Everyone who works with Mercy Health is united under one purpose: to help our patients be well in mind, body and spirit. This drive, along with our history of faith, is a powerful combination. It gives us a shared calling to work toward every day. Join our exceptional team and help us continue to provide the highest quality of health care possible to our communities.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrate proficiency in psychotherapeutic models, theoretical frameworks of praxis, pastoral theology, pastoral care and counseling, or healthcare ethics.
• Provides a specialized perspective at clinical care conferences while addressing the spiritual and emotional aspects of holistic care. Provide consultation for cases with significant relational, familial, religious, or cultural dynamics and engender appropriate spiritual care outcomes.
• Provide effective spiritual interventions in end-of-life situations and crisis cases (Code Blue, Death, Trauma, etc.).
• Coordinate delivery of pastoral care resources for complex patient care situations and collaborate with Departmental leaders in making appropriate referrals.
• Provide Advanced Care Planning consultations and elicits care preferences including Advanced Medical Directives documentation
• Deliver a specialized service in area of expertise or assignment (e.g. palliative care, mental health, pediatrics, ethics, and mission leadership) per organizational needs.
• Develop, manage, and deliver educational content in areas of advanced certification or subject-matter expertise to departmental colleagues or those of other disciplines.
• Convene and facilitate staff-support interdisciplinary conversations as appropriate. Lead reflective listening group sessions after a significant tragic or traumatic event as requested by leaders.
• Provide effective advisement to clinical leaders on ethical and moral concerns as needed.
• Integrate best practices from spiritual care research and quality improvement outcomes into workflow processes.
• Publish articles in academic journals or research publications in areas of spiritual care, theology, or ethics.
• Additional responsibilities if CEC: Provide one-to-one and group supervision under supervision ACPE certified educator
• Co-lead seminars and CPE units with program certified educator
• Program planning and management

License/Certification

• Completed four or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) (required)
• Board certification by a professional certifying organization (National Association of Catholic Chaplains, Association of Professional Chaplains, Association of Jewish Chaplains, Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, Association of Pastoral Counselors) (required)
• Advanced certification in specialty area of Chaplaincy, Ethics or an equivalent (required) or ACPE Certified Educator Candidate (CEC)

Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
Prescription drug coverage
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance w/AD&D
Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
Paid time off
Educational Assistance
And much more

• Benefits offerings vary according to employment status

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email recruitment@mercy.com. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@mercy.com