Job Information
UCLA Health Staff On-Call Rabbi in Los Angeles, California
Description
As Staff on-call rabbi you will provide religious and spiritual care services to patients, families, and staff of Jewish faith. Assist the department with Jewish Holiday celebrations and resources as requested. Assists in developing and maintaining relations with the Jewish community and providing emergency coverage for Rabbinic requests. Participates in ethical decision-making process with patients, families, and staff when requested. Provides Jewish religious consultation and education of hospital staff and CPE students at both RR UCLA MC and UCLA MC, SM as requested.
Salary Range: $26.48 - $53.40 / hour
Qualifications
Ordination from a CHEA-member accredited Jewish Seminary
One (1) unit of CPE completed at ACPE-accredited program
Graduate level theological degree from CHEA-member accredited school
Chaplain/hospital experience
Ability to articulate spiritual assessments of pts./families; and interest in, and knowledge of, spiritual concerns and practices
Skill in pastoral counseling for bereaved and grieving persons
Ability to respond sensitively to persons and situations such as patients, families, staff, religious leaders, and others
Skill in speaking with persons of various religious, social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds so as to respond to persons in a caring compassionate way
Ability to function collegially in an interfaith and multicultural environment
Ability to be with very ill patients and distraught families
Ability to function in a role that continually confronts ambiguity. (Often patients and families are unclear or in conflict about goals; or sometimes patient's goals differ from family goals.)
Cross cultural sensitivity, skill, and knowledge
Ability to interact diplomatically with the public
Ability to establish and maintain collaborative and cooperative working relationships with staff members, managers, volunteers, administrators, patients, and families
Ability to function well in crisis
Foreign language abilities greatly desired
Ability to articulate and communicate spiritual/religious and emotional needs of patients to staff and to other spiritual/pastoral care givers
Openness and interest in learning new skills and abilities in hospital ministry
Ability and skill to engage in spiritual/pastoral care to persons of any faith background
Flexibility, genuineness, sensitivity, and willingness to assist in other areas of spiritual/pastoral care duties
Knowledge of medical practices and ethical issues
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