Associate Chaplain PRN

Division:Eskenazi Health  

Sub-Division: Hospital  

Req ID:  25447 

 

Schedule: PRN/Per Diem 

Shift: Varied 

 

Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus including at a network of Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

 

 

 

JOB SUMMARY:

 

The PRN Chaplain provides relief and coverage for the principal chaplaincy staff at Eskenazi Health. In the course of their duties, they provide ministerial services, commensurate with incumbent’s own spiritual traditions. This position provides respectful post-mortem care for decedents and their families, and conducts other morgue-related tasks including body releases and routine post-mortem paperwork.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

 

• Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health mission:  Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County.  Models Eskenazi Health values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development, and Excellence.
• Provides general coverage for the health system as needed or assigned.
• Provides spiritual counseling to those in need
• Provides ministerial services, commensurate with incumbent’s own spiritual tradition
• Secures provision of ministerial services for those with differing spiritual traditions
• Provides religious programming as needed in the Sanctuary.
• Provides respectful post-mortem care for decedents and their families, and conducts other morgue-related tasks including body releases and routine post-mortem paperwork
• Coordinates/implements Spiritual Care response in crisis situations
• Assists, as needed, with management of ‘Haven of Hope’ family respite rooms
• Supervises volunteers and students operating within the department
• Provides assistance in matters related to Advanced Directives
• Provides assistance in matters related to organ, tissue, and eye donation
• Advocates on behalf of patients in the absence of a Patient Advocate

 

ASSOCIATED JOB DUTIES:

 

• Performs other job related duties as assigned

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

 

• Successful completion of a Bachelor of Divinity, Ministry, or similar degree, or other denominationally approved/mandated educational program. Equivalency shall be determined by the Spiritual Care Manager and shall recognize the diversity of education required by various faith traditions.
• Minimum of one units of Clinical Pastoral Education from any CPE provider recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
• Minimum of one year of previous ministerial experience (health care background preferred)
• Must be ordained/commissioned/endorsed (or equivalent), and in good standing with their ecclesiastical body
• Valid Indiana driver’s license 

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

 

• Positive professional service provision to patients, families, visitors, and staff
• Good professional judgment
• Appropriate display of initiative
• Ability to function unsupervised
• Ability to direct efforts in crisis situation when on-duty
• Knowledge of multiple modalities of ministry
• Demonstrates positive professional interaction with interdisciplinary team and community representatives
• Demonstrates flexibility to meet needs of the department
• Demonstrates personal integrity
• Ability to remain true to self without imposing views on others (proselytism will not be tolerated)

 

RESPONSIBILITY:

 

• Must take an equitable load of offered PRN shifts, both those scheduled in advance and eme