What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chaplain-Hospice position at St. Luke's?
- JOB SUMMARY
- The Chaplain provides spiritual care to patients, families and St. Luke's staff. Coordinates chaplaincy services with St. Luke's education and development programs. Participates as a resource person in outreach programs to community clergy, congregations, community groups and agencies. Assists the director in planning, implementing and evaluating spiritual care, policies and programs.
- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and a Master of Divinity degree, or its equivalent, from a Theological Seminary. Endorsement or commission to function in a Ministry of Pastoral/Spiritual Care by an appropriate religious authority. Four (4) units of ACPE accredited CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education).
- Experience: N/A
- Licensure/Certification/Registration: WI Background Study upon hire and renewed per WI state law.
- PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: N/A
- Experience: Three (3) to five (5) years of experience as chaplain in a hospital setting, including as chaplain to hospice inpatients and home hospice patients.
- Licensure/Certification/Registration: N/A
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Capacity to integrate and make appropriate use of one's religious/spiritual heritage, theological understanding, and knowledge of behavioral sciences while providing spiritual care to persons and groups; Clarity of one's own identity as a chaplain and role in the institutional setting; Functional knowledge of the religious principles and practices of the major faith traditions; Skills of pastoral counseling and group work; Able to provide intensive and extensive spiritual care to patients, their families and St. Luke's staff in various life situations and crises; Able to provide spiritual care of the dying and the grieving including the ability to lead grief support and education groups; Able to work effectively with and in appreciation of persons of diverse religious, cultural, racial backgrounds, gender and sexual identities; Able to establish and maintain staff relationships throughout the organization and to function in the multidisciplinary setting as a member of the healthcare team; Able to interpret to the healthcare staff the spiritual dimensions of illness and healing and the spiritual resources and concerns of the patient; Able to develop rapport and provide consultation and educational programs for clergy and laypersons in the area of ministry to persons who are ill, dying, grieving , or in crises; Able to use one's perspective and competence as a chaplain in a variety of functions within the community from teaching to preaching and public speaking; Able to lead worship services, conduct funerals and memorial services and other rituals as appropriate; Able to pray in the setting of a patient's room or a large gathering of healthcare workers.
- READING - Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- WRITING - Intermediate: Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures.
- SPEAKING - Intermediate: Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Basic Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
- REASONING ABILITY - Intermediate Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Frequent prolonged standing/walking.
- Stand - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
- Walk - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
- Sit - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
- Reach with hands and arms - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
- Stoop, Squat, Kneel, or Crouch - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
- Bending-repetitive forward - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
- Talk or hear - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
- LIFTING REQUIREMENTS
- Up to 10 pounds - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 – 5.5 hours)
- Up to 25 pounds - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
- WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
Location: St. Luke's · 01 Hospice Election Program
Schedule: Unscheduled, All Shifts
