**Responsibilities**

The incumbent provides spiritual counseling and ministry to patients and their families, and functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team.

+ Meets discipline specific productivity standard.

+ Demonstrates competency in spiritual counseling with hospice patients/families during field observation and testing.

+ Completes and submits documentation following established guidelines as measured by a defined evaluation process.

+ Physician orders are written according to policy.

+ Documents follow-up of identified problems.

+ Reviews and documents clinical progress toward goals.

+ Demonstrates coordination of care by appropriate communication with other disciplines and documents thatcommunication, as measured by a defined evaluation process.

+ Meets agency/regulatory requirements for inderdisciplinary care planning as measured by a defined evaluation process.

+ Documentation reflects changes in condition in support of Medicare Hospice benefit recertification decision.

**Qualifications**

**Experience:**

+ 1 year of Chaplaincy experience in the hospital or healthcare setting.

**Licensure:**

+ Certification or eligible for certification (with at least four units of Clinical Pastoral Education) as Chaplain by NACC or APC.

+ Certification as Chaplain by NACC (National Assn of Catholic Chaplains) or the APC (Assn of Professional Chaplains) preferred.

+ Current California Driver's License, possession of automobile insurance, and access to an operating motor vehicle.

+ Current BLS card.

**Education:**

+ Bachelor's Degree Advanced studies in Theology, Pastoral Care/Counseling, Spirituality preferred.

+ Masters degree in Theology or Divinity- preferred

**Training:**

+ 4 Units Clinical Pastoral Education

**Special Skills:**

+ Knowledge of: Hospice care; Principles of Death & Dying; Effective communication skills to work with interdisciplinary team; Beliefs and rituals of major religions; Mission, Philosophy, Values of Dignity Health and Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, Common Values for Community Sponsorship; Spiritual assessment; Ministry to sick in all age groups.

**Overview**

Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 384-bed not-for-profit Level 2 Trauma Center located in Carmichael California. We have served north Sacramento County as well as south Placer County for over 50 years. Our facility is one of the area's largest medical centers and also one of the most comprehensive. Our staff and volunteers are dedicated to community well-being; providing excellent patient care to all. Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center as well as a Spine Center of Excellence. We are proud recipients of the Perinatal Care Certificate of Excellence and a Certificate of Excellence for Hip and Knee Replacements.

One Community. One Mission. One California (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrPuiSnALJY)

**Pay Range**

$30.55 - $44.30 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.