Chaplain - Sharp Chula Vista - Variable Shift - Full Time

What You Will Do

Provide spiritual care and spiritual counseling services for patients, families and team members of Sharp HealthCare that respects diversity and differences including, but not limited to culture, gender expressions, sexual orientation and spiritual/religious practices.

Provides on-call services as needed. If position is for Sharp Memorial, incumbent provides spiritual care support to all of Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus. This includes Sharp Memorial Hospital, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns, and Sharp Mesa Vista.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Other Successful completion of at least 4 units of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education. (Hospice requirement 1 unit of CPE).
• Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree of Divinity or related field (equivalent needed for Board Certification by endorsing faith group).
• 1 Year Experience as a healthcare chaplain.
• Experience in acute care hospital.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strongly prefer Board Certification by either APC or NACC, or at least be eligible and in active process of obtaining this certification required.

Essential Functions

• Assess, formulate, and utilize spiritual assessments, interventions, outcomes and care plans in order to contribute effectively to the well-being of the person receiving care.
• Deliver individual and group spiritual care for patients, families, and staff in clinically designated areas.
• Provide crisis intervention as necessary in a timely manner (hospital setting this may include Code Blue and trauma code).
• Help patients, families, and staff address bioethical issues, organ donation, preparation of advance healthcare directives, and facilitate treatment decisions based on patient values.
• Provide appropriate rituals/services for patient and family that include rituals for the newborn (hospital only), end of life rituals, memorial services, and other rituals that serve to celebrate, comfort and encourage staff.
• Set daily priorities for the shift and revise schedule based on patient/family needs. Communicate these priorities with the appropriate spiritual care staff.
• Establish visit frequencies for ongoing patient care with specific timeframes identified.
• Communicate consistently in a positive and timely manner with staff members, Sharp employees, physicians, patients and visitors.
• Maintain positive relationships with community clergy, CPE students and volunteers. This may include providing orientation, scheduling and direct supervision of volunteers.
• Document all spiritual care visits in the appropriate EMR and other documentation required by the department.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Collaborate within a collegial department, and multidisciplinary setting.
• Show excellent clinical skills and proven ability to effectively minister with persons of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds.
• Show excellent teaching skills that may involve in-services, presentations, and other work.
• Initiate new programs, organize and oversee existing ones.
• Show proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office applications, and electronic medical record.
• Show basic understanding of medical terms and diagnosis.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Hours

Shift Start Time: Variable
Shift End Time: Variable
AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: As Needed
On-Call Required: No

Pay

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $36.830 - $47.530 - $53.230
The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.