Resident, Chaplain CPE 1st Yr

Chaplain CPE Resident is in training to become a Professional Chaplain, Pastoral Counselor, or a Specialized Minister. Participates fully in ACPE Accredited Residency Program curriculum. Provides direct patient care on assigned units, member of interdisciplinary treatment team, meets spiritual/emotional needs of patients, families, and staff. Is On-Call in rotation after hours and on weekends in-house. Responds to all Traumas, Codes, Deaths, Crises, Consults, Referrals, Screens, Medical Ethics Consultations, Advanced Directives, and Decedent Care Procedures.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the interdisciplinary team to follow the plan of care that will most effectively bring healing to the patient, including participation in rounds, team meetings, and professional conversations.
• Develop appropriate and professional relationships with staff members on assigned units to demonstrate professional competence.
• Master the Art of Pastoral Conversation and the Practice of Spiritual Assessment as building blocks of effective Spiritual Care.
• Develop skill sets around individual differences, including theories of human development, age/mental/emotionally appropriate strategies, and issues related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social, economic, language, and sexuality.
• Acquire knowledge and understanding of Grief and Loss, Crisis Theory and its application, and the ability to engage people in Meaning-Making for on-call responsibilities.
• Apply Adult Learning Theories and the Clinical Method of Learning (Action, Reflection, and New Action) to foster personal and professional growth.
• Understand family systems theories and group theories to gain insight into personality development, assigned roles in families, and interpersonal dynamics.
• Make initial contact with each new admission to assess the patient's emotional, social, and spiritual needs, and develop a plan of care and follow-up visits based on this assessment.
• Respond to all on-call responsibilities, including Screens, Consults, Referrals, Phone calls, Codes, Traumas, Deaths, requests for Advanced Directives, Medical Ethics Consults, and Decedent Care Procedures for the entire hospital.

Requirements

• Master of Divinity or two years of Master's level theological studies is required.
• A previous Unit of CPE is required from an institution accredited by APC.

Schedule

Rotating shift with days, weekends, and nights.

About the Organization

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation, and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.