Chaplain PRN

UMC Health System; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

UMC Health System seeks a Chaplain PRN for the Main Campus to minister to patients, families, and staff in crisis situations. The role involves rounds, documentation, and collaboration with Pastoral Care and hospital teams on an on-call schedule.

Qualifications include a religious degree and Clinical Pastoral Education (4 units obtainable). Stress management training is preferred; on-call duties and community outreach may be required.

Qualifications

• Religious degree required or Commissioning for Ministry.
• Clinical Pastoral Education (4 units obtainable).
• Stress management training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality spiritual care and crisis intervention to patients, visitors, and staff; respond to referrals and round daily.
• Promote confidentiality, respect diversity, and participate in professional development.
• Serve on interdisciplinary care teams and coordinate with Pastoral Care staff.
• Support Volunteer Chaplain’s Association by recruiting volunteers and offering spiritual support.
• Contribute to performance improvement and strategic planning for the department.
• Build relationships with churches and community to support Pastoral Care and volunteers.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Listening skills

Grief counseling

Public relations

Decision making

Independent work

Diversity sensitivity

Education

Religious degree

Clinical Pastoral Education (4 units)

Stress management training

Job description

## Chaplain PRNApply: UMC Main Campus: Part time: Posted Today: R21797We’ve learned that what is best for patients is also best for employees. Learn more about why we are one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas.JOB SUMMARY: Ministers to the religious/spiritual/emotional needs of patients, families and staff. Must be comfortable in crisis situations and have the ability to work under stress and difficult situations in an appropriate manner. REPORTS TO: JOB SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide quality spiritual care and crisis intervention to patients, visitors, and staff. Respond to referrals and consults in a timely manner and rounds daily in assigned areas. Documents the service provided. • Assure compliance with current regulations, laws and hospital policy by promoting patient confidentiality, patient rights, respecting cultural and religious diversity. Participate in professional development educations events. • Serves on interdisciplinary care teams and hospital committees coordinating necessary information with the Pastoral Care Staff. • Support the Volunteer Chaplain’s Association by providing encouragement, continually recruiting volunteers, participating in education, and offering spiritual support as needed to the volunteers. • Participates in performance improvement by supporting the strategic plan of the hospital and the department. Offers solutions to problems, shares insights and ideas for development of best practices. • Create relationships with appropriate persons and organizations to assure ongoing support of UMC, the Pastoral Care Department and the Volunteer Chaplain’s Association by connecting with local churches, pastors, lay people, community leaders and visiting clergy. • Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Pastoral Care which may/may not include: o Maintain Visiting Clergy Records o Sympathy Cards o Volunteer Chaplain Assistance o No One Dies Alone o Community Outreach o Replenishment o Staff Education o Blessing of the Hands o CISM debriefings/defusing's EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: • Religious Degree • Clinical Pastoral Education - 4 Units (Obtainable) • Stress Management preferred REQUIRED LICENSURES/CERTIFICATIONS/REGISTRATIONS: Certificate of Ordination or Commissioning for Ministry SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to minister to persons with diverse religious and cultural backgrounds; requires quality patient care; trauma and crisis intervention skills; appropriate public relation skills; excellent listening skills: effective written and verbal communication skills; grief counseling skills; decision making skills; work independently. INTERACTION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER RELATIONSHIPS: Interacts with most departments at UMC. Interactions often include Nursing staff, Emergency Center staff, and staff Physicians, Residents, and Fellows. Must be able to minister to the personal spiritual needs of the medical staff, professional and technical staff, other employees, and the patients and their families. He/she must also be able to interact on a professional level with the same persons. Also must interact with the general public in recruiting new volunteer chaplains. PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES: On-call schedule; hours may be erratic; continuous walking and standing. ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS: Subject to inside environmental conditions; protections from weather conditions, not necessarily from temperature changes. DIRECT REPORTS:UMC Health System provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.\\*Request for accommodations in the hire process should be directed to UMC Human Resources.\\*