Job
Postings
The PCN as an
organization does not have any details or further information concerning the
positions listed below. This list is provided as a courtesy to the
institutions and agencies seeking to fill those positions. Anyone interested in
these positions should directly contact the institution or person listed.
If you have positions you
would like posted, please send an email with your request and information to Del
Farris (FarrisDL@archildrens.org).
Listed
positions and their dates of posting or updating
(descriptions
of positions and contact information is further down the page)
1) Chaplain, Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA
Posted:
September 24, 2008
2) Staff
Chaplain, Winnie
Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies,
Orlando, FL
Posted:
August 22, 2008
3) Spiritual
Care Coord./ Bereavement Coord., George
Mark Children's House,
San Leandro, CA
Posted:
August 15, 2008
4) Coordinator, Spiritual Care
Services, St.
Louis Children's Hospital,
St. Louis, MO
Posted:
April 10, 2008
5) Pediatric Chaplain I, Children's
Hospital Boston,
Boston, MA
Posted:
April 10, 2008
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1) CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA,
Philadelphia, PA
Chaplain
At
The Children's
Hospital
of
Philadelphia
, the nation's first hospital dedicated solely to pediatric care, we believe
that exceptional team members, a supportive environment, state-of-the-art
care, and well-defined goals are the keys to nurturing both a patient and a
professional.
In collaboration with the Chaplain Coordinator, the Chaplain serves as a
member of the pastoral care service team and provides pastoral visitation and
coordination of parish and visiting clergy for patients and families. The
Chaplain participates in Hospital and Department committees, professional
pastoral care organizations and community faith based groups; contributes to
professional pastoral training for staff, community clergy and seminary
students; establishes effective pastoral relationships quickly with a wide and
diverse group of persons who may be experiencing significant physical or
spiritual crisis; assesses and understands the patient/family spiritual
beliefs accurately so as to provide or arrange appropriate pastoral services;
and, demonstrates ability to work autonomously while maintaining a strong
sense of teamwork within the multidisciplinary team.
Requirements:
Master
of Divinity/Theology Degree or equivalent from an accredited seminary/school
of theology.
At
least one year (4 units) from an ACPE accredited program.
Ordination
or canonical recognition as a clergyperson/religious leader in a chosen
religious tradition in required, including endorsement for specialized
healthcare ministry.
Board
Eligible/Board Certified from Association of Professional Chaplains or NACC,
NAJC, ACPE.
Three
years of ministerial experience as a staff and/or pediatric chaplain, or
parish ministry preferred.
For consideration, please post a resume at www.chop.edu/careers,
Requisition #08-16284. For additional information, please contact Jessica
McElroy, Senior Talent Strategist at #267.426.5787 or email:
mcelroyj@email.chop.edu.
EOE.
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2) WINNIE
PALMER HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND BABIES,
Orlando, FL
Staff
Chaplain
Winnie
Palmer
Hospital
for Women and Babies is a 285-bed maternity, GYN and neonatal hospital.
Part of the Arnold Palmer Medical Center, Winnie Palmer Hospital
currently sees 14,000 births/year and has one of the largest neonatal units in
the U.S.
This position is salaried with benefits and is an important part of a team of
eight full-time chaplains. Weekday
shifts are planned, and since we have 24/7 in-house chaplain coverage there are
no on-call shifts to fill. This
chaplain will provide spiritual care to the expectant mothers on our antepartum
floor, to our postpartum families and to bereaved families when pregnancy fails;
membership in our bereavement and palliative care committees is also part of
this position’s call, as is excellence in staff care.
We
are part of a solid system of eight regional hospitals serving central
Florida
since 1918.
Orlando
Health has a deep commitment to Spiritual Care and its part in the healing
process.
Orlando
Health has again this year been named an “Employer of Choice®” by the
Herman Group.
Requirements
for this position include:
Clinical
chaplaincy experience, M.Div. or equivalent graduate degree, 4 units of CPE,
Ordination/licensure, ecclesiastical endorsement, and Board certification or
eligibility. Maternity healthcare
experience as well as fluency in Spanish are added advantages.
