Chaplain
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Description
Are you passionate about providing spiritual care? UPMC Hanover is looking for a new Chaplain to join their team. This Chaplain will provide spiritual care to patients, families, and staff. Apply today!
Schedule\: Monday – Friday from 8\:00 am – 4\:30 pm. Position is on call during off hours, 7 days a week. This position does include weekends and holidays.
Purpose\:
Serves as a member of the spiritual care team and provides for the spiritual needs of the patients, families and staff.
Responsibilities\:
- Supports the spiritual care to patients by\: Completing visitation assignments and communicating the services available through the pastoral care department, screening patients', families', and staff's needs, coordinating with chaplains if a patient/family/staff wish to meet with the chaplains.
- Working in/contributing to life of interfaith team.
- Provide pastoral care in routine and emergent situations.
- Share on-call responsibilities as needed.
- Documents visits to patients.
- Knowledge and understanding of department standards and policies.
- Attend staff meetings and participate in setting goals.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings as required.
- Lead worship as scheduled.
- Seek opportunities for continuing education.
- Communicate well in a professional exchange of ideas with staff.
- Commitment to patient/family/staff centered spiritual care.
