Chaplain - Patient - at University

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center , a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region.

Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and qua ternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center , high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center , gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center .

UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

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Position Summary:

Incumbent is responsible for providing spiritual care, practices, and services for patients, family members, staff, and other healthcare team members. Assists individuals to integrate their religious beliefs, attitudes, and spiritual resources for the constructive management of their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Evaluates individual needs for spiritual care and initiates individual or group programs to meet those needs. May be called upon to interact with individuals in crisis.

Enhances and maintains good community relationships, particularly related to soliciting and utilizing volunteer spiritual care services. Collaborates with the other chaplains, spiritual care leaders, and spiritual care volunteers to facilitate the diverse needs of the patient population in the provision of spiritual care. Works in coordination with the Life Resources Program and may be called upon to give spiritual care to staff of the Medical Center.

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits .

• Working knowledge of the ethical and confidentiality issues involved in a multi-faith clinical setting
• Working knowledge of the clinical environment and of the counseling and behavioral practices used in providing spiritual care to patients and family members
• Working knowledge of spiritual assessment models, solid spiritual assessment skills, and the ability to communicate, verbally and in writing, spiritual assessments of patients/families to the healthcare team
• Working knowledge of a variety of religious and spiritual traditions and of giving appropriate spiritual care in a multi-faith clinical setting
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and decision-making skills
• Ordination or commissioning by one’s faith group to serve as a religious leader and endorsement or official recognition by that faith group to function as a chaplain
• Master’s degree in theology, divinity, religious studies, or equivalent degree program
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work with and accept people of diverse beliefs, cultures, ethnicities, ages, and health conditions
• Flexibility and adaptability to remain calm and deal effectively with changing situations involving crises and stress
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Excellent pastoral…