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Chaplain
Lehigh Valley Health NetworkChaplain providing spiritual assessment, pastoral accompaniment, and crisis care for patients, families, and staff at Lehigh Valley Health Network. Supporting interdisciplinary care and hospital education across designated units.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in providing spiritual care and crisis support in healthcare settings, with a strong foundation in Clinical Pastoral Education and familiarity with diverse religious beliefs. Capable of assessing spiritual needs and promoting faith development while maintaining collaborative relationships with interdisciplinary teams.
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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide assessment and spiritual care through appropriate intervention and referral of patients, families and staff
- Serve as liaison between hospital staff, patients and families during challenging or traumatic situations
- Maintain a pastoral presence and ministry of accompaniment
- Assess spiritual needs and provide appropriate interventions considering developmental needs and demographics
- Promote faith development, mindfulness and reflective living
- Provide crisis support during traumas, alerts and difficult decision-making moments
- Educate students, staff and volunteers about chaplaincy and spiritual care
- Participate in ethics, palliative, hospice and/or cancer interdisciplinary teams as requested
- Maintain ongoing relationships with staff on designated rounding units
- Offer invocations, blessings and benedictions at network functions or onsite memorial services
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Education, Theology or related field
- 3 years as a hospital or facilities chaplain
- Familiarity with religious and/or spiritual beliefs and practices of various faiths, groups, and denominations
- Skill at monitoring/assessing performance to make improvements or take corrective action
- Good stewardship of time, energy, physical, and financial resources
- At least 1 unit of CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) in a clinical setting required
- 2–4 units of CPE preferred
- Ability to meet physical demands: lift and carry 7 lbs., continuous sitting over 67%, frequent keyboard use/repetitive motion, and frequent fine motor activity/wrist position deviation
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equal opportunity employment policy
- Great Place to Work® certification
- Mission-driven culture centered on Compassion, Integrity, Collaboration and Excellence