Chaplain II – St. Mary's Hospital - Richmond - PRN

Chaplain II – St. Mary's Hospital - Richmond - PRN Under the direction of the Director of Mission or Director of Spiritual Care, the Chaplain II ministers to patients, families, and staff around religious and spiritual needs. As an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, the chaplain provides spiritual care and emotional support within the context of illness, crisis, loss, and death. The chaplain is committed to the Mission and models its core values.

Essential Functions

Recognizes the sacramental needs of the Catholic population.

Provide for religious and ritual needs of diverse faith groups.

Minister to a diverse population in a non-proselytizing manner and provide basic emotional and spiritual support to patients, visitors, our community, and fellow associates.

Collaborate with fellow team members and the interdisciplinary team including appropriate referrals that serve those in their care.

Provide effective pastoral skills and pastoral ministry by employing advanced pastoral care and counseling techniques, including but not limited to emotional processing, reframing for meanings and perspectives, and facilitation of deeper theological and personal reflections.

Provides a specialized perspective at clinical care conferences while addressing the spiritual and emotional aspects of holistic care. Provide consultation for cases with significant relational, familial, religious, or cultural dynamics and engender appropriate spiritual care outcomes.

Demonstrate proficiency in conducting full-spectrum spiritual care assessment and care planning process.

Provide appropriate spiritual interventions in end-of-life situations and crisis cases (Code Blue, Death, Trauma, etc.).

Coordinate delivery of pastoral care resources for complex patient care situations and collaborate with Departmental leaders in making appropriate referrals.

Provide Advanced Care Planning consultations and elicits care preferences including Advanced Medical Directives documentation.

Professionally communicate clinically relevant information in the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) benefitting interdisciplinary care.

Demonstrate knowledge of the Ethical and Religious Directives of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and adhere to the policies of the Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) as a Catholic healthcare organization.

24/7 call with expectations for holidays/weekends.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Education

Master’s degree in related field such as Religious, Divinity, or Theology (required)

Doctoral degree in Theology or Philosophy (preferred)

Required Licensing & Certifications

3 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) completed (required)

Experience

1 year of experience as a Chaplain in a healthcare setting. (Required)

Ecclesial endorsement from church body to be involved in hospital ministry. (Required)

Completion of lay ministry or the ordination process. (Preferred)

Skills & Abilities

Active listening

Apply Ethical Practices

Clinical Pastoral Care

Collaboration

Communication

Crisis counseling

Crisis Intervention

Demonstrate Empathy

Flexibility

Good interpersonal skills

Healthcare Ethics

Human Relations

Interfaith Dialogue

Ministering to diverse populations

Organization Skills

Pastoral Care

Pastoral Counseling

Pastoral Ministries

Pastoral Theology

Planning

Presentation Skills

Public Relations

Relationship building

Religious Studies

Spiritual Care

Spiritual Care Assessments

Spiritual Support

Teamwork

Theological Reflection

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Facilitation of theological reflections

Medical Ethics

Catholic Social Teaching

Ability to lead and coordinate prayer and worship services

Ability to teach an understanding of diverse theology and ecclesiology

Training None

What We Offer

Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)

Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts

Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders

Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Bon Secours – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are affirmatively action and equal opportunity employers, please email recruitment@mercy.com. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@mercy.com

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Other

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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