilitate their support of hospitalized members of their respective faith communities.
10. Participates on Medical Center committees and initiatives. Offers education on a variety of topics related to faith, religious systems, wellness, grief and loss to medical center staff/students, and to community groups.
11. Assists in the coordination of pastoral care volunteers as assigned including Eucharistic ministers.
12. Maintains good standing in own faith group and certification with professional cognate group such as the Association of Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, or the Canadian Association for Professional Practice and education.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility a