Chaplain

As the community’s only not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system; Dignity Health Nevada has been guided by the vision and core values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters for more than 70 years. As the Henderson and Las Vegas communities grow, Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican facilities and its more than 3,400 employees will continue the Sisters’ mission of serving people in need. St. Rose Dominican is a member of Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems, a 22-state network of more than 9,000 physicians, 60,000 employees, and 400 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging and surgery centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Position Summary:

In accordance with the mission and philosophy of Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, the Chaplain is a professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for providing pastoral care for patients and their families. He/she applies the Core Values to the performance of every job duty. These Values include Dignity, Collaboration, Justice, Stewardship, and Excellence.

Minimum:

• Supervised healthcare chaplaincy, including hospice, experience of at least one year which may include Clinical Pastoral Education.
• Bachelor's Degree  in theological field/behavioral science.
• Is aware of and understands the Ethical & Religious Directives of Catholic Healthcare. 
• Excellent communication and pastoral counseling skills.
• Sensitivity to diverse religious and cultural practices and values. 
• Ability to function effectively in crisis and under stress. 
• Ability to relate to and be supportive of other members of the hospital staff. 
• Capable of theological reflection with persons of any faith tradition. 
• Ability to integrate and apply pastoral perspective and competence in a variety of functions, e.g., interdisciplinary care conferences, in-service education, and group process. 
• Organizational and administrative skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating, policy and procedure manuals.
• Completion of all annual required education and any updated safety training. Completes and maintains required unit specific training.

Preferred:

• Experience preferred in acute care, hospice or long term care.
• M. Div. or Masters preferred. Four units (400 hours each) of Clinical Pastoral Education preferred.
• Board certification with recognized Pastoral Care Organization preferred.