Spiritual Care Associate

Why work as a Spiritual Care Associate with Main Line Health?

• Make an Impact! Are you looking for a career that allows you to utilize your spiritual gifts to assist those in need? If so, then we invite you to consider applying for a position as a Spiritual Care Associate. As an integral member of the hospital interdisciplinary team, you will carry out duties and activities of the spiritual care program in compliance with the philosophy and policies of the hospital. This position focuses on the spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers and staff, including volunteers; and provides on-call support on weekends and in the absence of the hospital chaplain. You will facilitate visits by representatives of clergy, religious, and laity from recognized Religious Bodies who visit persons of their Faith Group as requested.
  
• Get Involved! You will coordinate specialized religious needs of patients as liaison with community clergy and will participate in regularly scheduled planning and management meetings with Spiritual Care Team. Teaming up with Hospital colleagues, you will be recognized as and deemed the official participant of the Interdisciplinary Health Care Team of the Hospital.
  
  
• Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
  
  
• Position-Specific Benefits include: We offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!

Position: Spiritual Care Associate
Shift: Employee must be available for a minimum of 12 nights per month, to be scheduled for 6-10 nights of pager coverage per month. Of the 12, employee must be available for a minimum of 2 weekend (Fri/Sat) nights per month. Shift hours are weekday: 6:00 pm - 7:00 am and weekend: 6:00 pm - 9:00 am.

Experience:
Minimum six months experience in hospital environment - preferably as Spiritual Care Provider.
Experience with electronic medical charting preferred

Education:
1. Masters Degree in Theological Studies preferred.
2. One (1) Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at an accredited CPE center, completed or in process, required.

Licensures/Certifications:
Ecclesiastical endorsement for pastoral ministry from faith group required.