Chaplain

There’s no place like Edina, MN and York Gardens Senior Living is proud to be part of this vibrant community. Our senior living is conveniently located near public transportation and the cross roads of Highways 100, I-35W and I-494. To many, Edina represents a lifestyle that’s synonymous with gracious living. We offer a combination of 76 assisted living, Independent Living, Memory care and Care Suites units. We boast an exceptional and tenured team of caregivers who believe in Ebenezer’s mission to heal, discover, and educate for longer healthier, more meaningful lives.

York Gardens Senior Living is looking for a Chaplain. The Chaplain is the spiritual care specialist of the interdisciplinary care team responsible for assessing spiritual care needs and providing direct spiritual care and consultation to residents, families and staff. Within the Spiritual Health Services (SHS) department, the Chaplain works alongside the director in support of the CPE students and SHS volunteers. Chaplains work with other members of the interdisciplinary team to identify and respond to spiritual and emotional needs and connects to spiritual/religious community organizations as directed by SHS director.

This position includes; 

• 40 hours every two weeks
• Day shift 
• Sunday Service
• Partial Benfits:  https://www.ebenezercares.org/benefits.html

Ebenezer is proud to be voted 2024 Star Tribune Top Work Place, and has received this honor fifteen years in a row. We're an established organization with over 100 years of excellent service and an outstanding rate of growth. When you come to work at an Ebenezer community, we strive to support your growth, honor your strengths and empower you to make a difference in the lives of others.

• Provides spiritual health service
• Provides direct spiritual care and consultation to residents, families and staff based on assessment of spiritual needs.
• Plans/conducts/coordinates religious services, including special seasonal celebrations and memorial services.
• Serves as a liaison to faith representatives from other spiritual and religious communities to meet the spiritual needs of all residents, including coordination of religious services, sacraments and other activities
• Completes Spiritual Health Assessments on all long-term care residents.
• Develops individualized goals and interventions to meet resident’s spiritual health needs according to MDS guidelines and documents this in the Spiritual Health section of resident’s medical record.
• Serves as a theological, ethical and educational resource
• Functions as member of the interdisciplinary team
• Serves on Ethics Committee and supports ethical reflection and end of life decision making.
• Maintain role as “clergy in good standing “with religious adjudicating body and APC/NACC communitie

Minimum Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree: List

  − Post baccalaureate degree or post baccalaureate degree in process in theology or

  religious studies or training as required by the chaplain’s faith group

  − Graduate degree in theology from a CHEA accredited theological seminary or

  religious studies program

• Other License/Certification/Registration: List –

  One or more units of ACPE accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

  Endorsement by faith group

• One to Three Years of expereince 

• Experience with documentation of spiritual assessment and outcomes, including

  facility with electronic charting and other computer-based applications such as

  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.