Chaplain

Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 370-bed not-for-profit Level 2 Trauma Center located in Carmichael, California, serving the areas of north Sacramento County and south Placer County for more than 50 years. It is one of the area’s largest and most comprehensive medical centers. Dedicated to the community’s well-being, our staff and volunteers provide excellence in care for our patients each year. Mercy San Juan Medical Center has received recognition for being a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery, along with Certificates of Excellence in Perinatal Care, Hip- and Knee- Replacement.  

One Community. One Mission. One California

The incumbent provides spiritual counseling and ministry to patients and their families, and functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team.

• Meets discipline specific productivity standard.
• Demonstrates competency in spiritual counseling with hospice patients/families during field observation and testing.
• Completes and submits documentation following established guidelines as measured by a defined evaluation process.
• Physician orders are written according to policy.
• Documents follow-up of identified problems.
• Reviews and documents clinical progress toward goals.
• Demonstrates coordination of care by appropriate communication with other disciplines and documents that communication, as measured by a defined evaluation process.
• Meets agency/regulatory requirements for inderdisciplinary care planning as measured by a defined evaluation process.

Experience:

• 1 year of Chaplaincy experience in the hospital or healthcare setting.

Licensure:

• Certification or eligible for certification (with at least four units of Clinical Pastoral Education) as Chaplain by NACC or APC.
• Certification as Chaplain by NACC (National Assn of Catholic Chaplains) or the APC (Assn of Professional Chaplains) preferred.
• Current California Driver's License, possession of automobile insurance, and access to an operating motor vehicle.
• Current BLS card.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Advanced studies in Theology, Pastoral Care/Counseling, Spirituality preferred.
• Masters degree in Theology or Divinity- preferred

Training:

• 4 Units Clinical Pastoral Education

Special Skills:

• Knowledge of: Hospice care; Principles of Death & Dying; Effective communication skills to work with interdisciplinary team; Beliefs and rituals of major religions; Mission, Philosophy, Values of Dignity Health and Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, Common Values for Community Sponsorship; Spiritual assessment; Ministry to sick in all age groups.