Palliative Care Chaplain
Intermountain Health · Salt Lake City, UT · 3 wk ago
On-siteOTHR$28.06–$44.2/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings using for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content.
We need to parse the job description.
First, job title: Staff Palliative Care Chaplain (but we must not repeat as heading). Provide sections.
We need to extract:
- About the role: maybe a brief description: "The Staff Palliative Care Chaplain provides compassionate spiritual and emotional support to patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses, their families, and caregivers. As a member of the interdisciplinary palliative care team, the chaplain conducts spiritual assessments, offers crisis intervention, and contributes to care planning and decision-making. This role involves facilitating family meetings, supporting advanced care planning, and coordinating resources to meet the unique spiritual and emotional needs of each patient."
That's prose.
- Responsibilities: list of essential functions (bulleted). The essential functions list includes many items. We'll put them under
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content.
We need to parse the job description.
First, job title: Staff Palliative Care Chaplain (but we must not repeat as heading). Provide sections.
We need to extract:
- About the role: maybe a brief description: "The Staff Palliative Care Chaplain provides compassionate spiritual and emotional support to patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses, their families, and caregivers. As a member of the interdisciplinary palliative care team, the chaplain conducts spiritual assessments, offers crisis intervention, and contributes to care planning and decision-making. This role involves facilitating family meetings, supporting advanced care planning, and coordinating resources to meet the unique spiritual and emotional needs of each patient."
That's prose.
- Responsibilities: list of essential functions (bulleted). The essential functions list includes many items. We'll put them under Responsibilities
with - each.
- Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". The instructions: Use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections to include.
We have "Required Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". Could combine under Qualifications heading. Or separate? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have both Requirements and Qualifications? Might be redundant. Probably we should put "Required Qualifications" under Requirements heading, and "Preferred Qualifications" under Qualifications heading? Or we could put both under Qualifications. But we need to follow instruction: Use headings for those categories. Likely we should include both Requirements and Qualifications if content exists. Let's see: The posting has "Required Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". So we can map Required Qualifications to Requirements heading, and Preferred Qualifications to Qualifications heading.
Skills: there is a "Skills" bullet list. So we include Skills heading.
Benefits: posting mentions benefits package: "We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn More About Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Here." That's generic but mentions benefits package. It's not specific details but says generous benefits package. The instruction: never create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It does state benefits package exists, but not specifics. It says "generous benefits package". Is that considered specific? It's vague but still states there is a benefits package. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state benefits package, albeit vague. So we can include Benefits heading with a
describing that they offer a generous benefits package covering wellness programs. We'll keep that.
Pay: posting includes "The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $28.06 - $44.20". That's specific pay range. So we include Pay heading with that info.
Schedule: posting includes "Location: Intermountain Health LDS Hospital Work City Salt Lake City Work State Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours 40". So schedule: 40 hours per week. So we include Schedule heading with that.
We also have location info; but location not a heading per instruction; we can include location in Schedule or maybe in a short p under Schedule? Probably include location in Schedule section as part of schedule details.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers; none present.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO, AI platform, privacy statements, etc. Remove all that.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from essential functions, skills, qualifications, etc.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's construct.
First, About the role:
About the role
...
Responsibilities: Responsibilities
- ... each essential function bullet.
List essential functions from text:
- Assists patients, families, and visitors in coping with psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual needs during illness, trauma, and stress, while also offering caregiver and physician support for grief, moral distress, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue.
- Participates in daily palliative care? Actually: "Participates in daily palliative care interdisciplinary team (IDT) rounds, including in the ICU, and engages in the ICU Early Intervention Model to support identified palliative care patients, collaborating with the team to develop and implement ongoing care plans."
- Partners with ICU attending and resident physicians to assess the need and timing for family meetings, participates and may schedule and facilitate those meetings.
- Conducts chart reviews to locate patients’ advance directives and assists in completing them when needed, ensuring that patients’ wishes are clearly documented and respected.
- Develops, implements, and documents spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes, and ensures accurate and professional documentation in the electronic medical record system.
- Responds to crisis situations such as resuscitations, trauma, rapid response, death, and security alerts, and participates in ethics consultations and triage calls as directed by the care site.
- Works as a collaborative member of the Spiritual Care department by attending meetings, contributing to quality improvement plans and strategy deployment, promoting teamwork and collegiality, and maintaining flexibility to provide shift coverage as needed.
- Participates in committees and may lead specific projects or initiatives, while also performing other duties as assigned.
We need to ensure we keep each as separate
- .
Skills: list:
- Empathetic and Exceptional Listening
- Spiritual Assessment and Pastoral Counsel
- Crisis Intervention and Supportive Presence
- Interdisciplinary and Team Collaboration
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Meeting and Priority Management
- Digital and Electronic Documentation Competence
- Interfaith Knowledge and Cultural Sensitivity
- Family and Group Dynamics Awareness
We'll put each as
- .
