Chaplain - PRN

Job Summary

We are recruiting for a mission-driven Chaplain - PRN to join our team! We're with you for life’s journey. At Denver Health, purpose isn’t just something we believe in—it’s something we live every day, for life’s journey. Our Values Respect | Belonging | Accountability | Transparency

Essential Functions

• Functions as a Spiritual Care Specialist in assessing for, providing and administering clinical interfaith spiritual care to patients, family, and staff of Denver Health who are in spiritual and/or emotional distress in the midst of trauma, stress, crisis, illness and/or medical treatment.
• Participates as part of a team of chaplains in providing 24 hour, 7 day a week professional spiritual care.
• Is visible, available and accessible to patients, family and staff on the floor.
• Responds to all spiritual care consults and referrals by the interdisciplinary care team. Does necessary follow-up.
• Makes routine inpatient rounds on units to determine the spiritual needs of patients and families.
• Actively participates in unit rounds and family conferences in areas and cases assigned.
• Responds to out-patient visits when necessary or consulted by an out-patient clinic on the main campus.
• Does proper spiritual assessment and documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Attends and actively participates in all staff and department meetings.
• Assists in the mentoring of student chaplain interns.
• Participates, when asked, in continuing education to keep spiritual care competencies and skills current.
• Participates in performance improvement and department initiatives that strive to implement the department's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values.
• Uses time, resources and other assets of Denver Health and the Chaplain Department responsibility and appropriately.
• Participates in yearly performance and competency review.

Education

• Masters level degree from an accredited theological or divinity school required.
• 1 Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) required.

Work Experience

• 1-3 years pastoral experience in addition to CPE training or education-related internships preferred.
• Spiritual care experience in healthcare, clinical bioethics, trauma and disaster response, critical incident and peer support, palliative care or hospice care, preferred.

Licenses

• BCC-Board Certified Chaplain - APC, SCA, NAJC, NACC, or equivalent preferred.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Sufficient knowledge and ability to provide interfaith spiritual care and services.
• Sufficient knowledge of a diversity of spirituality and religion.
• Understands the difference between spirituality and religion and spiritual and religious care.
• Understands the dynamic and importance of inclusion and diversity.
• Understands spiritual needs around of end of life issues & decisions, advance directives.
• Understands the grief process.
• Understands the “second victim” phenomena.
• Understands faith and spiritual development.
• Has a working knowledge of Trauma Informed Care.
• Able to accurately assess patients’ spiritual needs, sense of well-being, sense of meaning and purpose, spiritual resources, find appropriate solutions to meet patient and family needs and integrate objectives into a patient’s plan of care.
• Able to practice active reflective listening and non-judgmental pastoral presence.
• Interact professionally and practice excellent verbal and written communication skills in relating with patients, family/visitors and community.
• Informally support staff who experience emotional, spiritual or moral distress.

Education & Development Opportunities

• Tuition assistance.
• Career advancement pathways.
• Professional development.

Benefits

• Social security replacement retirement plan with employer contribution of 3%.
• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes.
• Community resource navigation support.
• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more.

About Denver Health

• Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.
• As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net health care system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.
• Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
• Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Shift

Varying (United States of America)

Work Type

PRN/Intermittent

Salary

$27.64 - $38.70 / hr

Benefits

• Exceptional retirement contributions.
• Nationally recognized well-being programs.
• Loan forgiveness eligibility.
• Employer contributions.
• Support for your life, your family, and your future.
• Builds relationships within and across work groups to achieve results.
• Investment in your growth through tuition assistance, career advancement pathways, and professional development.
• Offering meaningful financial advantages through loan forgiveness eligibility and employer contributions.
• Joining a mission-driven organization that invests in you.
• Providing millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.
• Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
• Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
• All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.