Please begin by forwarding a current CV to:
Chaplain
Mark Bartel
Manager,
Spiritual Care
Arnold
Palmer
Medical
Center
92 West Miller Street
Orlando
,
FL
32806
.
Phone:
321-841-1449
Email:
mark.bartel@orlandohealth.com
You
may also visit our website for more information about the hospital at http://orlandohealth.com/winniepalmerhospital/index.aspx
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3) GEORGE
MARK CHILDREN'S HOUSE, San
Leandro, CA
WHO
WE ARE:
Located in
San Leandro
,
CA
, George Mark Children's House (GMCH) is:
·
The
first and only freestanding respite, transitional and end-of-life pediatric
care facility in the
United States
.
·
A
pioneer in creating and providing a new model of family-centered pediatric
care for families with seriously ill or dying children.
·
Free
to all families.
·
A
champion for increasing access to its model of pediatric palliative care.
·
A
home-like refuge for families whose children are seriously ill or dying.
·
Here,
for as long as families need us.
GMCH's family-centered,
life-affirming philosophy acknowledges the terrible stress a child's serious
illness places on every family member, and provides services to support
parents and siblings, as well as the seriously ill child. The ultimate goal of
the House is to assist families in remaining intact, functional and capable of
achieving the highest quality of life together in the midst of extreme
circumstances.
THE
JOB:
Reporting
to the Program Director and to the Manager of Psychosocial Services, the
Spiritual Care Coordinator/ Bereavement Coordinator provides comprehensive
spiritual and bereavement care services within the framework of the George
Mark Children’s House Mission and the philosophy of pediatric palliative
care to GMCH children-patients, families and caregivers. This position is a
full-time, salaried and benefited position with a flexible schedule including
daytime, weekend, and evening hours requiring frequent local travel.
MAJOR
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The
Spiritual Care Coordinator/ Bereavement Coordinator will:
1.
In conjunction
with the Inter-Disciplinary Team (IDT), assess all children and families
receiving care from GMCH with special consideration given to the cultural,
religious, spiritual, physical and psychological needs and coping skills of
each member of the family.
2.
Develop and
coordinate end-of-life, transitional, and/or respite spiritual care plans for
each child and their family. The overall purpose of spiritual care plans
will be to maintain and/or improve the spiritual goals for daily quality
living and adaptation to loss/change.
3.
Develop and
coordinate bereavement services for families and caregivers of GMCH
children-patients, which may include specific faith or interfaith ritual
traditions, funerals and memorial services, celebratory events, group support
services and bereavement programs. These services, events and programs
include, but are not limited to, Annual Remembrance Day, Tiles and Tales Days,
placement of memorial stones, Annual Family Picnic, Pumpkin Day, special days
for siblings, and sending cards at holiday times, birthdays and the
anniversary of a child’s death. The successful execution of these services,
events and programs will often require close coordination with the Child Life
Specialist and Manager of Psychosocial Services.
4.
Discuss referrals
to clinical psychologist when the psychosocial team reviews an acute need.
5.
Document
interventions and maintain accurate clinical records in the Medical Record
System (Misys).
6.
Make phone calls
to patients, families and caregivers at regular, documented intervals.
7.
Conduct home
visits for the purpose of individual and group counseling to patients and
families as needed.
8.
Routinely attend
Inter-Disciplinary Team (IDT) meetings, daily clinical rounds meetings,
Bereavement Committee meetings, various ad-hoc meetings and meetings of (and
membership in) the
East
Bay
Bereavement Network.
9.
Provide in-service
training and continuing education to staff, volunteers and students on
spiritual care, bereavement issues, and other related topics as needed.
10.
Provide
orientation on spiritual care and bereavement issues as relates to new GMCH
staff and volunteers as requested by Program Director.
11.
Assist with
Memory
Building
and Final Wish Activities for children and families.
12.
Assist with
organizing and/or officiating funeral or memorial services as requested.
13.
Attend to the
spiritual needs of staff and volunteers via individual and group counseling as
requested.
14.
In coordination
with the Volunteer Manager, establish and develop connections with the Bay
Area religious community at large to recruit, train, and supervise volunteer
chaplains interested in providing spiritual care at GMCH in their specific
tradition as needed.
15.
Assist with
development and launch of a new GMCH bereavement website functioning as an
interactive, multimedia support program for bereaved parents and siblings.
This project requires working with outside IT contractors, the Manager of
Psychosocial Services, Program Director and other staff as needed.
16.
Develop and write
a new brochure outlining GMCH bereavement services.
17.
Develop and write
a quarterly newsletter for bereaved families.
18.
Develop and
execute a quarterly introductory educational program for newly bereaved
families.
19.
Assist with
coordination of Footsteps program.
20.
Develop a list of,
and professional relationships with, agencies in the Greater
San Francisco
Bay
Area that provide family bereavement services.
21.
Perform other
duties as assigned by the Program Director and Manager of Psychosocial
Services.
REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:
1.
Master’s in
Divinity (M. Div.) degree or equivalent preferred.
2.
Completion of
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) basic unit required. Full year of CPE
preferred.
3.
Sufficient grief
counseling, hospital chaplaincy or hospice chaplaincy experience required.
4.
Significant
employment history working with multi-faith and multi-cultural children and
families with diverse theological frameworks and
congregations.
5.
Significant
general experience working with children, teens, young adults and families.
Visit
our website to learn more about us: www.georgemark.org
Send
your resume, cover letter and any other supporting documentation to adunlop@georgemark.org
for consideration. Please indicate salary requirements. The job is open as of
08.02.2008.
George Mark Children's House is strongly committed to diversity in the
workplace and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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4) ST.
LOUIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, St.
Louis, MO
Coordinator,
Spiritual Care Services
St.
Louis Children’s Hospital, BJC Healthcare is a 250 bed, free standing,
pediatric teaching hospital affiliated with
Washington
University
. Children’s Hospital has consistently been ranked in the top best pediatric
hospital in the Nation by US News and World Report and Child Magazine.
The Coordinator will provide spiritual care services to an assigned
unit(s), participate in on call, provide clinical supervision to two full time
staff chaplains and prn staff and provide leadership and development of
ongoing services.
Qualifications
include:
APC
Board Certified Chaplain
Five
years chaplaincy experience (pediatric preferred)
Two
years supervisory experience
Applications
can be made on line at www.stlouischildrens.org
Job
Code: 2732
Contact:
Joyce Coleman
Phone:
314-454-6108
Fax:
314-454-2473
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5) CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL BOSTON, Boston, MA
Pediatric
Chaplain I - Children's Hospital,
Boston
Take
this opportunity to explore a new direction… at Children’s Hospital
Boston
. Strive to be a part of our
talented staff, who continues to contribute to our being voted one of the
nation’s top pediatric health care facilities for 18 years in a row! If
you're looking for a rewarding career, look no further than this
organization...
The
Chaplain provides direct pastoral care to patients, families and staff of
diverse religious affiliations and traditions and serves as primary chaplain
for designated patient population(s). They
conduct spiritual assessments and develops pastoral care plans for assigned
patients. They will be providing pastoral counseling, spiritual direction,
crisis intervention and other related services, performs religious rites,
sacraments and celebrations and conducts worship services within the hospital.
Works with multidisciplinary
health care team and other clergy within the hospital and the community to
plan and provide pastoral services for patients and families.
Requirements
-
Work
requires the knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts typically
acquired through completion of a Master's degree in Divinity or a closely
related field and one to two years of previous experience.
-
Work
requires the clinical pastoral skills typically acquired through
completion of four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education.
-
Current
certification as a chaplain by the
College
of
Chaplains
or National Association of Catholic Chaplains.
-
Applicants will be expected
to submit two current verbatims
-
In
the case of clergy, evidence of current standing or faculties for ministry
by the appropriate denominational authority.
-
Oral
and written fluency in English and Spanish preferred.
Interested
candidates are Qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply
through www.childrenshospital.org/jobs
Please refer to job code: 16581BR
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