Chaplain

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Chaplaincy Services

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE 1.0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:30:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM)

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Pay Range: $25.00 - $40.00 per hour
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Summary:
Supports mission of the institution by providing timely, high quality spiritual care to patients, families, friends, and staff, providing in-service and student instruction; participating in scholarly activity; maintaining collegial relationships with other faculty/staff, and contributing to the larger community. Emergency Department unit assignment.

Other information:
Required Job Qualifications:
Graduate of accredited college/university.
Graduate of accredited theological school.
Endorsement by faith community
Previous hospital experience. Emergency department or trauma center experience preferred.
Certified Chaplain in the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC, NACC, or NAJC) or be eligible to apply for certification.

Responsibilities:
As Emergency Department chaplain, provides spiritual care to neonate, infant, child adolescent, adult or geriatric patients as needed or assigned according to all policies and standards set forth by department guidelines.
Provides 24-hour on-call as assigned.
Chairs the Psychosocial Preparedness Committee and responds to other requests on related committee.
Trains employees and staff of Rush and other area hospitals regarding psychosocial aspects of disaster.
Provides staff support as needed and negotiated.
Represents the department in leadership of ritual as requested and negotiated.
Participates in faculty meetings.
Participates in the life of the department
Other tasks as assigned.

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