Thank you for considering a career at Roper St. Francis Healthcare!
Location: Berkeley, Charleston, & Dorchester Counties
Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday
Job Summary:
Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, their families, visitors, and staff at assigned facility or home hospice. Work collaboratively with the Department of Pastoral Care staff and participates in department activities and events. Chaplains provide spiritual care and bereavement services to all patients served by Roper St. Francis Healthcare including Palliative Care, Home Hospice, and the Roper Hospice Cottage.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and Master of Divinity Degree or equivalent. If equivalency, a letter from APC (Association of Professional Chaplains) is required.
Experience: One year experience as a hospital or hospice chaplain, or one year experience in parish/church ministry.
Licensure/Certification: Certified (or eligible for certification) by the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), or the Association of Professional Chaplains is required. If not certified, certification must be maintained within 24 months in position.
Primary Source Verification: http://www.nacc.org/certification/employers.asp, http://www.professionalchaplains.org
Knowledge/Skills:
Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Must be self-directed and able to work independently. Ability to identify and address spiritual and emotional issues. Ability to write accurate spiritual assessments. Ability to work collaboratively with other health care professionals. Minister to patients, their families, visitors, and hospital / hospice staff in assigned areas. Ability to navigate the complex spiritual issues of patients and families in Palliative Care as well as patients and families dealing with end-of-life issues. Ability to work in settings of diverse lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, values, and religious traditions.
Other: Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information. A warm personality, sensitive and compassionate to the spiritual and emotional needs of all.
Contacts:
Ability to relate with physicians, administrative staff, hospital / hospice staff, patients, their families and visitors, community clergy in a professional, caring, compassionate manner.
Work Demands/Environment:
Frequent sitting, walking, standing. Intermittent stretching, standing, stooping, bending. May require lifting or moving items up to 25 lbs. Frequent use of finger/hand dexterity. Constant talking or hearing. Corrected hearing and vision to normal range. Possible exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue. Possible exposure to infectious materials, communicable diseases and/or other conditions common to a healthcare environment. Requires work under stressful conditions, deadlines, and/or irregular hours. Requires on-call rotation on evenings and weekends as needed to meet the needs of patients.
As a Roper St. Francis Healthcare teammate, you're part of a Mission that matters. We support your well-being—personally and professionally. Our benefits are built to grow with you and meet your unique needs, every step of the way.
What we offer
- Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
- Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
- Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability
- Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support
Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status
Roper St. Francis Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer.
It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws, as well as, the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a).Accordingly, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at
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