Chaplain - Part Time

Staff Chaplain – Part Time

Frederick Health

Fulfill the responsibilities of Hospital Staff Chaplain in support of the Department’s mission serving as an advocate for issues emanating from the domains of value, meaning, spirituality, culture, religion, and ethics on behalf of the patients and their families, volunteers, staff, and the community-at-large; to offer support in the identification, facilitation, and utilization of spiritual resources on behalf of the above, enabling the experience of a healthy, meaningful, and unifying relationship among their spiritual, emotional, and physical dimensions of life;

adhere, at all times, to the Cannon of Ethics for Chaplains and support the Mission of Frederick Memorial Hospital while remaining always in compliance with the hospital’s Code of Conduct.

Education: All applicants must possess the degree of Master of Divinity or equivalent educational qualifications. Equivalent educational qualifications means possession of a bachelor’s degree of at least 120-semester hours plus completion of not less than 70-semester hours graduate course work which included all of the following: 20-semester hours in pastoral ministry; 20-semester hours in any combination of theology, ethics and philosophy of religion, counseling psychology or pastoral counseling;

20-semester hours in the study of sacred writings, including the study of languages in which sacred writings are/were written; 10-semester hours in religious history and/or world religions; educational content must be accredited and the college(s), university(ies), or theological institution(s) from which the education was received must be listed as an acceptable accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

• Ecclesiastical Endorsement:
  All successful applicants must possess or be able to acquire (within 90-days of hire) ecclesiastical endorsement, dated within the previous 12-months, from the authorized national endorsing official of his/her faith group or denomination. Ecclesiastical endorsement is the written official statement of the endorsing body certifying that the applicant is in good standing with the faith group or denomination and that the individual is, in the opinion of the endorsing body, qualified to perform the full range of ministry required in the pluralistic setting wherein health care is delivered.
  
  Endorsements are accepted only from the national endorser designated by the faith group.
• Clinical Pastoral
  
  Education:
  
  In addition to the educational requirements listed in above, successful applicants must have completed 4-units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), as defined by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), the national Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP), or the American Psychotherapy Association (APA). 800-hours of supervised ministry in a formal training program which incorporated both ministry formation and pastoral care skills development may be substituted for 2-units of the required CPE.
• Experience:
  
  All successful applicants must have at least two years professional experience, or equivalent, after completion of their educational requirements, which has demonstrated both practical pastoral knowledge and skill and ability to minister within a pluralistic setting. Supervised or guided pastoral experience completed during graduate professional education may be credited for up to one of the two years of experience. Completion of a doctoral degree directly related to pastoral ministry may be substituted for one year of experience.
  
  Professional experience, as listed above, must demonstrate all of the following: (1) ability to serve as a consultant/advocate to an interdisciplinary treatment team; (2) in-depth knowledge of related professional fields, particularly in the behavioral sciences; (3) understanding of, and ability to respond to, the particular concerns and issues pertaining to treatment‑related issues of religious/pastoral/psycho‑spiritual/emotional concern; (4) knowledge of structure, regulations, practices, and…