title: Selection of a hospital based director of pastoral care: process and stakeholders.
abstract: Details the steps which were taken in the process of hiring a Director of Pastoral Care for a 274-bed acute care regional referral center in southern Alberta, Canada. Stresses the importance of anchoring the hiring process steps within a relevant context. Offers recommendations for hospitals and clergy faced with a similar project.
authors.affiliation: Lethbridge Regional Hospital, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shillington
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000592:standards*; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007586:Job Application; D007587:Job Description; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000592:standards