Associate Chaplain, Per Diem / Pastoral Care - NYU Langone Health : Job Details

NYU Langone HospitalLong Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Associate Chaplain, Per Diem / Pastoral Care. In this role, the successful candidate will provide spiritual care to patients, their loved ones, and as appropriate, staff and hospital constituencies using an inter-faith model of care and working within the patient's belief and value system.

Job Responsibilities:

• Function in such a manner that reflects the mission and vision of the institution.
• Assess patient and family spiritual needs and assist patients and families in using their spiritual resources in dealing with illness, trauma, and stress.
• Facilitate additional spiritual/religious support from community religious leaders, including specific sacramental or religious needs.
• Respond to codes and traumas when designated as the chaplain carrying the daily code pager.
• Develop a plan of care and provide spiritual/emotional support to patients and families, such as a listening presence, prayer, reading sacred texts, offering ethical guidance, and sacraments.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Provide on-call coverage for all spiritual care requests, responding to pages by telephone as soon as possible and within 5 minutes.
• Triage the needs of the situation to determine if the request needs a chaplain to come in or if it can be addressed at the start of normal business hours.
• Participate in the department's plan of continuous quality improvement.
• Ensure a safe environment and effectively communicate with all age groups of patients served by the department.
• Adhere to Standards of Practice of the Association of Professional Chaplains and the principles and practices of Outcome Oriented Chaplaincy.
• Document all chaplaincy activities in a timely manner according to department protocols.
• Complete administrative tasks with expectation of computer literacy and in accordance with institutional policy.
• Lead spirituality/study/bereavement support groups, and worship opportunities, including interfaith memorial services, as assigned by the manager.
• Advise director of important patient/clinical issues as they arise.
• If the request for spiritual care exceeds the resources or ability of the chaplain to address the situation, the chaplain escalates the issue to the director, or a staff chaplain.
• Promote an interdisciplinary approach to spiritual care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds, when possible, and facilitate and maintain positive communication and a working relationship between the department of pastoral care and members of the healthcare team, and other departments.
• Provide support to clinical and support staff, as individuals request it, or through institutional events such as Nurse Appreciation Week, or when groups request it after traumatic events or loss.

Minimum Qualifications: To qualify, you must have a Bachelor of Arts in religious or pastoral counseling studies, from an accredited school of theology, or equivalent. Successful completion of (2) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) recognized by the US Department of Education, required. Computer literacy and a skill level in Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, and Power Point, required. Excellent communication (both oral and written) and interpersonal skills, required. Substantial time spent with students from other disciplines, CPE, Interns and Volunteers, hospital staff, patients and families, requiring a high degree of emotional energy and mental alertness, required.

Preferred Qualifications: Masters Degree in theology from an Accredited School, preferred. Successful completion of (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) recognized by the US Department of Education, preferred. In process of ordination or commissioning by recognized religious group, preferred. 1 - 2 years experience as clergy or chaplain, preferred.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Langone HospitalLong Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family. NYU Langone HospitalLong Island is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $28.00 - $28.00 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.