*Description* Summary: Reporting to the Director of Spiritual Care, the Staff Chaplain provides spiritual care to patients, their families and staff, helping facilitate with faith issues in the healing process. Provides crisis intervention, visits clinical areas throughout the hospital, and makes appropriate spiritual assessments. Responsibilities: 1. Provides spiritual care to patients, family, and staff through visitation to units and in response to referrals from patients, family, or staff. 2. Collaboratively works with and supports staff to integrate physical, emotional, and spiritual healing for the patient and care for the family to meet spiritual/religious needs of patient/family. 3. Participates in meetings, planning, and interdisciplinary rounds with Palliative Care and in-patient areas as needed. 4. Prepares and participates in leadership of interfaith services and other special services for memorials or other occasions. 5. Participates in hospital committees, departmental staff meetings, in-services, and other planning meetings as needed. 6. Provides in-services and other educational opportunities for CPE students, department, and other hospital staff. 7. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position. 8. Performs other duties as assigned. Education: BACHELOR'S LVL DGRE Other Information: Required: Four year college degree and two or more units of ACPE accredited Clinical Pastoral Education. Minimum Experience: one year Desired: Masters degree preferred. Theological experience and ecclesiastical endorsement are preferred. Member, or eligible, to apply to a Chaplain certifying organization (i.e., Assoc of Prof'l Chaplains, Nat'l Assoc of Catholic Chaplains). Working Conditions: Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions Company: Danbury Hospital Org Unit: 243 Department: Pastoral/Spiritual Care Exempt: No Salary Range: $25.70 - $47.72 Hourly We are an equal opportunity employer Qualified applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law. We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation or our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to ensure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.