Responsible for providing spiritual care to patients, their families, and staff. Oversees management and initiatives for both pastoral bedside services as well as the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program. Provides religious counseling and supportive care and guidance. 


Principal Accountabilities:

1. Collaborates with CPE leadership to ensure maximum spiritual presence of chaplains, students, and supervisory staff.
2. Assists families in crisis and responds to on-call needs and provides clinical presence with patients/families.
3. Coordinates religious holiday observances and conducts special events and interfaith services. 
4. Participates as an active member of hospital, corporate, community, and interdisciplinary committees.
5. Creates and sustains an advanced level of staff and patient awareness.
6. Manages department budget and payroll and ensures utilization of department resources.
7. Develops and implements strategies to achieve innovative goals.
8. Performs other related duties as assigned.