CHAPLAIN

Position Highlights:

• To provide spiritual care to patients, families, visitors and staff, regardless of faith tradition or lack thereof.
• To be a resource and liaison for local clergy, community faith groups and community civic groups.
• To implement all aspects of chaplaincy care and education at Moffitt Cancer Center, Moffitt at International Plaza, McKinley and other Moffitt locations not named.
• To work collaboratively with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• To communicate accurately, clearly and in a timely manner, both verbally and in written materials.
• To enter electronic documentation of all patient interactions into the electronic health record.
• To record daily work into the Pastoral Care Activity Reporting System (PCARS).
• To perform duties of on-call after hours, on weekends and holidays when scheduled.

The Ideal Candidate

• The ideal candidate will have the following:
  • Four (4) or more units of CPE
  • Ordination or equivalent from faith group;
  • Master's Degree in Theology (Divinity)
  • 2 or more years' experience in a setting such as, but not limited to, hospital, hospice, long-term care facility; religious institution, center of worship

Responsibilities:

• Provide Spiritual Assessment and counseling to patients, families and staff..
• Support patients' rights by considering psychosocial, spiritual and cultural variables influencing perceptions of illness.
• Triage requests for the priest and contact the priest in emergency situations; make referrals to the priest for non-emergencies..
• Provide grief de-briefing and similar de-briefing for individuals and/or groups as appropriate; collaborate with Human Resources to provide support for staff in tragic situations involving staff and/or patients.
• Enter daily statistics into Pastoral Care Activity Accounting System(PCARS) and participate in Quality Improvement(QI) activities in the Department of Chaplaincy Care
• Assist patients, family members and staff with Advance Care Planning and communicate patients' wishes to the interdisciplinary team.

Credentials and Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Theology (Divinity)
• Minimum four (4) unit of CPE
• A current/active ordination, endorsement, or validation for ministry from a faith group.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a setting such as, but not limited to, hospital, hospice, long-term care facility; religious institution, center of worship
• Must complete Board-Certified Chaplain (BCC) within 3 years of hire, or upon transfer into FT/PT status, from one of the following professional organizations: Association of Professional Chaplains (APC); National Association for Catholic Chaplains (NACC); or National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC).
• Evidence of understanding of diverse populations