Job Abstract

As Staff on-call rabbi you will provide religious and spiritual care services to patients, families, and staff of Jewish faith. Assist the department with Jewish Holiday celebrations and resources as requested. Assists in developing and maintaining relations with the Jewish community and providing emergency coverage for Rabbinic requests. Participates in ethical decision-making process with patients, families, and staff when requested. Provides Jewish religious consultation and education of hospital staff and CPE students at both RR UCLA MC and UCLA MC, SM as requested.

Salary Range: $26.48 - $53.40 / hour

• Ordination from a CHEA-member accredited Jewish Seminary
• One (1) unit of CPE completed at ACPE-accredited program
• Graduate level theological degree from CHEA-member accredited school
• Chaplain/hospital experience
• Ability to articulate spiritual assessments of pts./families; and interest in, and knowledge of, spiritual concerns and practices
• Skill in pastoral counseling for bereaved and grieving persons
• Ability to respond sensitively to persons and situations such as patients, families, staff, religious leaders, and others
• Skill in speaking with persons of various religious, social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds so as to respond to persons in a caring compassionate way
• Ability to function collegially in an interfaith and multicultural environment
• Ability to be with very ill patients and distraught families
• Ability to function in a role that continually confronts ambiguity. (Often patients and families are unclear or in conflict about goals; or sometimes patient’s goals differ from family goals.)
• Cross cultural sensitivity, skill, and knowledge
• Ability to interact diplomatically with the public
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative and cooperative working relationships with staff members, managers, volunteers, administrators, patients, and families
• Ability to function well in crisis
• Foreign language abilities greatly desired
• Ability to articulate and communicate spiritual/religious and emotional needs of patients to staff and to other spiritual/pastoral care givers
• Openness and interest in learning new skills and abilities in hospital ministry
• Ability and skill to engage in spiritual/pastoral care to persons of any faith background
• Flexibility, genuineness, sensitivity, and willingness to assist in other areas of spiritual/pastoral care duties
• Knowledge of medical practices and ethical issues