Nursing Home Chaplain: Compassionate Spiritual Care Leader

Vitas Healthcare Corporation; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitas Healthcare Corporation seeks a Chaplain to join an interdisciplinary team and address the spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers and staff, including volunteers. The chaplain provides pastoral care interventions and counseling determined by spiritual assessment and the setting.

Qualified candidates must have ordination or commission to function in ministry of pastoral care, endorsement in good standing with their faith body, and completion of CPE (1 unit minimum, 400 hours; 2

Qualifications

• Ordination or Commission to function in ministry of pastoral care.
• Endorsement in good standing with faith body.
• Bachelor's degree required; Master of Divinity or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral care interventions and counseling based on spiritual assessment.
• Address spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers and staff.
• Collaborate as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Pastoral care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Spiritual assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's of Divinity

Job description

Vitas Healthcare Corporation seeks a Chaplain to join an interdisciplinary team and address the spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers and staff, including volunteers. The chaplain provides pastoral care interventions and counseling determined by spiritual assessment and the setting.

Qualified candidates must have ordination or commission to function in ministry of pastoral care, endorsement in good standing with their faith body, and completion of CPE (1 unit minimum, 400 hours; 2