Req #: 0000177937
Category: Clerical / Administrative Support
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: RWJ New Brunswick
Department: Pastoral Care

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Must be a Board Certified or BCC eligible Chaplain with any of the following organizations: Association of Professional Chaplains, National Association of Catholic Chaplains or the National Association of Jewish Chaplains
• Completion of Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education
• Master Degree in Theology/Divinity or Equivalent
• Proficient in Windows based office software

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Day Shift
• Rotating weekends and holidays may be required
• Full-Time

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Participate in delivering and arranging for appropriate spiritual care to patients, their loved ones and staff throughout the hospital
• Actively participate in the delivery of spiritual care adhering to the departmental policies and standards of practice and ethics according to their board certifying organization
• Respond to requests for spiritual care in a timely manner
• Follow a triage response to emergency situations as well as referrals and consults
• Proactively round on assigned units, performing spiritual assessments and interventions
• Educate and execute Advance Care planning documentation with patients
• Documents all patient visits in Epic according to department procedure
• Support an interdisciplinary approach to spiritual care
• Participate in team meetings and interdisciplinary rounds
• Serve on institutional committees as appointed
• Promote a team-centered approach to spiritual care among all chaplains, students and volunteers in the department
• Serve as a clinical preceptor to help mentor clinical pastoral education students
• Provide educational opportunities about elements of spiritual care to students and staff as requested

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.