Associate Chaplain-ABQ

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Summary:

Responsibilities:

This role is ideal for someone who is compassionate, adaptable, and committed to supporting holistic care on an asneeded basis.

Some responsibilities included:

• Assess, provide and documents effective spiritual care to patients, families and associates including listening, counseling and prayer.

• Supports individuals from diverse economic, cultural, racial and religious backgrounds.

• Provides calming support for individuals in crisis, undergoing procedures, facing end-of-life decisions and traumatic events.

• Proactively participates in interdisciplinary delivery of holistic patient care services through rounding, departmental meetings and family conferences.

• Responds to patients, families and associates with ethical decision-making, values and discernment makes.

• Participates and leads spiritual care groups.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required. Theological or Healthcare care education preferred.

• Equivalencies for the undergraduate and/or graduate level theological degree would be acceptable for faith traditions that do not offer degrees. Declaration and documentation of equivalencies are required.

• Must be involved with a recognized faith group.

• Training in pastoral ministry and/or hospital chaplaincy. Ecclesiastical endorsement preferred.

• One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or equivalent preferred.

• Must attend CISM training at least every two years.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

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Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.