Chaplain Non Certified I - Spiritual Care

Responsibilities

• Affords effective spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in various situations, including crisis intervention, grief and bereavement, end-of-life care, and faith crises.
• Sysnatically and intentionally gathers data to provide ongoing spiritual assessment of patients or families.
• Develops and implements a spiritual plan of care based on spiritual assessment.
• Documents spiritual assessment and spiritual plan of care in patient’s medical record.
• Participates as a member of the palliative care team, as assigned.
• Participates as a member of the interprofessional team identifying patient/family needs and developing plan of care.
• Plans and facilitates worship services as needed.
• Provides timely and sensitive spiritual care to associates via individual and group interactions.
• Collects relevant data to self-monitor quality and effectiveness of spiritual care.
• Develops specialized spiritual care services for specific areas of assignment.
• Serves as a teaching resource in formal and informal situations about spirituality, spiritual needs of patients and families, and the connection between spirituality and health outcomes.
• Assists with debriefing and support of associates after major events.
• Provides spiritual and religious resources as requested by patient/family.
• Introduces patient/family to services of the spiritual care department.
• Provides hospitality and assistance to visiting clergy as needed.
• Serves as ethics resource for patients, family, and associates for a variety of clinical situations, including the removal/withholding of life-sustaining treatment.
• Serves as clinical partner or mentor to clinical pastoral education interns.
• Understands and adheres to the Christus Health associate covenant and code of ethics.
• Demonstrates cultural humility and sensitivity with respect to patient populations served.
• Performs miscellaneous additional tasks as assigned or requested by Director of Spiritual Care.

Requirements

• Master's Degree
• Multiple Shifts Available
• Full-Time Work Type