Interfaith Chaplain - Catholic Priest

UVM Health; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UVM Health in Burlington, Vermont seeks an Interfaith Chaplain-Catholic Priest to provide compassionate spiritual care to patients, families, and staff. The role includes celebrating the Eucharist, facilitating goals-of-care conversations, and offering life review, bereavement support, crisis intervention, prayer, and meditation.

Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in rounds and care conferences. The successful candidate will hold a Master of Divinity or equivalent, with ACPE education and

Qualifications

• Must have 1–2 years of chaplaincy experience in healthcare.
• Healthcare chaplaincy experience in congregational, campus, military, hospice or long-term care settings is considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual care to patients, families, and staff.
• Offer active and empathic listening.
• Celebrate the Eucharist and administer Catholic sacraments as appropriate.
• Facilitate goals-of-care conversations with patients and families.
• Facilitate life review and bereavement care; crisis intervention.
• Provide prayer and meditation.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams in patient care conferences and rounds.

Skills

Active listening

Empathic listening

Catholic sacraments

Bereavement care

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master of Divinity

Theology

Pastoral Care and Counseling

ACPE 4-unit CPE

NACC Board certification

APC certification

Job description

Job Summary:

As a member of the Spiritual Care Department, the Interfaith Chaplain-Catholic Priest provides consistent and respectful spiritual care to patients, families, and staff, honoring their religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions. The Interfaith Chaplain-Catholic Priest offers a variety of spiritual care skills and interventions, including active and empathic listening, Celebrates the Eucharist, helps with goals of care conversations; facilitation of life review, bereavement care; crisis intervention; Provides Catholic Sacraments: e.g. Sacrament of the sick/anointing and Reconciliation/Confession; Provides appropriate prayer, and meditation. The Interfaith Chaplain-Catholic Priest collaborates with interdisciplinary colleagues through facilitation of and participation in interdisciplinary patient care conferences, family meetings, and patient rounding.

Education:

Required: Master of Divinity, Theology, Theological Studies, Pastoral Care and Counseling from a nationally accredited Theological School, or Seminary. Four units Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) of ACPE accredited CPE. Board certification by the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), and Association of Professional Chaplains (APC).

Experience:

One or two years of chaplaincy experience in a healthcare setting is required. Experience in spiritual caregiving in congregational, campus, military, hospice, or long-term care settings will also be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

An ordained Catholic Priest in good standing with a diocese or religious order. Board chaplaincy certified or eligible for Board certification within two years of hire.

Minimum Qualifications:

An ordained Catholic Priest in good standing with a diocese or religious order. A minimum of two units of Clinical Pastoral Education from an accredited ACPE Training Center, and eligible for Board certification within two years of hire.