CHAPLAIN II

CHAPLAIN II UNM

Hospitals•3.6 Albuquerque, NM Job Details Part-time $28.32•$42.48 an hour 19 hours ago Benefits Career development plan Qualifications Collaborate with healthcare professionals Behavioral health hospital experience Spanish Committee work Medical documentation Inpatient Leading funeral services Professional ethics Patient safety measures implementation Care documentation English Mid-level Mental health facility experience Pastoral counseling Volunteer training Youth engagement in pastoral work Staff training Hazard identification and correction Adolescents Educational program planning Theology Master of Divinity 1 year Hospital visits Adult education Professional development training Spiritual well-being Patient family support Psychiatric hospital experience Divinity Full Job Description Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials Compensation Disclaimer Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department:

Hospice Care-Pediatric FTE:

0.50

Part Time Shift:

Days Position Summary:

Provide spiritual support to patients, families and staff. Assist in the orientation, training, and professional development of department staff, community clergy, volunteer chaplains, and visiting Catholic Priest. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric and behavioral health groups.

Detailed responsibilities:

SPIRITUAL NEEDS

•Provide in-house, off-site, and on-call spiritual need coverage to patients, families and hospital staff by responding to codes, death, and other emergencies

OVERSIGHT

•Oversee use of chapel for spiritual purposes; act as liaison with local clergy; provide in-service and community educational needs of individual faiths by fostering ecumenical approach to hospital ministry

MINISTRY

•Provide for specific needs of individual faiths by fostering an ecumenical/universal approach to hospital ministry

SPIRITUAL NEEDS

•Provide spiritual support to patients, families and hospital staff as requested; provide sacraments, worship services, and memorial services

COLLABORATION

•Collaborate with Hospital staff employees when working with patients to strengthen the care provided; assist in identifying and solving problems

PASTORAL CARE

•Assess and plan for Pastoral Care Program consistent with available resources and institution mission; assist in planning, organizing, scheduling, and conducting spiritual programs and services

DEVELOPMENT

•Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

PATIENT SAFETY 1

•Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols

PATIENT SAFETY 2

•Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes

PATIENT SAFETY 3

•Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk

PATIENT SAFETY 4

•Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner

PATIENT SAFETY 5

•Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

DOCUMENTATION

•Compile and complete documentation of patient care activities using the

FICA Spiritual Assessment Qualifications Education:

Essential:

Pastoral Master's Degree Education specialization:

Essential:

4

Units Clinical Education Divinity or Equivalent Experience:

Essential:

1 year directly related experience

Nonessential:

Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo 3 years directly related experience Mental health facility inpatient experience; Bio-medical Ethics Committee Member experience

Credentials:

Essential:

Fatih or Community Endorsement Nonessential:

APC, NACC, NAJC, CASC or SCA Board Cert w/in 36 mos of pos

Physical Conditions:

Light Work:

Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (

Constantly:

activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.

Working conditions:

Essential:

Sig Haz:

Physical risk/injuries due to combative patients

Sig Hazard:

Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE May be required or is required to perform on-call duties May work rotating shifts, holidays and weekends Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required