JOB TITLE: Chaplain Resident

LOCATION: Geisinger Medical Center

DEPARTMENT: Research

WORK SCHEDULE: Days/Nights

WORK TYPE: Full Time; 1.0 FTE; 80 hours bi-weekly

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides interfaith spiritual, emotional and psycho-social support to inpatients, outpatients families and staff. Participates as a full member of the interdisciplinary health care team and the trauma team.  

This is a one year/4 CPE unit program of adult learning and clinical practice. Performs duties to support the goals and objectives of the Medical Center to provide quality patient care.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Demonstrated interpersonal skills to form significant, supporting relationships with families, patients and staff.

Demonstrated an openness and readiness for learning.  

Demonstrates respect and inclusion of all persons; willingness to engage and provide resources as needed for interfaith ministry; and a spirit of cultural sensitivity.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Seminary degree and 1 prior CPE Unit preferred.

M.A., Master of Divinity, or Master of Theology preferred.

Required denominational endorsement, when necessary.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Position includes ability to provide services if necessary during the entire twenty-four

hour on-duty. This provision may be demanding physically due to a great deal of walking, standing and lack of sleep.

The Spiritual Care Handbook contains detailed information reviewed during orientation. Each student receives a copy of this handbook.

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES:

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: (GMC):

Located Danville, Pa., the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital.  GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region’s only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women’s health (in the Women’s Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics.  The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus.

ABOUT GEISINGER:

One of the nation’s most innovative health services organizations, Geisinger serves more than 1.5 million patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The system includes 13 hospital campuses, a nearly 600,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Geisinger is known for its focus on caring and innovative programs including the ProvenCare® best-practice approach to maximize quality, safety and value; ProvenHealth Navigator® advanced medical home; Springboard Health® population health program to improve the health of an entire community; ProvenExperience™ to provide refunds to patients unhappy with their care experience; and Geisinger’s MyCode® Community Health Initiative, the largest healthcare system-based precision health project in the world. With more than 215,000 volunteer participants enrolled, MyCode is conducting extensive research and returning medically actionable results to participants. A physician-led organization, with approximately 32,000 employees and more than 1,800 employed physicians, Geisinger leverages an estimated $12.7 billion positive annual impact on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey economies. Repeatedly recognized nationally for integration, quality and service, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to patient care, medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

*Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.