Building Location:

32nd Avenue Building

Department:

45261 Chaplaincy Services

Job Description:

Plans, develops, organizes, and directs the day-to-day operations of the Chaplaincy Services in the west market in ways that contribute to meeting the mission and goals of Essentia Health. This role will do this by providing leadership and education that contributes to shaping a culture that embodies the spirituality, core values and mission of the system. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to develop and implement a relevant comprehensive chaplaincy program that serves patients, residents and staff.

Will have direct patient care responsibilities depending on staffing and needs and will interact with patients in a way that is effective and appropriate to the age of the involved patient population.

Responsible for ensuring that any applicable regulatory requirements are met.

Education Qualifications:

Key Responsibilities:

• Effectively coordinates, supervises, and evaluates chaplaincy activities to ensure patient and resident care needs are meet while ensuring adequate and appropriate staffing levels

• Responsible for the chaplains’ education and competencies, new and enhanced spiritual care programs and oversight of departments’ standard work and processes

• Promotes spiritual care that is informed by and respects cultural religious differences. Ensues that the Ethical and Religious Directives (ERDs)s are honored as appropriate

• Interfaces with the community and local clergy to provide pastoral services and build community relations

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in theology, divinity, ministry or related field

Required Qualifications:

• Three years of experience in leading a pastoral care function

• Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education with board certification from recognized accredited program preferred or ability to obtain

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three to five years of clinical experience

• Master's degree in related field

Licensure/Certification Qualifications:

Certification/Licensure Requirements:

• Ecclesiastical endorsement

FTE:

1

Possible Remote/Hybrid Option:

Shift Rotation:

Day Rotation (United States of America)

Shift Start Time:

Shift End Time:

Weekends:

Holidays:

No

Call Obligation:

No

Union:

Union Posting Deadline:

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