Chaplain - PRN

About the role

This position provides religious/spiritual assessment and intervention for patients and families in accordance with the family`s identified spiritual needs. Collaborates with multidisciplinary staff and external faith leaders to coordinate services and ritualistic ceremonies as requested.

Mission: To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families. Vision: Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education. Values: We place children and families at the center of all we do; we deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way; we collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact; we set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future; we are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the religious/spiritual needs of families.
• Utilizes best practices to make formal and informal spiritual assessments
• Utilizes these assessments to form appropriate plans of care
• Applies knowledge of various religious beliefs and practices in order to provide care that supports diversity and is sensitive to the family`s specific faith background.
• Establishes rapport quickly and effectively with patients/families in order to meet specific individualized spiritual needs.
• Provides spiritual services in alignment with identified background and expressed wishes of the patient and family.
• Collaborates with external faith leaders to perform rite, rituals, ceremonies and other services which fall outside of the Chaplain`s scope
• Collaborates and communicates with internal staff to share how spirituality is impacting medical decision making.
• Documents pertinent information concisely and thoroughly and within hospital standards for documentation.
• Provides reports and data per department and hospital guidelines.
• Maintains professional competency through regular participation in a variety of educational programs, in-services, and seminars, to ensure ongoing awareness and understanding of best practices related to spiritual interventions.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Schedule

Shift: Mon-Fri, Sat, Sun, (Days Vary), Shifts Vary, 7am-7pm