Responsibilities: Provides religious and spiritual care and counsel for emotional and spiritual distress to patients, their families, associates and others with attention to diverse spiritual orientations and cultures. Assists in planning, organizing, evaluating, and implementing the spiritual program with each local ministry in order to ensure spirituality initiatives are executed properly.
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Location
Detroit, MI
Description
Associate Chaplain - Jackson Hospital
Contingent position, 20 hours or less - on-call overnight two or more nights each week.
Responsibilities:
Provides religious and spiritual care and counsel for emotional and spiritual distress to patients, their families, associates and others with attention to diverse spiritual orientations and cultures.
Assesses, provides, and documents pastoral care to patients, families and staff.
Provides appropriate pastoral care to the local ministry and community through prayer and blessings.
Provides consultation to patients, families, and medical staff with ethical decision making and values while making appropriate referrals as needed.
Assists in planning, organizing, evaluating, and implementing the spiritual program with each local ministry in order to ensure spirituality initiatives are executed properly.
Requirements:
All applicants should have at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education, a bachelor's degree, and preferably a master's degree from an CHEA accredited seminary.
At least two years of demonstrated work in spiritual care in an organized body of religion.