Nemours is seeking a Chaplain to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, DE.

Essential Functions

Direct Patient Care:

1. Provide Spiritual comfort to patients and families by visiting patients on a regular basis offering spiritual counseling, sacraments and prayer as requested.

2. Communicate and demonstrate and awareness and acceptance of providing appropriate spiritual care for patient, families, and employees from a variety of religious traditions.

3. Spiritually assess patient and family needs and assist the family in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma, and/or death.

4. Communicate with nurse and other health care professionals caring for patient and family.

5. Provide bereavement support at time of death for patient, family and staff and support staff in the coordination and offering of appropriate rituals and/or bereavement resources with other members of the care team.

6. Provide Spiritual Care coverage during weekend days and serve as an on-call chaplain for overnights as needed.

7. Respond to on-call events and requests for service within 5 minutes of receiving page and remain within a 30 minute drive of hospital.

8. Provide spiritual support to all clinical providers in the hospital.

9. Foster relations with community ministers.

10. Serve as an active member of medical team.

11. Administer sacraments to patients and families as requested.

12. Assure documentation of all visits in patient chart.

13. Adhere to all hospital standards, policies and procedures and assure regulatory compliance.

14. Participate in Departmental staff meetings.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: Six paid holidays annually and one day of paid volunteer time off.
• Paid Parental Leave: Six weeks of paid leave for new parents at 100% pay.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250 for approved courses.
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403(b) plan with immediate participation and matching contributions; 457(b) program for highly compensated associates.
• Insurance: Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Disability Coverage: Short- and long-term disability coverage at 60% of salary for non-work-related disabilities.

Requirements

Master of Divinity degree from a recognized graduate institution

Completion of 4 units of CPE training AND certified or certification eligible for Board Certification as Clinical Chaplain and/or Pastoral Counselor within the year.

Affiliation with a personal or professional collegial group is strongly encouraged.

Local parish ministry experience is preferred.

Bi-Lingual English/Spanish speaking candidates preferred.