Job Information
Central Maine Medical Center Staff Chaplain in Lewiston, Maine
At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.
The chaplain participates in the delivery of religious and spiritual care to patients, their loved ones, staff and volunteers of all faith traditions or lack thereof; represents the Department when the Manager is unavailable or as assigned.Duties and Responsibilities:1. Acts as a liaison between patients and their community clergy as requested and appropriate.2. Assists Manager in creating, facilitating and/or making available religious and spiritual resources to meet the diverse needs of the organization, including but not limited to rituals, devotional materials, support groups and hospital in-services.3. Provides treatment team consultation on religious and spiritual issues impacting patient care.4. Supports patients’ rights by considering spiritual, psycho-social and cultural variables influencing perception of illness and treatment choices.5. Provides age appropriate spiritual assessment, interventions and/or support to patients, their loved ones, staff and volunteers.6. Directs patient concerns to the appropriate personnel.7. Documents patient interventions in the electronic medical record.8. Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety.9. Contributes to goals of spiritual care team.10. Maintains a good working relationship with all departments of the hospital.11. Performs additional duties as needed.12. Shares in the rotation of the department’s on-call coverage.13. Customer Service: Interacts with all individuals in a consistent manner, providing attention, support, and assistance to foster an environment of exceptional personal service.Regulatory Requirements:• Board certified and in good standing with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), the National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) or eligible, with ability to attain certification within 2 years of hire. Board certification eligibility includes: 1) A bachelor’s degree; 2) A 72-hour graduate theological degree from an ATS accredited school; 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE); and endorsement by a recognized spiritual/faith group.• Continuing education to update professional skills/knowledge and maintain certification.Language Skills:• Ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.• Additional languages helpful.Skills:• Basic computer knowledge with motivation to increase understanding and skill.Physical Demands:• For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment, see following description.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising client care.
If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!
AT CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO
Our why, our purpose, drives every decision and action we take as a healthcare system. We strive everyday to deliver exceptional care, and to improve our community. We are a non-profit organization that is breaking the traditional healthcare mold by bringing our patients and their family’s high value, low cost, and award-winning care while focusing on creating an exceptional experience for them; all within their communities. To accomplish this, we only hire individuals who are committed to excellence, who embody the principles of our CMH Experience Service Standards, and who are ready to step in and help their fellow team members achieve those exceptional results for our patients, their families, and the community.
Central Maine Healthcare System
The organization is broad in its footprint, with three (3) hospitals in Bridgton, Lewiston, and Rumford, and over 75 individual practices within our Medical Group. Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center is a certified and award-winning level two trauma center, along with our Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute and the upcoming highly anticipated launch of our comprehensive state of the art cancer treatment center. Both Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals are four (4) star accredited acute care hospitals, and our Medical Group and Maine Urgent Care Centers have won multiple awards within their specialties. As a system we are a six-time winner of the Leapfrog Safety A Rating since 2019, representing some of the highest quality care and outcomes nationwide. Our awards and accolades are only possible as a result of our commitment to culture, and a focus on safety and inclusion, in each of our patient’s experiences and in the experiences we create within our teams.
If you are a person who is looking for a way to give back to your community, to help improve the lives of patients or those who care for our patients, want to be part of a growing organization that is setting the bar for Maine healthcare, apply to join Central Maine Healthcare today!
Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity
CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.