Chaplain

Responsibilities/Job Description:

The Chaplain incorporates the spiritual and emotional dimensions of human development into one's practice of care and reflects a working knowledge of different ethics theories appropriate to one's professional context. Additionally, the Chaplain is the spiritual care specialist of the care team responsible for assessing spiritual care needs and providing direct spiritual care and consultation to patients, and families. Within the Spiritual Health Services (SHS) department, the Chaplain serves as a mentor to students (e.g., Clinical Pastoral Education residents and interns), along with SHS volunteers, who are authorized to provide ministry on behalf of Fairview. The Chaplain works with other members of the interdisciplinary team to identify and respond to spiritual and emotional needs and is attune to notice the relational dynamics and ethical principles at play in the clinical and professional setting.

Responsibilities

• Use one’s own professional authority as a spiritual care provider through direct spiritual care for patients and families based on assessment of spiritual needs in clinical assignment and during assigned on-call shifts.
• Advocate for patients and families.
• Triage and manage crises in the practice of spiritual care.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served, including spiritual/religious informed care or service.
• Exercise skillful listening, compassionate presence & clear communication in one-on-one, small group, care conferences, and interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Provide/arrange for provision of sacraments/rituals/prayers and integrative modalities at the request of patients and/or family members in a manner aligning with the traditions of the particular patient, family member, or significant other.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Theology from approved theological seminary/university, or completion of training in mentored religious tradition as defined by that religious tradition
• Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) accredited by Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
• 1 year experience as a chaplain
• Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) or
• National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) or
• Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) or
• Canadian Association for Spiritual Care/Association Canadienne de Soins Spirituel (CASC/ACSS)

Qualifications: $30.74- $43.40 Hourly