Chaplain

Summary

This position provides pastoral care and spiritual support to patients at the Medical Center while also ministering to the patients’ families and hospital staff members. This position also provides a linkage between the Medical Center and the community. This position fosters an understanding of the relationship between faith, illness, and the emotional and mental conflicts that arise, and seeks to motivate and invite healthy, meaningful use of each individual’s religious beliefs and attitudes in the management of his/her physical, emotional, and/or mental health.

Responsibilities

• Essential duties and responsibilities (40%)
• Provides high quality, comprehensive pastoral care and spiritual comfort with special emphasis on listening ministry, grief work, and ethical decision-making; helping patients, families and staff identify and use their own unique personal and spiritual resources. (25%)
• Consults with physicians, nurses, social workers, and others, and participates with appropriate multidisciplinary teams regarding patient care. (25%)
• Provides sacramental or special Liturgical Services as requested by patients and families and/or staff. (10%)
• Assists clergy of all faiths in giving optimal spiritual care to patients and families of their own membership or denomination. OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Develops and maintains an on-call chaplain schedule for off-hours spiritual care needs. Develops standards for quality outcome measurement of spiritual care services to the served population. Provides in-service training, professional development, and other education programs for the staff and the community. Serves as liaison between the Medical Center and community churches. Demonstrates ability to minister with persons of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. Ministers to the out-of-town or un-affiliated parishioner, upon request. Maintains client and office records and documents according to Medical Center policies and procedures. Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations. Participates in the development and evaluation of a Medical Center Ethics Committee and actively participates in the Committee. Provides for the age specific needs of the population served according to department standards and policies/procedures as evidenced by observation, documentation and peer feedback for the following: Infant - 0 to 1 year Toddler - 1 to 4 years Child - 5 to 12 years Adolescent - 13 to 17 years Adult - 18 to 64 years Later Adult - 65 years and older. MyMichigan Health is a technology driven organization and employees need to demonstrate competency in Microsoft® Windows. An employee may be required to participate in further learning opportunities offered by MyMichigan Health