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Work Location: Santa Monica, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm Posted Date 11/18/2024 Salary Range: $63800 - 127000 Annually Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 20625Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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The Santa Monica Staff Chaplain is to provide spiritual care services to patients, families and staff of UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, including religious and ethical consultation for patients, families and staff, grief support for patients and bereavement support for families and staff; to provide education to students participating in the Spiritual Care Dept. educational program; to work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary patient care team and the Spiritual Care Dept.; liaison with community religious leaders for faith-specific patient care needs; to do appropriate documentation; to participate in ethical decision making processes; and to offer leadership for memorial and special services for patients and staff.
Salary Range: $63,800-127,000 per year
Job Qualifications
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- Ordination and faith group endorsement.
- Board Certification: APC, CASC, NAJC, NACC, or NAVAC (post-Sep 2000 for career roles).
- Graduate theological degree (CHEA-accredited).
- Completion of 4 ACPE-accredited CPE units.
- Chaplain/hospital experience.
- Provisional Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) status.
- Strong pastoral counseling skills, particularly for grief and bereavement.
- Expertise in spiritual assessments and addressing diverse spiritual needs.
- Multicultural and interfaith sensitivity and competency.
- Crisis response capability and ability to manage ambiguity in patient/family goals.
- Effective communication across various cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, families, and community leaders.
- Compassionate care for critically ill patients and distraught families.
- Familiarity with medical practices and ethical considerations.
- Flexibility, openness to learning, and willingness to assist in all spiritual care areas.
- Foreign language proficiency.
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are c
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