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MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Worker Type
PRN
Job Summary
Responds to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients, family members, and fellow employees. Participates in a multidisciplinary care team.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements
- Primary responsibilities
- Meets the spiritual and emotional needs of patients/families through timely assessment, intervention, and communication.
- As measured by employee satisfaction, collaborates with co-workers to accomplish departmental goals and offers assistance to balance workload.
- Contributes to the satisfaction of the medical staff by responding to physician referrals in the same day they are received.
- Contributes to a safe environment by reporting all safety/security risks.
- Intervenes in crisis situations to provide support in navigating the initial spiritual and emotional issues for patients, families and co-workers.
- Contributes to the overall financial performance of the department by following policies and procedures, working efficiently, and reporting needed changes.
- Covers on call shifts as assigned.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree and one CPE unit required
- Experience
- One year experience
- Physical requirements
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Rare climbing.
Required professional license and/Or certifications • none
Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America)
Job Type
Employee
Department: 8471000010 Pastoral Care
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0
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