Employment Type:

Shift:

Description:

POSITION SUMMARY:

SPHPs mission and core values have led to the unprecedented capacity of this healthcare organization to Care for more people in

more places more than any other health care system within the Capital Region of New York.

As an essential member of a fully integrated and interdisciplinary healthcare team the Chaplain is knowledgeable and skilled in

shared-responsibility with colleagues in the holistic care of those entrusted to the healthcare team.

All SPHPs Chaplains must be disposed freely and willingly to use the Core Values of this organization as handy guiding tools for

compliance with the overarching mission and ministry of SPHP.

MISSION STATEMENT:

We St. Peters Health Partners and Trinity Health serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming

healing presence within our communities. Founded in community-based legacies of compassionate healing we provide the highest

quality comprehensive continuum of integrated health care supportive housing and community services especially for the needy

and vulnerable.

Integral to the Mission of SPHP are its Core Values: Reverence Commitment to those who are poor Stewardship Justice

Integrity.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors degree in theology philosophy counseling psychology pastoral care spirituality or their equivalencies from

an accredited academic institution is required.

All chaplains must meet or be willing to meet within two years of hire the following threshold educational and certification

requirements:

Sixteen hundred (1600) hours or one year residency in clinical pastoral education (CPE) or the equivalence in clinical

counseling or psychology is a requirement. CPE certification is preferred

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

A minimum of 3 years pastoral experience required after beginning Clinical Pastoral Education.

Hospice experience and/or equivalent education in pastoral ministry is preferred.

Required to maintain behavior in the community consistent with high moral character.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Good interpersonal skills showing a high degree of confidentiality sensitivity and discretion.

Ability to work in a collaborative team relationship with other members of the department and health care personnel to

assure quality communication is required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Possess an emotional balance that ensures an atmosphere conducive of a professional working relationship in collaboration with

spiritual care colleagues other SPHP colleagues and volunteers.

Have own means of transportation with willingness and flexibility that allows for driving between hospitals in-patient or out-

patient continuum of care health facilities within SPHP as may be assigned and or required.

Demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge of the MISSION and CORE VALUES of SPHP.

Have good understanding of and commitment to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.

Possess ability to work collaboratively with members of the interdisciplinary care team develop integrated care plan and maintain

excellent quality of patients care-related communication.

Possess the capacity to read form comprehend and communicate ideas meaningfully and appropriately in written and oral

English.

Possess skills or willingness to learn required skills to perform patients spiritual and emotional needs assessment plan of care

and document the same electronically in a patients health care/medical record.

Demonstrate compassionate heart through presence empathic listening skills that dispose a patient to be open to

spiritual/emotional conversation counseling rituals prayer or other spiritually healing practices that may be meaningful to a

patient during a spiritual care visit.

Have communication skill for active participation in multidisciplinary patient care conferences patients care development

program meetings Grand rounds escalation Huddles and others.

Have capacity and willingness to respond to emergency and crisis intervention requests for spiritual and emotional support and other spiritual care-related requests/referrals by patients families/loved ones and other health care colleagues/physicians and other clinicians.

Be flexible and willing to share shift rotation for on-site supportive spiritual and emotional care presence to patients patients families/loved ones and colleagues 24 hours 7 days a week. Maintain a monthly statistical record for measuring and accounting for Spiritual Care Services ministries as may be expected by appropriate leadership.

Be willing to participate in or lead deceased patients memorial serves for bereaved families.

Be willing to initiate and maintain communication with area faith communities of clergies by consultation and notification of admission and discharge as requested by patient or his/her family/loved ones.

Be able and willing to integrate spiritual care into every facet of SPHP ministry where assigned.

Have the ability and willingness to freely participate actively in the active initiative planning developing and implementing through measured outcomes of Spiritual Care Department programs or projects; provide enhanced holistic healing ministry measured by the extent of spiritual services provided or made available to all the facets of SPHPs healing ministry locations.

Have the capacity and willingness to freely initiate develop plan implement and measure own annual work performance goals as well as personal and professional development goals that align with Spiritual Care Departments Annual Strategic Initiatives and Plans to meet SPHPs system-wide Strategic Plan/s and goals.

Have the capacity for an intentionally mindful constructive and unitive spiritual solution to matters of conflict or division which may have the potential to hamper the care or well-being of patients patients families/loved ones physicians or other clinicians and colleagues in any of SPHPs Faith-based or non-Faith-based healthcare environment.

Be willing and able to mentor Spiritual Care Volunteers/students.

Be willing and ready to accept and perform other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.

Be active and in good standing with ones own faith tradition affiliation with demonstrable proof if requested by SPHPs HR or hiring Spiritual Care Department leadership.

Pay range: $23.65-$30.55

Pay is based on experience skills and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.