Building Name: UVMMC - Medical Center - Main Campus
Location Address: 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington Vermont
Regular
Department: Spiritual Care
Full Time
Standard Hours: 40
Biweekly Scheduled Hours:
Shift: Day
Primary Shift: 8:00 AM - 4:30 AM
Weekend Needs: Other
Salary Range: Min $27.85 Mid $34.82 Max $41.78
Recruiter: Chelsea Therrien
As a member of the Spiritual Care Department, the Interfaith Chaplain-Catholic Priest provides consistent and respectful spiritual care to patients, families, and staff, honoring their religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions. The Interfaith Chaplain-Catholic Priest offers a variety of spiritual care skills and interventions, including active and empathic listening, Celebrates the Eucharist, helps with goals of care conversations; facilitation of life review, bereavement care; crisis intervention; Provides Catholic Sacraments: e.g. Sacrament of the sick/anointing and Reconciliation/Confession; Provides appropriate prayer, and meditation. The Interfaith Chaplain-Catholic Priest collaborates with interdisciplinary colleagues through facilitation of and participation in interdisciplinary patient care conferences, family meetings, and patient rounding.
Required: Master of Divinity, Theology, Theological Studies, Pastoral Care and Counseling from a nationally accredited Theological School, or Seminary. Four units Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) of ACPE accredited CPE. Board certification by the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), and Association of Professional Chaplains (APC).
One or two years of chaplaincy experience in a healthcare setting is required. Experience in spiritual caregiving in congregational, campus, military, hospice, or long-term care settings will also be considered.
An ordained Catholic Priest in good standing with a diocese or religious order. Board chaplaincy certified or eligible for Board certification within two years of hire.
An ordained Catholic Priest in good standing with a diocese or religious order. A minimum of two units of Clinical Pastoral Education from an accredited ACPE Training Center, and eligible for Board certification within two years of hire.
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