Chaplain (Per Diem) - Hillsborough North Carolina

Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Hillsborough, North Carolina
Posted On: 04/25/2024

Job Description
Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.Summary:
UNC Health Care is an award-winning, not-for-profit integrated health care system that is committed to delivering state-of-the-art health care and outstanding service to patients. From the mountains to the coast, UNC Health Care is there, providing quality compassionate care to North Carolinians from all 100 counties and from across the country. The Department of Pastoral Care at the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC is currently looking for a dedicated, passionate, and highly caring clinical chaplain to join the chaplaincy team. The department has robust ACPE CPE and clinical chaplaincy programs. The Clinical Chaplain will provide the highest quality of pastoral care to patients, family members and the staff focusing on the emergency and critical care needs at UNC Hospitals.This position will be dedicated to providing pastoral care to the patients, family members, and staff in the Emergency Department, critical care areas and respond to requests via the on-call pager. The chaplain must have a passion for providing crisis care. The clinical chaplain will also provide care to non-acute areas as requested. The job responsibilities will include developing spiritual care and professional relationships with night shift employees. The chaplain will communicate with nursing leadership to assess the most critical spiritual needs during their shifts, participate in department and hospital wide committees, provide documentation for patient encounters, provide 24 hour back-up coverage in rotation with other pastoral care staff members, lead worship service in the hospital chapel requested, teach didactics within the Department of Pastoral Care and in the hospital community, serve as a mentor to a CPE resident, complete administrative tasks, and other assigned task may be given according to the spiritual needs of the institution.
Responsibilities:
1. Provides pastoral care and support to patients, family members, and staff during assigned on-call shifts with full consideration of patientsafety needs.
2. Participates in the ministry of the department through the overnight on-call schedule, responding pastorally and timely to all situationsrequiring pastoral care and support. This may include, but is not limited to deaths, codes, follow-up visits, referrals, and consults, andthrough leading worship services as required.
3. Responds to all pages, referrals, and EPIC consults during assigned shift, including all traumas, deaths, and codes.
4. Leaves referrals for other chaplain staff members for ongoing issues as necessary.
5. Documents all pastoral care encounters in EPIC and the departmental log.
6. Completes all administrative tasks such as LMS modules and Employee Health requirements by the deadline.
7. Must work at least one on-call shift per quarter.

Other InformationOther information:
Education Requirements:
* Prefer candidates who have completed or are in the process of completing Masters' degree (MDiv) or equivalent.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Ordination and ecclesiastical endorsement from denomination/faith group preferred but not required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Completion of a minimum of one unit of ACPE CPE.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job DetailsLegal Employer: STATEEntity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Pastoral Care Work Type: Per Diem
Standard Hours Per Week: 12.00Salary Range: $19.05 (Flat Rate) Work Assignment Type: OnsiteWork Schedule: VariableLocation of Job: US:NC:Chapel HillExempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

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