Description
Alabama’s Department of Mental Health is seeking a qualified chaplain service provider to deliver weekly worship services, funeral/graveside rites, and ongoing pastoral care consultations for residents at the Mary S. Harper Geriatric Center in Tuscaloosa. The contractor must be an ordained clergy member with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience), be in good standing with their denomination, and possess the ability to work with geriatric mental‑health patients. Services include documentation of all pastoral consultations in the patients’ medical records and participation in the facility’s service‑quality evaluations. Proposals must include a detailed budget and be physically delivered by the deadline; electronic submissions are not accepted.
• Weekly (2) church services at the facility, with 24‑hour cancellation notice requirement.
• Funeral and graveside services as needed.
• Initial and ongoing pastoral care consultations, each documented in the patient’s chart.
• Participation in performance‑evaluation activities and adherence to state procurement and registration requirements (E‑Verify, STAARS, debarment certification).