Director- Pastoral Care

Supervisory:

• Supervises the Department Secretary and Associate Chaplain.  This position also mentor’s two chaplains part-time that are located at the Women’s Hospital and Inpatient Hospice.
  
  Pastoral Care Activities:
• Coordinates pastoral care activities with plans of care developed from spiritual assessments, which are performed with patients to support medical and/or nursing plans of care.
  
  Patients and Family Members:
• Serves patients and family members with spiritual care or counseling and support during their stay.  This position provides appropriate devotional materials and literature for patients, family members, visitors, and employees.
  Clergy:
• Works closely with the Greater Tupelo Ministerial Association and serves as a resource person and as a liaison between the North Mississippi Medical Center and community clergy and church organizations.  This position develops and maintains a Volunteer Chaplaincy Program to expand pastoral care services
  Chapel:
• Coordinates volunteer chaplains and regular Chapel Services at Main Unit, Behavioral health, Women’s Hospital, and Baldwyn Nursing Facility
  Workshops and Seminars:
• Plans and develops continuing education programs for area clergy and lay ministers.  This also includes the provision of a monthly clergy and chaplain newsletter.
  Medical Ethics:
• Coordinates activities and reports of the Consultation and Education Committees.
  Church Rites:
• Performs church rites such as funerals, memorial services, and baptisms or arranges for an appropriate area clergy person to do so as requested by patient or family, or staff.
  Pastoral Care Intranet:
• Maintaining the intranet sites associated with the Pastoral Care Department
  Requirements:
• Requires Master of Divinity Degree, Licensed and Ordination and at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education
• This position also requires at least three years of pastoral experience.
• It is highly desired that the position is or will become Board Certified.
• Must be able to demonstrate unique pastoral care knowledge and skills necessary to provide spiritual care to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients; this care includes grief, bereavement, and crisis intervention.