Spiritual Care Director

1 month ago


New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Ochsner Clinic Foundation Full time
Job Summary

This role oversees the daily operations of the assigned department, ensuring the delivery of high-quality spiritual care services to patients and their families. The successful candidate will have a strong background in chaplaincy and supervisory experience, with excellent communication and leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities
  • Coordinate community clergy and lay communion ministers with local parishes, ensuring effective spiritual care services throughout the organization.
  • Supervise, train, and develop department staff, fostering a culture of excellence and teamwork.
  • Ensure quality of pastoral care and patient satisfaction, identifying areas for improvement and implementing strategies to enhance services.
  • Assist with research, education, and training to support cutting-edge patient care and chaplaincy services, staying up-to-date with industry best practices.
  • Support long-term strategic business plans through department-specific business planning and special projects, driving growth and innovation.
  • Monitor budget and provide management with reports and updates, ensuring fiscal responsibility and accountability.
  • Provide daily direction to department personnel, directing all corresponding activities relating to department services.
  • Offer opportunities for skill development and ongoing performance feedback to staff and volunteers, promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
  • Adapt behavior to the specific patient population, respecting privacy, introducing services or procedures, and communicating effectively.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned, contributing to the overall success of the department and organization.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field, with a Master's degree preferred.
  • At least 3 years of healthcare experience related to chaplaincy and/or supervisory or management experience.
  • Certification as a board-certified chaplain by NACC, NAJC, or APC, with faith group endorsement for chaplaincy and ordination or commissioning to function in ministry/spiritual care.
  • Excellent computer skills, with proficiency in Windows-style applications and various software packages specific to the role.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly and professionally.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including a professional attitude and ability to work collaboratively with physicians, administration, nurses, and support staff.
  • Excellent judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to inspire others and manage challenging situations.
  • Excellent organizational, time management, and delegation skills, with the ability to work a flexible schedule, including on-call, nights, and weekends.
Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid, or tissue, and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.

The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning, and/or disposal of contaminated waste.



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