Staff Chaplain- PRN

The Staff Chaplain will provide Interfaith pastoral/spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in crisis situations when Hospital Staff Chaplain(s) are not available.

PRN position, nights, weekends, and holidays to provide interfaith spiritual care to patients/families/staff upon request.

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED.  Religious training or education equivalent to a seminary/divinity school degree, preferably at the M.Div level.  Required

Minimum Work Experience - 1 year experience 

Completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (1600 hours of training under supervision), preferable by an accredited program of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (acpe.edu), or equivalent. One year experience in pediatric chaplaincy (may be met through a clinical pastoral education residency).

Required Skills/Knowledge
Familiarity and comfort with various faith disciplines and communities.
Skill in working respectfully in a multifaith/multicultural environment.
Skill in working collaboratively with staff to ensure patient and family needs are met.
Skill in working as a creative member of a team as well as self-supervise.
Skill in accessing, developing, and making use of various religious and cultural resources.
Ability to consult with others around complex situations.
Ability to respond to any required need within 30 minutes.

Functional Accountabilities
Interdisciplinary/Leadership
 

• Ability to work as a cooperative member of the healthcare team through appropriate patient chart entries, use of common healthcare terminology , handwashing and other safety precautions, referrals, interdisciplinary conferences, and collegial relationships.

• Have knowledge and skill to serve as a resource in ethical decision making.

• Use skill to foster a spiritual dimension of care throughout the healthcare setting, consistent with appropriate accreditation standards.

• Awareness of, and commitment to, the overall mission of the healthcare setting and the role of pastoral/spiritual care in that mission.

• Use skill and judgment necessary to serve as a thoughtful member and spiritual/religious/cultural voice on committees within the healthcare setting and for the institution in the wider community .

Administrative
 

• Show adherence to, all hospital and department requirements, policies and procedures.

• Use good stewardship of time, energy, physical, and financial resources.

• Use skill to communicate with members of the pastoral/spiritual care team for appropriate hand-off, resolution of all needs/issues.

• Use skill to maintain an appropriate schedule, responding to all requests in a timely manner, engaging in appropriate communication in a professional manner.

• Use accountability to report complex situation to the Senior Chaplain/Manager and all off-shift and/or on-call situations which require follow up and demonstrate follow-through in ascertaining that follow up has occurred.

• Participate regularly in pastoral/spiritual care staff meeting and/or on-call chaplain in-service meetings.

• Report safety issues, conflicts, risk issues directly to the Senior Chaplain as well as to any other appropriate entity within the healthcare setting.

• Keep a commitment to Pediatric Chaplain competencies and professional certification competencies and requirements through appropriate continuing education.

• Ability to maintain appropriate data regularly.

Work Env