Required Qualifications (under Requirements heading):
- Bachelor's Degree (accredited)
- Completion of 2 units of Accredited Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire
- Completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire
- Two or more years of health care chaplaincy experience, with at least one of those years specifically in palliative care.
- Documentation from ecclesial judicatory body of current endorsement and/or reference prescribed in accordance with applicant’s spiritual/faith tradition (received or reaffirmed within the last 12 months) articulating current endorsement/authorization for hospital chaplaincy ministry and applicant’s good standing with endorsing/authorizing body. The letter must be mailed, emailed, or faxed directly from the endorsing/recommending organization.
- Faith groups must be recognized by the Department of Defense (Armed Forces chaplains Board) or previously reviewed and approved by the BCCi. If not, approval of documentation of authorization/endorsement must come from Intermountain Mission office regarding a review of the faith group.
Note: there is some redundancy: "Completion of 2 units..." and "Completion of four units..." maybe they meant 2 vs 4? We'll keep both as listed.
Preferred Qualifications (under Qualifications heading):
- Completion of 4 or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval by NACC/APC BCCI
- Three or more years of relevant spiritual care experience in palliative care.
Physical Requirements: The posting includes a "Physical Requirements" section. Should we include that? The instruction headings list does not include Physical Requirements, but we could include it under Requirements or maybe as a separate section? The instruction says "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It gives examples but not exhaustive; we could add other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. Physical Requirements could be placed under Requirements or maybe under Qualifications? It's more like requirements. We could include a Requirements
and include both Required Qualifications and Physical Requirements as sub-items? But we already used Requirements for Required Qualifications. Could combine them: Under Requirements heading, list both required qualifications and physical requirements. However the instruction says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid other headings, but we should prefer few substantive sections. We could incorporate Physical Requirements into Requirements heading as a list.
Similarly, location and schedule we already have Schedule heading.
We need to avoid duplication: The posting also includes "Location: Intermountain Health LDS Hospital Work City Salt Lake City Work State Utah". We'll include that in Schedule section.
Now Benefits: We'll include a
describing benefits package.
Pay: include the range.
Schedule: include weekly hours and location.
Now ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, AI platform, etc.
Let's craft HTML.
We'll start with
About the role
The Staff Palliative Care Chaplain provides compassionate spiritual and emotional support to patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses, their families, and caregivers. As a member of the interdisciplinary palliative care team, the chaplain conducts spiritual assessments, offers crisis intervention, and contributes to care planning and decision-making. This role involves facilitating family meetings, supporting advanced care planning, and coordinating resources to meet the unique spiritual and emotional needs of each patient.
Then Responsibilities.
Then Requirements: include required qualifications and physical requirements.
We need to decide if we separate Required Qualifications and Physical Requirements under same heading. Could do two sections: Requirements and Physical Requirements? But the instruction didn't list Physical Requirements as example but we could still use it. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So better to combine.
Thus under Requirements heading we will have two sub-lists: maybe we can keep as one list with all items (including physical). But physical requirements are different nature; still okay.
We'll list:
- Bachelor's Degree (accredited)
- Completion of 2 units of Accredited Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire
- Completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire
- Two or more years of health care chaplaincy experience, with at least one of those years specifically in palliative care.
- Documentation from ecclesial judicatory body of current endorsement and/or reference prescribed in accordance with applicant’s spiritual/faith tradition (received or reaffirmed within the last 12 months) articulating current endorsement/authorization for hospital chaplaincy ministry and applicant’s good standing with endorsing/authorizing body. The letter must be mailed, emailed, or faxed directly from the endorsing/recommending organization.
- Faith groups must be recognized by the Department of Defense (Armed Forces chaplains Board) or previously reviewed and approved by the BCCi. If not, approval of documentation of authorization/endorsement must come from Intermountain Mission office regarding a review of the faith group.
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
- Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer
describing that they offer a generous benefits package covering wellness programs. We'll keep that. Pay: posting includes "The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $28.06 - $44.20". That's specific pay range. So we include Pay heading with that info. Schedule: posting includes "Location: Intermountain Health LDS Hospital Work City Salt Lake City Work State Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours 40". So schedule: 40 hours per week. So we include Schedule heading with that. We also have location info; but location not a heading per instruction; we can include location in Schedule or maybe in a short p under Schedule? Probably include location in Schedule section as part of schedule details. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers; none present. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, AI platform, privacy statements, etc. Remove all that. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from essential functions, skills, qualifications, etc. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's construct. First, About the role:
About the role
...
Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- ... each essential function bullet. List essential functions from text: - Assists patients, families, and visitors in coping with psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual needs during illness, trauma, and stress, while also offering caregiver and physician support for grief, moral distress, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue. - Participates in daily palliative care? Actually: "Participates in daily palliative care interdisciplinary team (IDT) rounds, including in the ICU, and engages in the ICU Early Intervention Model to support identified palliative care patients, collaborating with the team to develop and implement ongoing care plans." - Partners with ICU attending and resident physicians to assess the need and timing for family meetings, participates and may schedule and facilitate those meetings. - Conducts chart reviews to locate patients’ advance directives and assists in completing them when needed, ensuring that patients’ wishes are clearly documented and respected. - Develops, implements, and documents spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes, and ensures accurate and professional documentation in the electronic medical record system. - Responds to crisis situations such as resuscitations, trauma, rapid response, death, and security alerts, and participates in ethics consultations and triage calls as directed by the care site. - Works as a collaborative member of the Spiritual Care department by attending meetings, contributing to quality improvement plans and strategy deployment, promoting teamwork and collegiality, and maintaining flexibility to provide shift coverage as needed. - Participates in committees and may lead specific projects or initiatives, while also performing other duties as assigned. We need to ensure we keep each as separate
- . Skills: list: - Empathetic and Exceptional Listening - Spiritual Assessment and Pastoral Counsel - Crisis Intervention and Supportive Presence - Interdisciplinary and Team Collaboration - Verbal and Written Communication - Meeting and Priority Management - Digital and Electronic Documentation Competence - Interfaith Knowledge and Cultural Sensitivity - Family and Group Dynamics Awareness We'll put each as
- .
Required Qualifications (under Requirements heading):
- Bachelor's Degree (accredited)
- Completion of 2 units of Accredited Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire
- Completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire
- Two or more years of health care chaplaincy experience, with at least one of those years specifically in palliative care.
- Documentation from ecclesial judicatory body of current endorsement and/or reference prescribed in accordance with applicant’s spiritual/faith tradition (received or reaffirmed within the last 12 months) articulating current endorsement/authorization for hospital chaplaincy ministry and applicant’s good standing with endorsing/authorizing body. The letter must be mailed, emailed, or faxed directly from the endorsing/recommending organization.
- Faith groups must be recognized by the Department of Defense (Armed Forces chaplains Board) or previously reviewed and approved by the BCCi. If not, approval of documentation of authorization/endorsement must come from Intermountain Mission office regarding a review of the faith group.
Note: there is some redundancy: "Completion of 2 units..." and "Completion of four units..." maybe they meant 2 vs 4? We'll keep both as listed.
Preferred Qualifications (under Qualifications heading):
- Completion of 4 or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval by NACC/APC BCCI
- Three or more years of relevant spiritual care experience in palliative care.
Physical Requirements: The posting includes a "Physical Requirements" section. Should we include that? The instruction headings list does not include Physical Requirements, but we could include it under Requirements or maybe as a separate section? The instruction says "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It gives examples but not exhaustive; we could add other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. Physical Requirements could be placed under Requirements or maybe under Qualifications? It's more like requirements. We could include a
Requirements
and include both Required Qualifications and Physical Requirements as sub-items? But we already used Requirements for Required Qualifications. Could combine them: Under Requirements heading, list both required qualifications and physical requirements. However the instruction says "Usefor section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid other headings, but we should prefer few substantive sections. We could incorporate Physical Requirements into Requirements heading as a list. Similarly, location and schedule we already have Schedule heading. We need to avoid duplication: The posting also includes "Location: Intermountain Health LDS Hospital Work City Salt Lake City Work State Utah". We'll include that in Schedule section. Now Benefits: We'll include a
describing benefits package. Pay: include the range. Schedule: include weekly hours and location. Now ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, AI platform, etc. Let's craft HTML. We'll start with
About the role
The Staff Palliative Care Chaplain provides compassionate spiritual and emotional support to patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses, their families, and caregivers. As a member of the interdisciplinary palliative care team, the chaplain conducts spiritual assessments, offers crisis intervention, and contributes to care planning and decision-making. This role involves facilitating family meetings, supporting advanced care planning, and coordinating resources to meet the unique spiritual and emotional needs of each patient.
Then Responsibilities. Then Requirements: include required qualifications and physical requirements. We need to decide if we separate Required Qualifications and Physical Requirements under same heading. Could do twosections: Requirements and Physical Requirements? But the instruction didn't list Physical Requirements as example but we could still use it. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So better to combine. Thus under Requirements heading we will have two sub-lists: maybe we can keep as one list with all items (including physical). But physical requirements are different nature; still okay. We'll list: - Bachelor's Degree (accredited) - Completion of 2 units of Accredited Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire - Completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire - Two or more years of health care chaplaincy experience, with at least one of those years specifically in palliative care. - Documentation from ecclesial judicatory body of current endorsement and/or reference prescribed in accordance with applicant’s spiritual/faith tradition (received or reaffirmed within the last 12 months) articulating current endorsement/authorization for hospital chaplaincy ministry and applicant’s good standing with endorsing/authorizing body. The letter must be mailed, emailed, or faxed directly from the endorsing/recommending organization. - Faith groups must be recognized by the Department of Defense (Armed Forces chaplains Board) or previously reviewed and approved by the BCCi. If not, approval of documentation of authorization/endorsement must come from Intermountain Mission office regarding a review of the faith group. - Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs. - Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately. - Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer