Chaplain (H)

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The department of Psychiatry has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Chaplain to work on the UHealth campus. The Chaplain provides spiritual guidance and support during illness, injury, and emergency to patients, family members, and caregivers. Additionally, the incumbent performs religious services and leads prayer.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Provides confidential and non-judgmental listening, counsel, guidance, direction and support.
2. Offers crisis and disaster intervention, bereavement counseling, and guidance in ethical decision making.
3. Ensures that religious and spiritual needs of patients and their loved ones are met.
4. Counsels patients undergoing surgical procedures, facing end of life issues, or involved in traumatic accidents.
5. Communicates respectfully across cultures and with persons of different faiths.
6. Assists in the coordination of clergy and pastoral visits from the religious community.
7. Provides crisis intervention by visiting with patients, families, and staff, and making spiritual assessments.
8. Assesses spiritual needs of patients and families and assists families in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma, and stress.
9. Supports staff in dealing with their emotions after the loss of a patient.
10. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
  

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.
• Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

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