The Chaplain Profession from the Employer Perspective: An Analysis of Hospice Chaplain Job Advertisements

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 133-150

  Cramer, Emily M ^a   Tenzek, Kelly E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication skills; hospice chaplain; job advertisements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORK;

CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; COMMUNICATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868268441     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2012.720548     Document Type: Article

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