Chaplain, Full Time

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The Chaplain (H) provides spiritual guidance and support during illness, injury, and emergency to patients, family members, and caregivers. Additionally, the incumbent performs religious services and leads prayer.

Core Job Functions

• Provides confidential and non-judgmental listening, counsel, guidance, direction and support.
• Offers crisis and disaster intervention, bereavement counseling, and guidance in ethical decision making.
• Ensures that religious and spiritual needs of patients and their loved ones are met.
• Counsels patients undergoing surgical procedures, facing end of life issues, or involved in traumatic accidents.
• Communicates respectfully across cultures and with persons of different faiths.
• Assists in the coordination of clergy and pastoral visits from the religious community.
• Provides crisis intervention by visiting with patients, families, and staff, and making spiritual assessments.
• Assesses spiritual needs of patients and families and assists families in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma, and stress.
• Supports staff in dealing with their emotions after the loss of a patient.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Additional information

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree required from an accredited institution required.
• Master's of Divinity or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited (ATS) seminary or theological school preferred.
• Four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education. All units must be recognized by one of the following: ACPE, NACC, NAJC, CPSP.

Certification and Licensing

• Ecclesiastical endorsement, Ordination, or commissioning in a Religious Setting
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Additional information

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

Pay and benefits

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

Job Status: Full time

Employee Type: Staff