Job Description

Chaplain

Among the Franciscan team, our Chaplain supports patients, families, and staff in developing a sense of acceptance of all aspects of illness, and to incorporate them into their Christian or spiritual development. This position provides pastoral ministry through visitation, counsel, and staff sacramental support to patients, families, and staff. This role, additionally, assists patients in meeting their psychosocial, social, spiritual, and emotional needs during a period of illness, injury, and death.

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

What You Can Expect:

• Hours/Days: Monday-Friday 8:30a-4:30p. There will be one Saturday a month of expectation to work. One day a week on call Saturday - They also rotate holidays and weekends.
• Knowledge of spiritual care, at least 2 quarters of CPE some experience. Department is supportive of each other. Serve higher goals. We live the mission and values.
• Assist local religious groups and clergy persons to care for the sick/injured of their congregations, such as encouraging patient's active connection to their faith group during and after illness.
• Collaborate, communicate, and participate in multifaceted delivery of holistic patient care through interdisciplinary care rounding, appropriate referrals, departmental meetings, family conferences, hospital committees, and education.
• Provide a clinical basis to the ministry by sound, applied spiritual and psychological principles, including active listening, reflection, discussion, and prayer.
• Respond promptly to calls for crisis intervention in assigned areas, providing spiritual and emotional support to patients/families.
• Ensure spiritual services made available to the majority of new patients and families in assigned areas, and follows-up on offerings, as appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Required Bachelor's Degree Theology or related field.
• Preferred Master's Degree Theology or related field.
• 1 year Chaplain in a healthcare institution Preferred.
• Familiarity with Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Services (ERD's) Preferred.
• Ecclesiastical Endorsement.
• National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) Certification - The National Catholic Bioethics Center.

Travel is required: Never or Rarely.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

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