Catholic Hospital Chaplain

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River, through the office of Pastoral Ministry, is seeking to hire a full-time Chaplain for the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis Massachusetts. The Roman Catholic Chaplain will function independently to cover Roman Catholic pastoral care needs and collaborate with other staff chaplains to address the on-going and interfaith spiritual care needs of patients, families, and staff. Supervision is provided by the Director of Pastoral Ministry.

Responsibilities

• Coordination of the administration of sacraments and pastoral/spiritual care to patients, families, and staff, both Catholic and interfaith.
• Planning and providing leadership for special worship services, i.e., Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter, and Christmas.
• Overseeing and assisting with the Catholic volunteer program.
• Collaborating with a team of Chaplains and religious leaders.
• Developing and providing education on catholic pastoral/spiritual care to clinical staff as required.
• Coordination and facilitation of 24/7 chaplain on-call rotation as scheduled.
• Sharing in other departmental responsibilities as requested by the Director of Pastoral Ministries.
• Advocate for patients and families with any ethical and moral concerns that may arise from the delivery of medical services.
• All other duties as assigned.