Chaplain

Hiring: Chaplain

Facility Name: Samaritan Albany General Hospital

Facility Address: Albany, OR 97321

Shift Information:Days (0800-1430) no weekends

Number of Weeks: 13 and extendable

Overtime available starts after 40 hours

Pay Package details

Hourly Rate - $55/HR

OT/Holiday Rate - $65/HR

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The Hospice teams at Samaritan Health Services support patients and family members through the final stages of their illness. Evergreen Hospice serves patients in Linn, Benton, Marion, Polk and Lincoln Counties. These services are offered in the home setting which may include the patient’s own residence, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and adult foster homes. Services offered include intermittent skilled nursing visits (24-hour on-call nursing services available), pain and symptom management, medical social services, counseling, spiritual support, hospice aides, trained hospice volunteers and bereavement support. Medications and equipment are included as appropriate.

NOTE: While the office for this position is in Albany, this is a Coastal job.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

One (1) of the following required:

Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field plus two (2) years of pastoral, spiritual or medical experience in an agency or institution.

Associate’s degree in a related field plus two (2) years experience as a chaplain.

Ordained, commissioned, licensed or endorsed by a pastoral/spiritual community required.

Experience or training in pastoral/spiritual care required.

This position requires the use of the employee's personal automobile. Employee must have a valid driver's license and auto liability/property damage insurance as required by law and must maintain their vehicle in good working order.

Must be able to travel for work assignments at multiple points of care.

Master's degree preferred.