Staff Chaplain

Job Details

Provide overall pastoral care in designated clinical assignment areas, including emotional and spiritual support for patient, families, and staff.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Provides sensitive, relevant and timely pastoral care to any and all areas of the hospital as assigned or needed.
• Provide relief for duty pager as needed by department.
• Assist with after-hours duty rotation a minimum of four (4) shifts a month, inclusive of at least two (2) overnight shifts.
• Shifts vary between 8-12 hours, depending on need.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: 

• Minimum of four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education.  
• Bachelor and Masters Degree Preferred 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION: 

• Board Certified or eligible for certification, which must be acquired within 24 months of hire, through (APC) The Association of Professional Chaplains, (NACC) The National Association of Catholic Chaplains, or (NAJC) National Association of Jewish Chaplains  

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 

• Must be a skilled pastoral care provider with a minimum of two (2) years of hospital experience (CPE internships or residencies are applicable), preferably at a Level I Trauma Center.  
• Possess the capacity to make departmental presentations regarding the provision of pastoral care in the hospital setting.  
• Proven ability to work with all levels of Hospital/University personnel and all internal/external customers. 

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address

111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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