Job Summary

Responsible for planning, organizing directing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the activities of the department of spiritual care. Reviews services provided and develops new programs as the need arises. Promotes satisfaction among department team members and among external customers, by making sure all requests for spiritual care are met in a timely fashion according to the highest standards of care.

Job Duties

• Provide Ecumenical and Interfaith Spiritual Care to the patients, families, and staff.
• Participate in on-duty coverage, and administrative back-up coverage.
• Supervises assigned personnel.
• Interviews, hires, orients, and trainees all personnel performing spiritual care duties in the department.
• Monitors work flow and assignments.
• Sets the standards for care delivery.
• Serves as a resource for clinical and operational issues.
• Encourage accountability and participation by all staff personnel.
• Schedule and authorize schedule changes.
• Monitors and documents staff performance and competence.
• Addresses and documents performance problems and administers human resource policies.
• Provides coaching and counseling when needed.
• Coordinate staff meetings, and communication in the department so that chaplains remain well-informed of changes and protocols in the department.
• Manages program capital, manpower, and operating expenses.
• Assisted in budget preparation budget and coordinates statistical analysis for the department.
• Assures overall competency, proficiency of operation, excellence of spiritual care provided, safety of operation, professional decorum, public image, morale, and professional advancement for all personnel in the department.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and clinical units to cultivate and maintain strong working relationships with mangers and medical personnel to ensure the delivery of excellent spiritual care.
• Order and maintain supplies in the department such as office supplies, religious and spiritual supplies.
• Develop and maintain a program of professional development that includes continuing education for chaplains, and volunteers.
• Provides services to enhance and maintain team morale, and collegiality.
• Directs the development and annual review of policies and procedures, assuming compliance with accreditation requirements and survey reviews.
• Maintains healthy relationships with one’s denomination, and any other professional credentialing association required for continuing endorsement and standing.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Education

Master's Degree-Divinity (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Ordination/Commissioning or Ecclesiastical Endorsement - Default Issuing Body

Skills

Builds Relationships; Leadership

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths and ambitious aspirations. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. Read more about Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruiting.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.