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JOB DESCRIPTION
Strength Through Diversity
Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Assess the spiritual, emotional, and religious needs of patients and their loved ones and develop appropriate spiritual care interventions to meet these needs, while also referring to other members of the IDT as appropriate.
Participate in the overnight and weekend on-call rotation.
Participate in IDT meetings in her/his patient care areas and maintain regular communication with other team members about patients’ needs.
Maintain and foster positive working relationships between the DSCE and other hospital staff and departments.
Participate in the planning and leadership of special events, memorial services, chi cart visits, and other staff support interventions.
Fulfill all documentation requirements, including charting in the EHR and completing the on-call log.
Support, as appropriate, departmental and Center for Spirituality and Health performance improvement and research projects.
Participate actively in the Clinical Pastoral Education residency.
Perform other related duties and activities as may be requested by ACPE Certified Educator and/or site director.
Adhere to all department and hospital safety standards.
Attend all mandatory in-services and complete all mandatory PEAK trainings.
Participate in maintenance of proper administration procedures for department in accordance with institutional policies.
Participates in the department’s plan for continuous quality improvement.
Adheres to all Hospital standards, policies, and procedures and to the Common Code of Ethics for Chaplains, Pastoral Counselors, Pastoral Educators and Students.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree. Master’s degree preferred. Major focus in theology or related fields preferred.
One unit of CPE at an ACPE-accredited center
Must have successfully completed at least one unit of CPE at an ACPE-accredited center.
Basic computer skills; familiar with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel.
Excellent written and oral communication.
Skills
- Interpersonal skills needed to work with distressed and anxious patients, families, and
- staff.
- Ability to listen actively and convey calming, accepting, mindful presence and focus on the needs of patients, families, and staff.
- Analytical ability to assess patients’ spiritual needs and sense of well-being and find appropriate and compassionate responses to patients’ issues and concerns.
- Empathy for those who are in distress and a commitment to serving their needs.
- Commitment to actively participate in a clinically and educationally demanding program.
- Passion for deepening spiritual caregiving skills and knowledge.
Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together and participate actively as a leader within the Mount Sinai Health System by:
Serving as the primary resource management representative of the Mount Sinai leadership teams, committees, etc., and acting as the primary executive leader interface between Mount Sinai and key executives from the health systems’ vendors and partners.
Engaging with relevant thought leaders and policy-makers at the federal and state levels, and representing the Health System as assigned.
Using a lens of equity in establishing and promoting policies and procedures and providing opportunities for all to thrive.
Confronting racist, sexist or other inappropriate behavior and challenges exclusionary organizational practices and serving as a role model to promote anti-racist behaviors.
Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
We work hard to acquire and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you can develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, can make an impact on quality patient care.
Who We Are
Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.
Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospital campuses, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside (formerly Mount Sinai St. Luke’s), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We promote recognition and respect for individual and cultural differences, and we work to make our employees feel valued and appreciated, whatever their race, gender, background, or sexual orientation.
Shift: Day Job
Schedule: Full-time