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Job TitleChaplain NE
LocationAkron
FacilityAkron General Medical Center
DepartmentSpiritual Care-Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Job CodeAK1330
ShiftDays
Schedule8:00am-4:30pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.
Chaplains provide spiritual care to patients, families and caregivers, fostering spiritual resources for healing. Spiritual care is a component of healing, so meeting others where they are and helping them during troubled waters is a vital part of a Chaplain’s role.
A caregiver in this position works a shift during 8:00am - 4:30pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Provide education and consultation for physicians, nurses, and other caregivers.
Provide spiritual care and counseling for patients, families and caregivers of all faith groups, ages and conditions.
Foster spiritual resources for healing.
Provide crisis and ongoing care.
Work regular and on-call hours.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Master’s degree of divinity or equivalent
Satisfactory completion of a minimum of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education
Certification as a board-certified Chaplain (www.bcci.professionalchaplains.org) or eligibility within two years or certification as an ACPE Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education
1 year of ministry experience required
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Physical Requirements:
Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
Must be able to climb stairs, pull, push and facilitate movement of the patient.
Must have normal or correctable vision and hearing to be able to hear normal conversations.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
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