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Chaplain Staff Chaplain Staff Hiring Department : Continuum of Care Location : Chicago, IL USA Requisition ID : 1027404 Posting Close Date : October 1, 2024 About UI Health: The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital, 22 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Position Summary This position is responsible for the delivery of pastoral care to patients, their families, students, and staff. This position is responsible to ensure that the religious and spiritual needs of patients, their families, students and staff are met. Duties & Responsibilities Provide pastoral ministry (in a timely manner) to patients/families and clinical personnel taking into consideration multiple elements of cultural and ethnic diversity and social conditions, without imposing one's own perspectives. Assess patient and family spiritual needs and assist families in using their faith and/or spiritual resources in dealing with illness, trauma, and stress; visit newly admitted patients and patients with special requests; visit critical care areas; follow up with patients from previous visits as appropriate. Provide crisis intervention as necessary. Provide a range of skills, including empathic reflection, listening/attending, and appropriate use of religious/spiritual resources. Document consultation outcomes and retain records per Pastoral Care process. Maintain a working relationship between Pastoral Care and medical staff, nursing staff, and other departments. Contribute to the department's plan for continuous quality improvement (CQI). Support an interdisciplinary approach to pastoral care. Participate in appropriate committees. Assess patients and families spiritual risk factors to include relationship with God/Deity, prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness and ability to cope. Provide pastoral counseling to patients and families regarding religious/spiritual, and emotional consequences of illness and/or disability, accessing and mobilizing family/community spiritual resources to meet identified needs. Provide crisis ministry and bereavement/grief ministry with patients, families and clinical personnel. Collaborate with the patient, family and multidisciplinary team to assure identified religious/spiritual/cultural needs are addressed. Facilitate spirituality support group on the adult in-patient psychiatric unit, the rehabilitation unit, and other units as invited. Provide for coordination of services with community religious institutions. Educate patients and families regarding Advance Directive. Contribute to the wider community through publication, teaching, and research. Adhere to all hospital standards, policies, and procedures. Adhere to the code of ethics of the Association of Professional Chaplains. Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned. Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned. Minimum Qualifications ~ Master's degree from an accredited theological school or religious studies, or equivalent, ordination or commissioning for ministry by a recognized religious group, and a current endorsement for chaplaincy by a recognized religious group required. Minimum of one (1) year clinical chaplaincy experience required. Eligible for certification as Board Certified Chaplain, with completed board certification preferred. (Certification must be obtained within 18 months of hire. An awareness of self as pastoral caregiver, including attitudes, values, assumptions, strengths and weaknesses, and the ways that ministry affects persons. Knowledge of the hospital/clinic system and multi-disciplinary teams. Empathy for the problems experienced by patients and families; commitment to help the distressed. The interpersonal skills needed to work with distressed and anxious patients, families, and staff. Demonstrated computer literacy; ability to document & retrieve information through computer applications. Ability to work independently, and exercise good judgment. Possess excellent interpersonal skills in order to establish and maintain professional relationships with members of the health care team. The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify. The university provides accommodations to applicants and employees. Request an Accommodation Looking for more University of Illinois positions? We invite you to search for positions at each of the University of Illinois locations, the University of Illinois System Office and the University of Illinois Foundation. The University of Illinois System Office supports the primary missions of teaching, research, public service, and economic development for all of the Universities and offers positions in all locations. The University of Illinois Foundation is the official fundraising and private gift-receiving agency for the University of Illinois and also offers position in all locations. Click the links below to search for other University of Illinois positions. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois Springfield University of Illinois System Office University of Illinois Foundation The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify. To apply, visit Copyright 2024 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency jeid-3432d92b9ca74a44a346d85af80c7600 About University of Illinois - Chicago The University of Illinois Chicago is the city’s largest university and its only public Carnegie Research 1 institution. Its 16 academic colleges serve close to 34,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UIC is recognized as one of the best public universities and one of the most ethnically rich and culturally diverse campuses in the nation, located in the heart of Chicago, it is an integral part of the city's educational, technological and cultural fabric. Connections working at University of Illinois - Chicago

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