Chaplain Resident - Spiritual Health & Education

About the role

The Chaplain Resident provides spiritual support to patients, visitors and staff members under the supervision of the ACPE Educator, Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), or the Manager of Spiritual Health and Education. The role involves providing spiritual care, assessing patient and family spiritual needs, and participating in interdisciplinary rounds.

Responsibilities

• Provides consistent spiritual care to team members facing personal or professional concerns.
• Assesses patient and family spiritual needs and assists families in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma and stress.
• Provides crisis intervention as necessary; responds to all Code Blue and Trauma Alerts; assists in helping families remain informed of patient’s condition.
• Develops ongoing spiritual relationships on assigned clinical units.
• Visits patients on assigned areas, special requests and in critical care waiting areas; establishes ongoing ministry relationship with patients and families from previous visits when appropriate.
• Educates and helps patients and families execute Advanced Directives; advises patients on understanding documents related to their healthcare (i.e. Living Wills and Health Care Surrogate).
• Completes bereavement care protocol; supports family using their faith system to cope with death; provides support to the family as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains a working relationship between the Spiritual Health and Education Department and medical staff, nursing staff and other departments.
• Attends to requirements of regulatory agencies by representing the department in assigned patient areas.
• Plans, provides and maintains a safe environment for patients, staff and families.
• Responds promptly to orders and requests for spiritual care services with special attention to trauma patients and urgent requests within the hospital.
• Formulates goals for ongoing personal and professional development.
• Participates in all required Spiritual Health and Education required meetings.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Divinity or equivalent field. Successful completion of ACPE Internship. Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment.