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| 2 | The Per Diem Chaplain role is a fully onsite position, requiring flexibility and skillful collaborat | 1 | The Per Diem Chaplain role is a fully onsite position, requiring flexibility and skillful collaborat | ||
| > | ion. The Per Diem Chaplain applies acquired skills and experience as a spiritual care specialist to | > | ion. The Per Diem Chaplain applies acquired skills and experience as a spiritual care specialist to | ||
| > | respond to the emotional, existential, spiritual and religious needs needs of patients and their fam | > | respond to the emotional, existential, spiritual and religious needs needs of patients and their fam | ||
| > | ilies, faculty, staff, allied health students (as appropriate), and other health care team members. | > | ilies, faculty, staff, allied health students (as appropriate), and other health care team members. | ||
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| 4 | Qualifications: | ||||
| 5 | Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree in a related area or HS Diploma and four years of equivalent exper | ||||
| > | ience. - Two (2) or more years of directly related experience. - Completion of at least One (1) unit | ||||
| > | and preferably four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education, accredited by the ACPE: The Standard | ||||
| > | for Spiritual Care and Education Working knowledge of the clinical environment, and of the counselin | ||||
| > | g and behavioral practices used in providing spiritual care to patients and family members. - Workin | ||||
| > | g knowledge of a variety of religious and spiritual traditions, and of giving appropriate spiritual | ||||
| > | care in a multi-faith clinical setting. - Working knowledge of the ethical and confidentiality issue | ||||
| > | s involved with clinical chaplaincy. - Flexibility and adaptability to remain calm, and deal effecti | ||||
| > | vely with changing situations involving crises and stress. - Interpersonal skills and ability to wor | ||||
| > | k with and accept people of diverse beliefs, cultures, ethnicities, ages, and health conditions, as | ||||
| > | well as with colleagues on an interdisciplinary healthcare team. - Organizational, prioritization, a | ||||
| > | nd decision-making skills. - Written and verbal communications skills, computer proficiency, and wor | ||||
| > | king understanding of medical records. - Working knowledge of spiritual assessment models, solid spi | ||||
| > | ritual assessment skills, and the ability to communicate, verbally and in writing, spiritual assessm | ||||
| > | ents of patients and families to the health care team. - Ability to establish connections with key p | ||||
| > | eople quickly and function well in crisis / trauma situations, demonstrating compassion, flexibility | ||||
| > | , sensitivity, and command when needed. - Excellent spiritual care judgment and triage skills. - Abi | ||||
| > | lity to work onsite in Oakland or other locations if/when needed. Preferences: - Master's degree in | ||||
| > | theology, divinity, religious studies, or its equivalent in relevant training / experience. - Endors | ||||
| > | ement, ordination, commissioning or official recognition by one’s affiliation group to function as a | ||||
| > | professional chaplain. Maintains good standing in the affiliation group. - Eligible for certificati | ||||
| > | on with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains | ||||
| > | (NACC), Neshama: the Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), or the Canadian Association for Spiritu | ||||
| > | al Care (CASC) preferred. | ||||