Position Summary: 

The Chaplain provides direct care to patients and families, crisis/trauma support, death and dying support, advance directive education, cultural/spiritual/values/beliefs assessments as part of the interdisciplinary team of caregivers, ministerial functions, and spiritual counseling where patients, families, and staff are facing critical and stressful situations and/or personal adjustment to illness.  The Chaplain collaborates with all members of Bozeman Health to provide excellence in patient spiritual care and emotional support.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s DegreeCompletion of one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE-ACPE)Preferred: Graduate Level Theological educationPreferred: Certification by national certification bodyPreferred: Board Certified Chaplain (BCC)Preferred: Ordination by recognized religious organizationPreferred: Experience with ministerial functions and spiritual counseling

Essential Job Functions:

Provide direct spiritual care for patients and families consistent with their belief systemsProvide support at time of death for patients and familiesEducation on advance directives when requestedResponds to emergency spiritual care needs, traumas, and deathsProvides ministerial functions, sacraments, blessings, memorial services

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skillsExercises tact, discretion, sensitivity and maintains confidentialityAbility to work varied shiftsComputer applications, MS Office, EMR, internet applications and standard office equipmentStrong emotional intelligence, interpersonal and teamwork skills

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job classification.  They are not to be construed as a contract of any type nor an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by individuals so classified.

77211440 Spiritual Health (Corp)