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CHAPLAIN - 10031227
Irvine, CACity of Hope is an independent biomedical research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.
Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a leader in bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy such as CAR T cell therapy. City of Hope’s translational research and personalized treatment protocols advance care throughout the world. Human synthetic insulin, monoclonal antibodies and numerous breakthrough cancer drugs are based on technology developed at the institution. AccessHope™, a wholly owned subsidiary, was launched in 2019 and is dedicated to serving employers and their health care partners by providing access to City of Hope’s exceptional cancer expertise.
A National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope is ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S. News & World Report and received Magnet Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Its main campus is located near Los Angeles, with additional locations throughout Southern California and in Arizona.
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Position Overview:
The chaplain is a professionally-trained individual who provides inter-faith spiritual care, counseling and guidance to patients, families and, as appropriate, City of Hope staff members. Chaplains provide expert spiritual assessments and care plans, which integrate a person’s existential, spiritual and emotional well-being into medical plans, improve quality of care and enhance patient experiences. Chaplains provide cultural competency education to medical teams, enabling ethical and respectful engagement with families whose religious or spiritual beliefs may complicate adherence to medical recommendations. Additionally, chaplains provide regularly programmed support to front line staff as well as impromptu debriefing and/or support to teams as needed.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Provides timely, appropriate and respectful spiritual care services to patients and families of all faiths and belief systems.
- Uses an interfaith approach with religious and cultural sensitivity to diverse belief needs when presented with requests for chaplain services of any faith.
- Delivers care in a manner consistent with the standards of the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC).
- Exercises skill in spiritual crisis management to assist patients in coping with cancer in all of its phases: diagnosis, living with cancer, recurrence, end-of-life, and survivorship.
- Acts effectively as a liaison for appropriate referrals to other services including social work, psychiatry, psychology, supportive medicine (including palliative care) and medical management.
- Guides patient and families through end-of-life spiritual issues specifically to enable patients to make critical and ethical end-of-life decisions, congruent with their belief system.
- Offers developmentally age-appropriate spiritual support to pediatric patients and demonstrates skill in working with families/caretakers of pediatric patients, if assigned to Pediatrics.
Your qualifications should include:
- Masters in Divinity or equivalent
- 2 years spiritual care counseling experience in hospital or hospice setting
- 4 units CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education)
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
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