In order to fill our Mission of serving our community by helping each person achieve optimal health and well-being by providing compassionate, exceptional, and affordable healthcare services, all employees of Genesis HealthCare System must be committed to living the Genesis Mission and Genesis values of Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Team, and Innovation. All employees must regard themselves as an ‘owner’ of Genesis and keep our patients at the center of everything we do - always.
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Department:
Spiritual Care & Mission Integration
Overview of Position:
The Chaplain ministers, as members of the interdisciplinary team, providing spiritual support, counsel and advocacy for patients, family members and staff. They provide instruction related to Advanced Directives, ethics, issues of spirituality and religion, and bereavement. Chaplains are professionally prepared to provide spiritual care to a diverse population in alignment with the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Services.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
1. Provides professional spiritual care to patients, visitors, and staff using evidence-based assessments and interventions.
2. Demonstrates skill in communicating effectively through active listening and responding.
3. Recognizes and supports religious, spiritual and cultural diversity.
4. Actively participates in the self-evaluation process.
5. Demonstrates a working knowledge of crisis intervention theory.
6. Utilizes knowledge of Advanced Directives to educate, assist and support customers in ethical decision-making process.
7. Exhibits skills as an advocate, negotiator, counselor, facilitator of family conferences.
8. Demonstrates the willingness and ability to work with all faith group leaders and lay representatives.
9. Consistently demonstrates a team approach within the department and works well as interdisciplinary team members to maintain continuum of care.
10. Is alert to and facilitates resolving ethical issues.
11. Demonstrates competence in age-specific patient care as appropriate.
QUALIFICATIONS
1. Master’s degree in Divinity or related field required.
2. Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Must be recognized by the credentialing body, which will certify the chaplain.
3. Certified or eligible for certification to be a board-certified chaplain within two years of employment. Chaplains may be certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains, National Association of Catholic Chaplains, Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains, or the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care.
4. Valid Ohio driver's license with proof of liability insurance.
5. Ability to articulate a pastoral theology that is both contemporary and functional for the population we serve.
6. Ability to remain non-anxious, nonjudgmental, and to handle stress associated with crisis intervention.
7. Upholds the values, ethics, and mission of the chaplain’s credentialing body and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.
8. Maintains ordination/commission with and/or endorsement by an appropriate religious body.
9. Basic computer skills adequate for the tasks.
PATIENT CENTERED CARE & BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS
1. Living the Genesis Mission, Vision and Values
- Performs work in a manner that is quality focused.
- Treats patients, co-workers, visitors and volunteers with courtesy, compassion, empathy and respect.
- Results oriented and focused on achievement of objectives.
- Acknowledges and responds to the diversity of people and the situation.
- Encourages peers (others) to be owners of change.
- Always makes the effort to anticipate and exceed customer needs and expectations.
- Possesses the ability to engage others with patience and understanding.
- Acts in a manner that creates positive first and lasting impressions.
- Demonstrates the ability to own issues until they are resolved.
2. Patient Centered Care (patients/families, physicians, co-workers, all other internal/external customers)
- Introduces self and role…connects with everyone.
- Communicates effectively (i.e. advising others of actions, pertinent information, time durations, etc.) and asks for feedback.
- Asks for and anticipates needs and concerns of others.
- Maintains a positive work environment for staff and a healing environment for patients (i.e. safe, clean, quiet, etc.)
- Maintains the dignity and privacy of each person; manages confidential/sensitive information appropriately.
- Responds to requests in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Exits patient/customer encounters courteously, asking if there are additional needs that can be addressed.
3. Promotes Patient and Employee Safety
- Demonstrates safe Patient Handling (i.e. transfers, transport, care administration, nutrition, medication, etc.)
- Demonstrates safe Materials Handling (i.e. appropriate use and disposal of chemicals, infectious wastes, etc.)
- Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of Infectious Disease precautions and use of proper protective equipment
- Demonstrates Slips/Trips and Falls Awareness.
- Actively contributes to maintaining a safe, clean and quiet environment.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Ability to work full time and to participate in 24-hour emergency on-call program.
2. Ability to participate in scheduled weekend rotations.
3. Ability to work in office environment and on the floors.
This description reflects in general terms the type and level of work performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive, nor portray the specific duties of any one incumbent.
Thank you for your interest in employment at Genesis. Genesis is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Selection of applicants for employment is based only on qualifications and the requirements of a specific job.
