Job Information
Dignity Health Chaplain in Santa Cruz, California
Overview
Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care comprehensive care in cardiac orthopedics oncology women’s and children’s services we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Comprehensive CareDominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican’s services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County a Total Joint Replacement program and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives ‘A’ grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group and has received national recognition for superior patient safety cardiac care and stroke treatment from Healthgrades a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.As Santa Cruz County’s heart attack (STEMI) receiving center Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospital’s heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient’s chest.Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care.
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
The chaplain's role is to provide pastoral care to patients, families and hospital personnel by assisting them to integrate the experience of illness, trauma and loss according to their own religious beliefs and convictions. The chaplain also works with community clergy, acting as a liaison between hospital and parish communities. The chaplain supports the values implicit in the mission and philosophy statement of the division and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Dignity Health Facilities.
Qualifications
Minimum:
One year experience in hospital chaplaincy if CPE training was in a non-medical facility*
Must be ordained or professed in a religious community OR possess equivalent theological and pastoral education or experience
Must have endorsement from appropriate sponsoring party/faith tradition.
High level of interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with patients families and employees often during periods of crisis
One year of supervised training or experience in pastoral care in a patient environment.
Certification by National Association of Catholic Chaplains or National Association of Professional Chaplains or in final process*
Pay Range
$30.30 - $43.93 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.