Chaplain Nursing Home Exempt

Vitas Healthcare Corporation; Florida; Presencial; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

VITAS Healthcare seeks a Chaplain to join an interdisciplinary team, focusing on the spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers and staff. The role provides pastoral care interventions and counseling informed by spiritual assessments and values.

The Chaplain demonstrates authentic compassion and skilled handling of illness, loss and death within a clinical environment. The candidate will have ordination or commission in ministry, endorsement by their faith body, and experience in clinical

Qualificações

• Ordination or Commission to function in a ministry of pastoral care.
• Endorsement by faith body in good standing.
• Equivalencies to CPE may include supervision, peer group reflection, or relevant certifications.

Responsabilidades

• Provide pastoral care interventions and counseling to patients, families and staff.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to assess and address spiritual needs.
• Support spiritual dynamics during illness, loss and death.

Conhecimentos

Pastoral experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Compassionate care

Spiritual assessment

Pastoral counseling

Formação académica

Master's of Divinity or equivalent

CPE 400+ hours

DMin or equivalent graduate degree in pastoral care

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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

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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