Healthcare Chaplain Napoleon Campus

Genacross Lutheran Services is a faith-based nonprofit organization committed to providing compassionate care and support to individuals and communities in need. We are currently seeking dedicated and talented individuals to join our team in various positions across our organization. If you are passionate about making a positive impact in people's lives and share our values, we invite you to consider joining us at Genacross Lutheran Services.

As an employee at Genacross Lutheran Services, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and fulfilling environment, where your skills and talents will be utilized to serve the needs of our community. We offer a range of positions across multiple disciplines, including healthcare, social services, administration, and more. Our team members play a vital role in providing exceptional care and support to individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

In keeping with our Christian heritage, we recognize the continuing needs of many of God’s people, especially the elderly and youth.  “Inspired by the Christian faith, we embrace individuals and families with compassionate care and services throughout life’s journey.”  We care for people throughout all stages of life’s journey, serving many generations, and we are thoughtful in the ways we engage with people of different ages, backgrounds, and faiths, providing high quality services in a cheerful, timely manner and by communicating, coordinating, and cooperating with others to attain these goals.  All activities shall be consistent with organizational values of Faithfulness to Christ, Equality and Justice, wholeness of Life, Integrity, Quality of Service, and Stewardship of Resources.

Accountability incentive of $1.50/hour for part-time.

• Provide a ministry of spiritual car and support for the residents, families, and staff of Genacross Lutheran Services.
• Demonstrate awareness of the mission statement of the company at all times and articulate the faith basis of our ministry and the Values by which we operate. 
• Encourage and enhance faithfulness to the Mission and Values throughout the facility.
• Convey, reinforce, and support a sense of mission among staff members by providing prayer and devotions for staff meetings, for inter- and intra- departmental meetings, spiritual support for staff members experiencing personal crises, and modeling daily working relationships with staff which are cooperative, interdependent, and consultative.
• Clarifying and encouraging Christian values at every level of the organization and being available to offer in-service education to staff on religious and/or spiritual issues (including orientation in the Society’s Mission and Core Values).
• Function as a minister of Word and Sacrament within the ministries.
• The chaplain provides direct ministry to residents and their families by:
  • Conducting worship events, such as Sunday Services with and without Holy Communion, mid-week worship events, memorial services, and funeral services, all with adequate and appropriate sensory cues to means and procedures, or arranging for other clergy to provide them; 
  • Initiating a spiritual care relationship with each resident (within 76 hours for new residents), along with a written spiritual assessment and formulation of a personal spiritual care plan for each;
  • Being sensitive and supportive of the spiritual diversity of residents;
  • Responding as promptly as possible to staff referrals;
  • Being readily available to residents and their families for spiritual support and/or spiritual counseling, including visitations of residents who are hospitalized and who have no home clergy available to them;
  • Informing residents’ home clergy of hospital confinements or other special needs for pastoral care, with the permission of residents for their families, while maintain confidentiality;
  • Being on-call or arranging for on-call service for spiritual care emergencies;
  • Encouraging and supporting the ministries of residents’ home clergy to their respective residents;
  • And fostering a sense of supportive spiritual community among residents.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clergy and congregations in Northwestern Ohio, including those of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and of other denominations whenever opportunities to do so present themselves. 
• Attend meetings of pastors and special worship events of congregations. Invite pastors and congregational groups to utilize the facilities of Genacross Lutheran Services and to share their spiritual lives with residents.
• Actively encourage congregational members and groups to volunteer their skills, time, and energy to enhance the lives of residents and in so doing to create and enhance a culture of caring throughout facility.
• Seek opportunities to meet with other chaplains and take advantage of continuing education offerings.
• The chaplain maintains an internal spiritual centeredness that includes daily spiritual disciplines, self-care, family support, congregational life, continuing education, and regular schedules of work and relaxation.
• Reports allegations of abuse/neglect and reports, as appropriate, to proper organization leadership.
• Reports hazardous incidents, including but not limited to, injuries, equipment, etc. to the appropriate Manager/Supervisor. Implements and follows disaster plans in the event of an emergency.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.   

• Master of Divinity and a minimum of 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (or comparable pastoral experience).
• Ordained and Rostered Lutheran Pastor.
• 5+ years of ministry experience.
• Familiarity with basic computer skills.
• Ability to learn new software applications as required by the position.
• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact with senior executives, managers, supervisors and direct care staff, as well as residents, families and physicians.Understands directions; communicates and responds to inquiries promptly.
• Passion for Mission: A genuine passion for Genacross Lutheran Services' mission of compassion and service to others is essential. Understanding and embracing the organization's faith-based values is important in effectively representing Genacross to the community.

Join Genacross Lutheran Services as a Healthcare Chaplain Napoleon Campus and contribute to making a positive impact by connecting individuals and families to the services they need. This role offers an opportunity to utilize your communication and relationship-building skills to promote the organization.