Chaplain Associate

Position Summary

The interfaith chaplain will serve on an intermittent schedule in the Spiritual Care department. The ideal candidate will have a flexible schedule and be able to work both in-hospital day shifts as well as on-call shifts at night from home. Interfaith chaplains support the diversity of religious and spiritual practices of the Boston Medical Center - Brighton’s patients, family members, staff, and community members.

BMC Brighton is a 300+ bed acute care hospital that includes 38 ICU beds, a level III NICU, two units of inpatient behavioral health, an SUD treatment unit, and a variety of medical and surgical specialties. Part of the Boston Medical Center system, the Brighton campus serves those who live in the Allston-Brighton area as well as from the broader eastern Massachusetts region. Our community includes patients from a wide diversity of ethnicities, socieo-economic statuses, and spiritual traditions.

• Position: Chaplain Associate
• Department: Spiritual Care Services
• Schedule: Part Time

Job Responsibilities

• Actively rounding and assessing patients on assigned units, while providing appropriate psycho-social-spiritual support as well as follow-up if needed
• Working collaboratively with other members of the Spiritual Care department to provide religion-specific interventions for patients, families, staff, and community members
• Contacting outside clergy and religious communities to support patients and families as needed
• Collaborate with the broader team of providers, nursing, social work, case managers, and palliative care to provide holistic care for patients and families
• Charting patient and family interactions within the electronic medical record (Epic)
• Covering the on-call pager from within the hospital (day) or from home (night) as scheduled
• Leading spirituality groups on behavioral health units as assigned
• Mentoring graduate practicum students working in the department and overseeing spiritual care volunteers as needed
• Supporting scheduled services for the hospital population (e.g. memorials for staff, bereavement services for families) as well as for specific religious observances (e.g. Catholic mass, Passover, Ramadan) as requested

Job Requirements

• Minimum 40 hrs of work towards a graduate degree in Theology/Religion/Philosophy; preference for a completed master's degree
• Minimum of 1 units of CPE accredited by ACPE; preference 4 units
• Must have endorsement or be a member in good standing of a recognized religious body or authority – ordination is not required
• Ability to cover on-call regularly from outside the hospital – requires arriving at hospital within 30-45 minutes (minus traffic) of call
• Ability to work independently and to make decisions based on established policies and procedures.
• Ability to support a wide range of religious and spiritual traditions including Catholic, Evangelical Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, non-theistic, spiritual but not religious, nones; preference for deeper experience with Jewish and/or Muslim spiritual care
• Preference for interfaith chaplains who speak Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, or Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin)

• Ability to take regular on-call Thursday nights and ability to work Sundays will be given preference.
• Compensation: $26.23/hour

Compensation Range

$24.76- $36.06

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness.

In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.

Note

This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.