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A Brief Overview
Serves as a member of the spiritual care service team and providing spiritual and religious care to patients, family and staff members in areas assigned in cooperation with the spiritual care coordinator. May participate in Hospital and Department committees and contributes to professional pastoral training for staff, community clergy and seminary students at the direction of the spiritual care coordinator.

May be available and responsible to provide and coordinate pastoral services during the non-business hours (after 5PM weekdays, weekends and holidays) of the hospital. Is accessible by pager for assigned periods of time and will respond as needed to the requests for pastoral services. Is responsible for documenting their work in hospital records and reporting their activities through statistical reports that are provided to the Chaplain Coordinator.

Candidates able to cover weekends and overnight shifts are encouraged to apply to this per diem position. This role is not eligible for benefits.

What you will do

• Professional Pastoral Services
• Provides interfaith spiritual and religious support to patients, families and staff members. Works collaboratively with the spiritual care staff and coordinator. Functions as part of interdisciplinary teams.
• Coordinates with communities of faith to arrange for the special spiritual needs of a patient, family or staff member. This activity may include collaboration with staff at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (St. Agatha and James), Jewish Family and Children's Services, Episcopal Community Services, and other denominations.
• Professional Communications
• Completes all requisite patient care charting in the medical record.
• Completes all statistical reports and logs to ensure effective communications across the shifts.
• Collaborates with Spiritual Care Coordinator, chaplains, community clergy and other volunteers in the provision care
• Demonstrates effective verbal skills while providing direct services to clients and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Professional Leadership
• Identifies barriers to effective service delivery or problems in work areas and in collaboration with the spiritual care coordinator, demonstrates effective and timely problem solving.
• Plans, develops and implements interventions, systems or programs that improve service delivery.
• May actively participate in one program, department or hospital committee.
• Actively participates in quality improvement initiatives in assigned service areas.
• Is willing and able to provide in-service education to interested audiences as requested by SC coordinator.
• When appropriate, serves as an instructor, supervisor / mentor.
• Professional Development
• Recognizes areas of professional strength and areas for development.
• Develops plan for supervision, consultation and/or learning.
• Utilizes team members, peers and supervisory staff in consultation for professional development.
• Incorporates new knowledge and feedback into practice.
• Meets annual requirements for professional continuing education.
• Meets annual requirements for mandatory education.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Master's Degree Divinity or similar area of focus Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least three (3) years of experience as a parish or congregation clergy and an endorsement from a recognized denomination or faith organization Required
• A minimum of one unit of CPE Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously while maintaining a strong sense of teamwork.
• Personal organization and excellent time management skills.
• Ability to establish effective pastoral relationships quickly with a wide and diverse group of persons who may be experiencing significant physical or spiritual trauma.
• Ability to work under conditions that can be very stressful.
• Ability to understand a patient/family's spiritual beliefs accurately so as to provide (or arrange for) appropriate services.

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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