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Intermountain Health Chaplain in Miles City, Montana
Job Description:
The Chaplain works within the hospital setting providing emotional, spiritual, and religious care for patients, families, and staff. The Chaplain is responsible to utilize effective communication skills with all patients, volunteers, and staff in a timely, concise, clear, and positive manner.
This is a Full-time position with benefits and PTO. Join our team today!
You.
You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Chaplain. You’re ready to roll up your sleeves. Eager to ask questions. And willing to go above and beyond to ease a patient’s pain.
You’re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.
Us.
We reveal and foster God’s healing love by improving the health of the people and communities we serve, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.
We.
Together we’ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. We’ll honor each other’s dignity and surpass the standards we set. We’ll encourage joy, demand safety and take pride in our integrity.
We’ll laugh at each other’s jokes (even the bad ones). We’ll hello and high five. We’ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.
We’re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.
Your day.
As a Chaplain, you will assess and plan for the individual spiritual care needs and resources of staff, patients, residents, and their families. The Chaplain is responsible to utilize effective communication skills with all patients, volunteers, and staff in a timely, concise, clear, and positive manner.
Your experience.
We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require: Two (2) years experience as a Chaplain (in a hospital setting is preferred). Bachelors Degree is required; Masters Degree in Divinity, Theology or related field within two (2) years of hire is required. Two (2) units Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) accredited centers is required. Board Certification by APC, NACC, NAJC, or SCA required within two years of hire. Letter of Recommendation of suitability by senior administrative leader of religious tradition (Parish, Synagogue, Conference, Elder Board, etc.) required.
Your next move.
Now that you know more about being a Chaplain on our team we hope you’ll join us. Here, you’ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.
The essential duties and responsibilities of Chaplain consists of:
Initiates pastoral visits and responds to referrals to visit patients and/or their families.
Conducts assessment of spiritual needs of patients, residents, family members, physicians, associates and volunteers.
Assists patients and families with advance directives and end-of-life resources. Provides resources for transition, bereavement and loss.
Participates in multidisciplinary patient rounds, care conferences ethics consultations and documents, as appropriate, in patients’ electronic medical record.
Responds to crisis situations (e.g. Code Blue, trauma, death) to provide spiritual care and support.
Facilitates prayer, rituals and worship services. Offers workshops (e.g., spirituality, advance directives) as needed. Works to accommodate the spiritual needs and requests of all faith. Assists with the specific sacramental needs of the Catholic patients such as Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick.
Supports ongoing partnerships with community clergy.
Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
Participates in on call responsibilities as requested.
Participate in maintenance of proper administrative procedures for the department in accordance with institutional policy.
Assists with the development of the department's plan for continuous quality improvement.
Participates in hospital wide committees. May lead specific committee projects and initiatives.
Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
Bachelors Degree is required.
Masters Degree in Divinity, Theology or related field within two (2) years of hire is required.
CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, LICENSE:
Two units Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) accredited centers is required.
Board Certification by APC, NACC, NAJC, or SCA required within two years of hire.
Letter of Recommendation of suitability by senior administrative leader of religious tradition (Parish, Synagogue, Conference, Elder Board, etc.) required.
Physical Requirements:
Physical Requirements
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs. Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc. Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment. May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time. For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Anticipated job posting close date:
06/28/2024
Location:
Holy Rosary Hospital
Work City:
Miles City
Work State:
Montana
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$20.56 - $35.35
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
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Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Intermountain Health is a Utah-based, not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals (includes "virtual" hospital), a Medical Group with more than 3,800 physicians and advanced practice clinicians at about 385 clinics, a health plans division called Select Health, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.
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