Clinical Care Chaplain

Position #: 250002V9
Position: Clinical Care Chaplain
UH Facility: Seidman Cancer Center
Shift: Days
Status: Full-time
Work Days of Week: Variable

City: Cleveland

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JOB DESCRIPTION & QUALIFICATIONS

Description

What You Will Do

Collaborates with the Interdisciplinary Team in a variety of settings, ensuring that emotional, spiritual, religious and psychosocial needs of the patient, family and or employee related to the patient’s illness are addressed.
Demonstrates effective leadership in development and implementation of spiritual care program/services for Seidman Cancer Center, CMC and our community partners.
Ensures effective and efficient delivery of services in order to support patients, families and staff
Creates and maintains a positive work environment.

Additional Responsibilities

Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all policies and standards.
For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Qualifications

Education

Master’s Degree Divinity or in Theology (Required) or
15 years of chaplain experience (Required)
Completion of 4 units (1600 hours) of Clinical Pastoral Education (Required)
Ordination and Ecclesiastical Endorsement (Preferred)

Work Experience

3+ years experience providing spiritual care in ministry or healthcare field (Required)
Experience with end-of-life, trauma, bereavement, pediatric and adult care (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Excellent communication skills, including public speaking. (Required proficiency)
Ability to collaborate well with a variety of disciplines in a variety of settings. (Required proficiency)
Ability to work closely with oncology employees to identify and respond to their needs and patient’s spiritual needs. (Required proficiency)
Working knowledge of telephone and Windows Operating System. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

Board Certified Chaplin (BCC) (Preferred)

Physical Demands

Standing Occasionally
Walking Occasionally
Sitting Constantly
Lifting Rarely 20 lbs
Carrying Rarely 20 lbs
Pushing Rarely 20 lbs
Pulling Rarely 20 lbs
Climbing Rarely 20 lbs
Balancing Rarely
Stooping Rarely
Kneeling Rarely
Crouching Rarely
Crawling Rarely
Reaching Rarely
Handling Occasionally
Grasping Occasionally
Feeling Rarely
Talking Constantly
Hearing Constantly
Repetitive Motions Frequently
Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Frequently

Travel Requirements

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LOCATION

UH Seidman Cancer Center

Part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University, one of 50 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country.

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