Chaplain Non-Certified

Overview

St. Lukes Health-The Vintage Hospital provides high-quality compassionate care for residents of the Willowbrook Champions and Tomball areas of Northwest Houston. With the resources of the St. Luke's Health system we are able to deliver the most advanced care available to our Northwest Houston community. The Vintage Hospital offers the latest in diagnostic and surgical expertise including heart care women's health and orthopedics.

Responsibilities

Chaplains provide compassionate, supportive quality care to patients, families, caregivers and staff. St. Luke's has the responsibility of treating those seeking care in a way that reverences human dignity. We are called to provide holistic care, an approach not limited to illness or ailment. Thus, we embrace the physical, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of the human person. Spiritual care Has a full range of pastoral outreaches and responses, such as offering a listening presence, conducting spiritual assessments, and providing support in the face of powerlessness and pain from a new diagnosis, addressing grief and loss, as well as ensuring a ministry of prayer, ritual and sacraments. Chaplains also exhibit an educational component to their roles, including consultation input as a member of an multidisciplinary team.

ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide spiritual assessment and pastoral care in assigned areas to patients, families and staff.

2. Interact with the patient care team on units assigned and wherever called to minister. Communicates necessary patient information to other team members through appropriate use of charting. Respects patient confidentiality.

3. Participate in On-call rotation and leadership responsibilities for chapel services as needed, in coordination with other staff members.

4. Promote and support departmental guidelines.

5. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Flexible to work at the The Woodlands and The Vintage locations.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree

• Five (5) years of ministry or related work experience

• One (1) Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Units accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education OR active enrollment in a CHI Texas Division CPE Program.

Preferred: Two (2) Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Units accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education OR active enrollment in a CHI Texas Division CPE Program

Flexible to work at the The Woodlands and The Vintage locations.

Disclosure Summary:

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Pay Range

$18.83 - $25.89 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.