Chaplain - Per Diem

UCSF Health; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Health seeks a Per Diem Chaplain to provide on-site spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in Oakland and nearby locations as needed. The role requires collaboration with the health care team and flexible availability to respond to crisis events.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s or equivalent with four years of experience, 2+ years in spiritual care, and ACPE unit(s). Strong confidentiality, communication, and multi-faith sensitivity are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or HS Diploma with four years of equivalent experience.
• Two or more years of directly related experience.
• Completion of at least one ACPE unit, preferably four, accredited for clinical pastoral education.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional, existential, spiritual care to patients and families.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary health care teams to support care planning.

Skills

Pastoral care

Interpersonal skills

Counseling basics

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree or HS Diploma with 4 years experience

Two+ years related experience

One ACPE unit in Clinical Pastoral Education

Job description

Job Description
The Per Diem Chaplain role is a fully onsite position, requiring flexibility and skillful collaboration. The Per Diem Chaplain applies acquired skills and experience as a spiritual care specialist to respond to the emotional, existential, spiritual and religious needs needs of patients and their families, faculty, staff, allied health students (as appropriate), and other health care team members.

Job Description
The Per Diem Chaplain role is a fully onsite position, requiring flexibility and skillful collaboration. The Per Diem Chaplain applies acquired skills and experience as a spiritual care specialist to respond to the emotional, existential, spiritual and religious needs needs of patients and their families, faculty, staff, allied health students (as appropriate), and other health care team members.
Qualifications
Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area or HS Diploma and four years of equivalent experience.
• Two (2) or more years of directly related experience.
• Completion of at least One (1) unit and preferably four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education, accredited by theACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education Working knowledge of the clinical environment, and of the counseling and behavioral practices used in providing spiritual care to patients and family members.
• Working knowledge of a variety of religious and spiritual traditions, and of giving appropriate spiritual care in a multi-faith clinical setting.
• Working knowledge of the ethical and confidentiality issues involved with clinical chaplaincy.
• Flexibility and adaptability to remain calm, and deal effectively with changing situations involving crises and stress.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work with and accept people of diverse beliefs, cultures, ethnicities, ages, and health conditions, as well as with colleagues on an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Organizational, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• Written and verbal communications skills, computer proficiency, and working understanding of medical records.
• Working knowledge of spiritual assessment models, solid spiritual assessment skills, and the ability to communicate, verbally and in writing, spiritual assessments of patients and families to the health care team.
• Ability to establish connections with key people quickly and function well in crisis / trauma situations, demonstrating compassion, flexibility, sensitivity, and command when needed.
• Excellent spiritual care judgment and triage skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Oakland or other locations if/when needed.
  

Preferences

• Master's degree in theology, divinity, religious studies, or its equivalent in relevant training / experience.
• Endorsement, ordination, commissioning or official recognition by one’s affiliation group to function as a professional chaplain. Maintains good standing in the affiliation group.
• Eligible for certification with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), Neshama: the Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), or the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) preferred.