Rabbi

The Jewish Gilchrist Care and Support Program provides culturally sensitive and competent care to Jewish patients and/or their families within the continuum of Gilchrist Services. This program recognizes our patient's and family's religious and cultural beliefs. The rabbi/cantor support consultant will be tasked with providing culturally sensitive care to Jewish patients from a wide variety of religious/traditional backgrounds after hours, on weekends, and holidays.

The rabbi/cantor will be a part of an on-call rotation and will help Jewish individuals and their families attain the highest quality of life when experiencing a serious illness, while observing Jewish laws, tradition, and values. Because of the on-call rabbi/cantor program, patients and their families will take comfort in the knowledge that they will have the opportunity to have a rabbi/cantor available during their greatest need.

This position will work collaboratively with a team of rabbis/cantors who will be called upon through a weekly shift schedule.

The candidate must be ordained as a rabbi from a recognized institution and the cantor must have a master's degree in sacred music from a seminary institution and have familiarity with end-of-life care. The candidate must have 3-5 years' experience working with and guiding families of diverse Jewish religious observances including the Jewish secular community.

• Rabbinic ordination and cantor from an accredited institution.

• Experience in caring for a diverse Jewish community.
• Experience in providing culturally sensitive spiritual care to patients and their families with serious illness and end of life care.
• Experience in facilitating end-of-life conversations with families.
• Experience in documenting in Electronic Medical Records.
• Experience in collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.

• Knowledgeable about Jewish laws, traditions, and values.
• Understands the importance of timely outreach calls to every Jewish family within 24 hours of admissions.

• Serves as the connection between the patient/family and the care team to ensure that their specific values and cultural sensitivities are being met.
• Is available to family when questions or concerns arise and assure that they are not alone.
• Provides education and guidance to Gilchrist Care Team about the differences between clinically indicated and religious/cultural indications.
• Communicates a sense of comfort through Jewish liturgy, traditions, common language, traditional prayers, and traditional songs.
• Serves as the liaison with the patient/family and their rabbi.
• Maintains relationships with families after their care at Gilchrist to provide resources and assistance with grief and bereavement.
• Provides sensitive Holocaust Survivor Care.
• Communicates with team manager and team chaplain regarding patient care planning in a timely manner.
• Responds to all inquiries for spiritual support within 30 minutes.
• Provides timely documentation; within the same day of contact/visit.
• Ability to work with the program manager to develop community partnerships with educational, religious and community organizations.
• Time management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to function with high level of autonomy.
• Provides spiritual care and support after.

I will treat everyone with courtesy. I will foster a healing environment.

• Treats others with fairness, kindness, and respect for personal dignity and privacy.
• Listens and responds appropriately to others' needs, feelings, and capabilities.

I will strive for superior performance in every aspect of my work. I will recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of others.

• Meets and/or exceeds customer expectations.
• Actively pursues learning and self-development.
• Pays attention to detail; follows through.

I will be professional in the way I act, look and speak. I will take ownership to solve problems.

• Sets a positive, professional example for others.
• Takes ownership of problems and does what is needed to solve them.
• Appropriately plans and utilizes required resources for various job duties.
• Reports to work regularly and on time.

I will be engaged and collaborative. I will keep people informed.

• Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others for the success of the team.
• Addresses and resolves conflict in a positive way.
• Seeks out the ideas of others to reach the best solutions. >

I will always act with honesty and integrity. I will protect the patient.

• Demonstrates honesty, integrity and good judgment.
• Respects the cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients/families/coworkers.

I will set goals and measure outcomes that support organizational goals. I will give and accept help to achieve goals.

• Embraces change and improvement in the work environment.
• Continuously seeks to improve the quality of products/services.
• Displays flexibility in dealing with new situations or…