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Summary :

UNC Health Care is an award-winning, not-for-profit integrated health care system committed to delivering state-of-the-art care and outstanding service to patients. From the mountains to the coast, UNC Health provides quality, compassionate care to North Carolinians from all 100 counties and across the country.

The Department of Pastoral Care at the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC, is currently looking for a dedicated, passionate, and highly caring Clinical Chaplain to join the chaplaincy team. The department has robust ACPE CPE and clinical chaplaincy programs. The clinical chaplain will provide the highest quality pastoral care to patients, family members, and staff by serving on the adult palliative care team and as the hospital’s bereavement coordinator. The Adult Palliative Care team is a consulting service with patients on all adult service lines within UNC Medical Center.

This position will be dedicated to providing pastoral care to the patients, family members followed by the Adult Palliative Care service and staff of the adult palliative care team. The ministry includes: providing one-on-one pastoral care in the in-patient and out-patient settings, with a focus on patients, family members, and staff, leading grief groups, participating in team rounds and multidisciplinary meetings, serving on department, and hospital-wide committees, documenting patient encounters, offering 24 hour back-up coverage in rotation with other pastoral care staff members, leading worship services in the hospital chapel as needed and requested throughout the year, teaching didactics within the Department of Pastoral Care and in the hospital community, serving as a mentor to a CPE resident, completing administrative tasks, and other assigned tasks may be given according to the spiritual needs of the institution.

Responsibilities :

1. Consultation--Serves as a resource or consultation for staff, CPE residents and interns about patient (client) problems, and assists in utilizing institutional and/or community resources in meeting patient (client), family, and staff needs. Collaborates with other departments or agencies serving the specific needs of the client population.

2. Departmental and institutional responsibilities--attends meetings as assigned such as the Ethics Committee, CQI, Palliative Care, CISM, and diversity education. Participates in appropriate professional organizations.

3. Ensures that care provided and other activities are documented appropriately

4. Manages pastoral care provided by self and CPE interns/residents in defined clinical area or a larger patient (client) group with complex problems. Coordinates pastoral care rotations. Coordinates volunteer activities.

5. Program development--Develops pastoral care programs, educational and/or outreach programs for specific patient (client) populations, large clinical area, and/or agency

6. Provides pastoral care to patients (clients), families, and staff in specified clinical area in accordance with the professional code of ethics. Provides religious rites and rituals and memorial services as appropriate to the patient population.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

● Master's degree in Divinity (M.Div.) or equivalent degree from an accredited seminary or university.

● Graduation from accredited college and seminary with four (4) units of ACPE CPE, faith group endorsement.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

● Board eligible by the Association of Professional Chaplains. Certification must be obtained within two years of hire.

Professional Experience Requirements:

● Prior pastoral experience in hospital setting and/or congregation.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Pastoral Care

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $24.13 - $34.70 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.