Chaplain - Casual

Posted: Monday, 17 March 2025
Valid Thru: Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Index Requested on: 03/17/2025 19:12:20
Indexed on: 03/17/2025 19:12:20

Location: Orlando, FL, 32827, US

Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 - Business and Financial Operations
Type of Employment: PART_TIME

Nemours is hiring!

Description:

To provide direct Pastoral Care services to all patients, family and staff of the hospital as needed to complement the work of other Pastoral Care staff.

Essential Functions:
  • Provide Spiritual comfort to patients and families by visiting patients on a regular basis offering spiritual direction, counseling, sacraments and prayer as requested.
  • Communicate and demonstrate an awareness and acceptance of providing appropriate spiritual care for patient, families, and employees from a variety of religious traditions.
  • Assess spiritual needs of patient and family
  • Assist the family in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma, and/or death.
  • Communicate with nurse and other health care professionals caring for patient and family.
  • Provide grief and bereavement support during end of life for patient, family and staff and support staff in the coordination and offering of appropriate rituals and/or bereavement resources with other members of the care team.
  • When on-call, respond to on-call events and requests for service within 5 minutes of receiving page and remain within a 30-minute drive of hospital.
  • Provide spiritual support to all clinical providers in the hospital.
  • Coordinate with Pastoral Care staff and volunteers to schedule and ensure coverage during weekdays, weekend days (as determined by the department) and serve as an on-call chaplain.
  • Foster relations with community clergy and religious leaders.
  • Serve as an active member of medical team.
  • Attend to the hospital chapel, maintain a safe / receptive environment and ensure that appropriate materials are available.
  • Lead the effort to implement a Critical Incident Stress De-briefing program for staff as requested.
  • Assure documentation of all visits in patient chart.
  • Adhere to all hospital standards, policies and procedures and assure regulatory compliance.
  • Participate in Departmental and interdepartmental staff meetings to foster collegiality.
  • Keep records of pastoral activity to communicate with other members of the department.

  • Certified or certification eligible by a national pastoral care or counseling certification body preferred.

    Responsibilities:

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    Educational requirements:

    • high school

    Desired Skills:

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    Benefits:

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