1. Manage the delivery of spiritual care services on the St. Raphael Campus to patients, families and Hospital staff of many faiths and no particular faith. 2. Develop and maintain high quality standards of professional chaplaincy practice. Confers with appropriate staff, hospital administration, the medical staff and the managers of other professional departments in planning chaplaincy participation in hospital services. Ensures that all patient care responsibilities will be performed consisten... more details
Overview To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day. Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates the spiritual care programs on the Saint Raphael Campus in accordance with high quality professional chaplaincy practice and in accordance with the mission, goals and objectives of Yale-New Haven Hospital. Execute the chaplaincy programs at the Saint Raphael Campus to insure maximum benefits to the patients/families and staff of the hospital by well-defined delegation of responsibilities in general areas and in specific assignments. Responsible for the overall management, leadership, coordination, collaboration and evalutation of activities at the Saint Raphael Campus in direct clinical services and educational programs. Serves as liaison with various professional and community clergy groups that come to Yale-New Haven, Saint Raphael Campus. EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran Responsibilities 1. Manage the delivery of spiritual care services on the St. Raphael Campus to patients, families and Hospital staff of many faiths and no particular faith. 2. Develop and maintain high quality standards of professional chaplaincy practice. Confers with appropriate staff, hospital administration, the medical staff and the managers of other professional departments in planning chaplaincy participation in hospital services. Ensures that all patient care responsibilities will be performed consistent with age-specific criteria. 3. Keep abreast of current standards in the chaplaincy field and provide for periodic review, evaluation and modification of chaplaincy programs to meet the needs of the different age groups, cultural and faith groups served in the Hospital. 4. With authorization of the Director of Spiritual Care, may provide assistance in Director's role with the Hospital Ethics Committee or participate in other ad hoc and standing committees and task forces in the Hospital and community. 5. With oversight by the Director of Spritual Care, administers and coordinates policies and procedures for spiritual care on the St. Raphael Campus which can be communicated to staff, the Hospital, and community in order to provide effective and efficient, well-coordinated programs of chaplaincy services. Participate in formulating the programs and policies of the Hospital organization on the administrative and clinical levels. 6. May interpret, educate, or serve as an advisor on the Ethical and Religious Directives of Catholic Healthcare on the Saint Raphael Campus. 7. Provide a staff development plan to meet the learning needs of direct reports, thus enabling them to give the best possible spiritual care in this hospital context. Such plans include orientation of new staff members, supervision, planning and providing leadership for seminars and workshops, and enabling staff to take advantage of opportunities outside of the hospital. 8. Prepare campus budget and plans for presentation and interpretation of budgetary requirements to the Director of Spiritual Care. Oversee the annual operations within the approved budget limits. 9. May, at request of Director of Spiritual Care, provide for and teach students at the Yale Schools of Medicine and Nursing in chaplaincy services and ethics education. 10. Supports CPE Education on the St. Raphael Campus. Qualifications EDUCATION Bachelor's Degree and Graduate Theological Degree (Master of Divinity or its equivalent; doctoral degree preferred); also ordination or certification by denomination in lay ministry / religious vocation; also endorsement for institutional ministry by ecclesiastical authority; also board certification by a professional authority (by The National Association of Catholic Chaplains, The Association of Professional Chaplains, or the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, which requires in addition to the above, 4 units or 1600 hours of Clinical Pastoral Education by ACPE, Inc.); Training is recommended toward certification as a Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor by The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education by ACPE, Inc. or other specialty certification. EXPERIENCE Five (5) to ten (10) years of healthcare chaplaincy experience including: direct pastoral care with the sick and their caregivers and intra- and inter- departmental administrative experience. SPECIAL SKILLS Demonstrated emotional and spiritual maturity sufficient to provide leadership in complex multi-disciplinary and multi-faith tertiary care clinical settings. Familiarity with and ability to educate regarding the Ethical and Religious Directives of Catholic Healthcare. Additional Information Must be a Clinical Chaplain (Nationally Board Certified by APC, NACC, or NAJC or cognate). Leadership experience. Chaplain II and/or CPE Educator preferred. YNHHS Requisition ID 125420
