Job Description
**Job Summary and Responsibilities**
+ Provides pastoral/spiritual care to patients, loved ones, and staff.
+ Completes spiritual assessments and communicates with other care team members. Provides clinical documentation as required.
+ Responds to and initiates routine and emergency referrals in a timely manner.
+ Coordinates with the local religious community to ensure the patient's/loved ones spiritual and/or sacramental needs are being met.
+ Coordinates spiritual/pastoral ministry and bereavement care for those approaching end of life and at death.
+ Provides blessing/ritual/prayer for pastoral support upon request.
+ Educates and assists patients with respect to Advance Directives as needed.
**Job Requirements**
Required:
-Pastoral ministry in an institutional setting.
-Ability to relate well with employees at all levels of the organization.
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-Practices excellent active listening skills.
-Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality with sensitive information.
-Accepting and understanding of diverse religious beliefs and practices.
-Ability to deal with crisis situations and periodic exposure to secondary traumatic stress.
-Ability to function as a member of pastoral care and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
-Proficiency of communication and information technology which includes basic computer and word processing skills, email, and use of the internet.
Preferred:
-Master's degree or equivalency in theology, behavioral science, ministry or related field.
-One to three years of pastoral ministry or related experience under institutional supervision.
-Completion of one or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
-Bilingual
**Where You'll Work**
At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, patients are at the heart of our care. Our campus is designed to heal the body, mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services include a new pavilion featuring enhancements in heart and vascular care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.
**Pay Range**
$20.86 - $29.46 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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