Hospital Chaplain PRN

About the Role

Provides Spiritual Care within a local ministry, addressing the spiritual needs of patients, participants, residents, families, and colleagues. Focus areas include spiritual distress, grief support, crisis intervention, and support during significant life changes. As a fully integrated member of the health care team, works alongside other caregivers to respond specifically to spiritual needs. Develops, conducts, and participates in spiritual care programs to promote healthy communities and sacred environments while facilitating the inclusion of faith leaders from churches, synagogues, mosques, etc., as appropriate.

Reports directly to the Manager of Spiritual Care and may also report to an immediate ministry site supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Makes available, delivers, and facilitates transformative Spiritual Care experiences to patients, residents, participants, visitors, and colleagues across the healthcare continuum and communities served.
• Ensures religious beliefs, practices, and values of those served are honored and respected within the total healing process.
• Implements systems and processes to assess religious and spiritual needs, including needs for ethics consultation, and provides interventions or referrals based on assessed needs.
• Makes timely, professional observations of apparent outcomes of Spiritual Care provided and adjusts continued provision as needed.
• Documents in the electronic medical record professional Spiritual Care assessments, interventions, outcomes, and plans of care.
• Integrates the Spiritual Care dimension of healing as a full, clinical member of the inter-professional healthcare team.
• Collaborates with the Spiritual Care Manager to measure, evaluate, and improve functional processes of Spiritual Care for effectiveness in accordance with approved Mission Integration strategy.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Theology, Religion, Spiritual Care, or Spirituality, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One (1) to three (3) years of Spiritual Care experience, including CPE training, is required. Chaplaincy or Spiritual Care ministry experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of experience may be considered.
• Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) strongly preferred via one of the following licensing groups: APC, CASC, NACC, and NAJC. Certification includes completion of a master’s degree as required by one of the certifying agencies from a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) academic institution, completion of 4 units (1600 hours) of ACPE-accredited Spiritual Care education, and faith-based endorsement as recognized by one of the certifying agencies within 2 years of hire.

Schedule

Part-time, weekend shift (8-hour day shift).

Benefits

• Personalized health insurance plans including health, dental, and vision coverage effective on day one of employment.
• Retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & Wellness programs.

About the Organization

MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides expert health care to eight counties in the Cedar Valley. With 491 licensed beds across three medical centers, each offers 24-hour emergency lifesaving care:

• MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center: Area Level III Trauma Center and accredited chest pain center.
• MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center: Community Level IV Trauma Designation.
• MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center: Community Level IV Trauma Designation.

Rooted in the Mission and Core Values, the organization honors the dignity of every person and recognizes unique perspectives, experiences, and talents to deliver compassionate, person-centered care.