UPMC Mercy is hiring a Full Time Priest Chaplain!

Preferred candidates will be a Catholic Priest with some experience in healthcare related ministry or chaplaincy.

This position works varied shifts with overnight on-call rotations and occasional weekend coverage/saying of mass.

Purpose:
Serves as a member of the spiritual care team and provides for the spiritual needs of the patients, families and staff.

Responsibilities:

Supports the spiritual care to patients by: Completing visitation assignments and communicating the services available through the pastoral care department, Screening patients’, families’, and staff’s needs, Coordinating with chaplains if a patient/family/staff wish to meet with the chaplains. Working in/contributing to life of interfaith team. Provide pastoral care in routine and emergent situations. Share on-call responsibilities as needed. Documents visits to patients Knowledge and understanding of department standards and policies. Attend staff meetings and participate in setting goals. Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings as required. Lead worship as scheduled. Seek opportunities for continuing education. Communicate well in a professional exchange of ideas with staff. Commitment to patient/family/staff centered spiritual care.