Chaplain

Las Palmas Medical Center () is a 300+ bed full-service hospital in El Paso, dedicated to patient care.

To provide spiritual care services for patients, families and staff in a variety of clinical settings and among a very diverse patient and staff demographic. The position requires awareness of the many contextual features impacting care from a spiritual perspective.

• Gather and evaluate relevant information regarding the care of the patient’s spiritual, religious, emotional needs and resources.
• Collaborate with other care providers to promote the spiritual well-being of the patient.
• Assess assigned units daily for spiritual care needs.
• Timely respond to patient requests regarding Pastoral Services on a daily basis.
• Document interactions in patient’s record.
• Respond to Advance Directives requests.
• Respond to crises in a thoughtful, calm, and professional manner.
• Respond to Code calls.
• Follow Spiritual Care procedure for crisis intervention and support.
• Respond to Spiritual Care requests.
• Develop Spiritual Care training programs as necessary.
• Maintain required annual education for hospital and professional certification as applicable.
• Conduct in-services as requested or assigned.
• Participate as directed and required in committees, task forces, or other groups.
• Maintain and develop relationships as necessary for community outreach and pastoral care volunteer services.
• Respond to interdisciplinary referrals within the same day.
• Interpret appropriate spiritual care information to others as required.
• Maintain effective working relationships with hospital and other health care providers, and community agencies.
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings or care conferences as required.
• Demonstrate customer service skills behavior consistent with Del Sol Medical Center mission, vision, and ICare values.
• Participate and serve as a member on the Ethics Committee.
• Provide crisis intervention and pastoral care to patients, families, and staff who are in physical, emotional and/or spiritual distress.
• Provide spiritual, emotional and attitudinal counseling and assistance to all patients, staff and their families as needed.
• Provide Pastoral counseling as needed and requested by staff, patients and patients’ families.
• Be responsible for coordination, consultation and referral activities regarding spiritual/religious faith matters.
• Be responsible for the development, coordination and oversight of spiritual/religious worship programs and services.
• Provide education and support systems for staff as requested.
• Be responsible for the development and oversight of spiritual/pastoral volunteer program.
• Act as liaison with community spiritual leaders.
• Maintain supplies for pastoral care needs.
• Report on pastoral care activity for volunteers and spiritual leaders by maintaining a log.
• Other duties as assigned.

What qualifications you will need:

Preferred:

• College or University Graduate of a theological seminary degree plan or one of the social Sciences (Social worker, psychology, Guidance and Counseling, Sociology) degree plans, Clinical Pastoral Education preferred.

Required:

• Ordained minister, Pastor, Catholic Priest and/or other Religious Certified/Licensed Pastoral Care Liaison.

Required:

• 2 Years experience.

Preferred:

• Experience working in a hospital as a chaplain and being on-call in a hospital setting.
• Healthcare experience.

• Ability to discern complex decision‑making processes involving patients, families, physicians and staff regarding end‑of‑life issues and treatment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, privacy and respect for patient information and values on a daily basis.
• Ability to publicly represent the discipline and department of spiritual care in strategic areas within the hospital, healthcare system, and community.
• Ability to clarify and assist in conflict resolution between families, staff and physicians.
• Must evidence complete understanding of interpersonal skills and boundary awareness in field of spiritual care and have demonstrated competence in developing and maintaining collegial and professional…