Baptist Memorial Health Care

Chaplain

Baptist Memorial Health Care  •  Jackson, MS (Onsite)  •  15 hours ago
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Job Description


Projects God's love by providing pastoral care to patients, families and colleagues through routine and/or referral visitation, crisis and bereavement care, support activities, educational events, and worship services. These services are provided during the staff member's assigned shift and on-call rotations for nights, weekends, and holidays as required. Staff members are subject to recall as needed. The position is under the general supervision and direction of the director of Pastoral Care. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

  • Provides pastoral care through routine and/or referral visitation.
  • Provides crisis and bereavement care during times of deaths, codes, and other emergencies.
  • Contibutes to the development and implementation of support activities for patients, families, and colleagues.
  • Provides chapel/worship services as required.
  • Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

  • 1 year service in a Southern Baptist church or institution, or previous clinical pastoral experience in any institution.

Preferred/Desired

  • 2 years

Education

Minimum Required

  • Bachelor's degree, Master of Divinity (or equivalent) from an accredited seminary, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)1600 hours of CPE (4 units).

Preferred/Desired

  • >1600 hours (4 or more units) of CPE preferably in residence.

Training

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Minimum Required

  • DRIVER'S LICENSE (CURRENT)
  • Eligibility for endorsement by the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Eligibility for membership in the Association of Professional Chaplains.

Preferred/Desired

Baptist Memorial Health Care

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Baptist offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout the Mid-South and consistently ranks among the top integrated health care networks in the country. The health care system comprises 24 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, Mississippi and East Arkansas; more than 5,400 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 900 providers; home, hospice and psychiatric care; minor medical centers and clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by Baptist Health Sciences University (formerly Baptist College of Health Sciences). Baptist employs more than 21,000 people, and in fiscal year 2022 contributed more than $455 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Memphis, Tennessee
Year Founded
1912
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