Pastoral Care Director - Healthcare develops programs and oversees services designed to meet the religious and spiritual needs of patients, their families, and healthcare staff. Ensures that pastoral services are staffed so that chaplains are available to support patients and families facing difficult medical choices. Being a Pastoral Care Director - Healthcare establishes policies and procedures to facilitate optimal service delivery and ensure that emotional support, spiritual counsel, and comfort are provided. Evaluates and reviews records of counseling sessions and visitation logs to ensure compliance with professional and ethical standards. Additionally, Pastoral Care Director - Healthcare plans and coordinates with other clergy to conduct interfaith worship experiences. May perform the duties of a chaplain. Requires a master's degree. Typically reports to senior management. The Pastoral Care Director - Healthcare typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be a Pastoral Care Director - Healthcare typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Who We Are:
St. Johns Episcopal Hospital is the only hospital providing emergency and ambulatory care to the densely populated, culturally and economically diverse, and medically underserved populations of the Rockaways and Five Towns in southern Queens County and southwestern Nassau County, New York. Celebrating over 110 years of community care, the 257-bed facility provides people of all faiths with comprehensive preventive, diagnostic treatment and rehabilitative services, regardless of ability to pay.
Come Grow With Us!
Type: Full-Time
Shift: Days
Hours: Varies
Pay: $75,000 - $90,000 Annually
Job Summary:
The Assistant Director of Pastoral Care will serve as a certified chaplain. This Assistant Director will be informed to understand the professional culture and role of Pastoral Care at EHS and learn about the liaison relationships the Director holds among the community organizations and the Interdisciplinary team.
The Assistant Director of Pastoral Care will work with the Director of Pastoral Care. The Assistant Director of Pastoral Care will ensure that the Office of Pastoral Care fully utilizes all available resources for the sake of our patients, family, and team members need for cultural, religious and spiritual respect and sensitivity in areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Beyond learning all aspects of Department leadership, the Assistant Director will be specifically responsible to round on clinical area leadership as to make clinically targeted referrals of Pastoral Care resources. Referrals will be made to all spiritual care resources in Pastoral Care including professional chaplaincy, clinical pastoral education residents and interns, and pastoral volunteer resources.
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