Duke University
Chaplain-HomeCare Hospice
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Job Description
- Req#: 257402
- Provide immediate and long-term assessment of the spiritual situationand needs of the persons in the assigned areas.
- Will participate in on-call or after hour’s coverage
- On referral and at the chaplain's initiative, provide pastoral care and counseling, to include the full range of sacraments and rituals of thereligious community.
- For persons of other faith perspectives who wish ministry from within their faith, identify and make referrals to appropriate and available clergy or religious leaders in the community.
- Provide support to hospital staff in the assigned areas through individual counseling and through structured group meetings.
- Participate in the assessment, education and resolution of medical ethical issues in the assigned areas.
- Develop the pastoral component in interdisciplinary teams in assigned areas.
- Develop a program of outreach to community clergy and religious leaders for the purpose of creating adjunct chaplaincy
- Provide adminis trative supervision for chaplain residents and internsassigned to this chaplain’s area
- Conduct ongoing pastoral evaluation and pastoral research programs inassigned areas
- Conduct seminars with focus on specific pastoral care issues forchaplain residents and interns.
- Skills in crisis intervention.Ability to provide ministry in high stress environment.
- Skills in pastoral assessment
- Physically capable of sustained work in high stress environment.
- Skills in supervising the clinical work of chaplain interns andr esidents
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
About Duke HomeCare & Hospice
Pursue your passion for caring with Duke HomeCare & Hospice, which offers hospice, home health, and infusion services across the region, as well as serves as the home forthe Duke Caregiver Support Program. Team members work closely with a patient's physician to provide comprehensive, individualized care in the comfort of their home or at our inpatient hospice facility in Durham, NC.
Provide a full ministry of pastoral care and spi ritual support andcounseling to patients, families, and staff in assigned areas within hospital, hospice, or community programs.
Work Performed
Level I:
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Level I:
Level Characteristics
Level II:Development of administrative and mentoring skills for coordinating andadministering a pastoral care spiritual support ministry in a major component of the health system, to include participation in the training programs for chaplain interns and residents
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Master of Divinity or equivalent degree.
Level I: Completion of one year's residency in Clinical Pastoral Education.
Level II: Completion of a second year residency in Clinical Pastoral Education
Experience
Level I: Six months pastoral ministry, in church or institution. Level II: Three years of experience as a clinical chaplain
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Level I: Level II Board Certified or Board Eligible for certification as a"Board Certified Chaplain" by the Association of Professional Chaplains. Denominational Endorsement.
Clinical membership in the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc (preferred)
Job Hours
Tuesday - Saturday, 8am - 5pm
CHAPLAIN
Job Level: F1Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
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About the company
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina.