Associate Chaplain (Casual) - Mount Carmel St. Ann's

Trinity Health•Westerville, OH

About The Position

The Associate Chaplain provides spiritual care within the local ministry, addressing the spiritual needs of patients, participants, residents, families, colleagues, visitors, and the communities served. The role focuses particularly on spiritual distress, grief support, crisis intervention, and support during significant life changes. As a fully integrated member of the healthcare team, the chaplain works alongside other caregivers and responds to the spiritual needs of those served. The chaplain develops, conducts, and participates in spiritual care programs that promote healthy communities and sacred environments, while facilitating the involvement of faith leaders from churches, synagogues, mosques, and other communities where appropriate. The position reports directly to the Manager of Spiritual Care and may also report to an immediate ministry site supervisor.

Requirements

Master's degree in Theology, Religion, Spiritual Care, or Spirituality, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
One to three years of Spiritual Care experience, including CPE training.
Effective communication skills.
Ability to set and organize work priorities and adapt as they change frequently.
Ability to work concurrently on a variety of tasks and projects in a potentially stressful environment with people who have diverse personalities and work styles.
Ability to travel with a local community across the continuum of care to various Mount Carmel sites, as needed (10–50%).
Ability to comply with Trinity Health policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) certification is strongly preferred through APC, CASC, NACC, or NAJC. Certification includes a master's degree as required by the certifying agency from a CHEA-accredited institution, completion of four units (1,600 hours) of ACPE-accredited Spiritual Care education, and faith-based endorsement recognized by the certifying agency.
Chaplaincy or Spiritual Care ministry experience is preferred.
An equivalent combination of experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Make available, deliver, and facilitate transformative spiritual care experiences for patients, residents, participants, visitors, colleagues, and communities served across the healthcare continuum.
Ensure that the religious beliefs, practices, and values of those served are honored and respected in the healing process.
Implement systems and processes to assess religious and spiritual needs, including needs for ethics consultation, and provide interventions or referrals based on assessed needs.
Observe apparent outcomes of spiritual care in a timely and professional manner and adjust ongoing care as needed.
Document professional spiritual care assessments, interventions, observed outcomes, and appropriate plans of care in the electronic medical record.
Integrate the spiritual care dimension of healing as a full clinical member of the inter-professional healthcare team.
Collaborate with the Spiritual Care Manager to measure, evaluate, and improve spiritual care processes in accordance with approved Mission Integration strategies and system-wide priorities.
Facilitate the inclusion of faith leaders in the provision of spiritual care for their members, as appropriate.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits packages, including medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one.
Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.
Generous paid time off programs.
Employee recognition programs.
Tuition and professional development reimbursement starting on day one.
Relocation assistance, subject to geographic and position restrictions.
Discounted tuition and enrollment opportunities at Mount Carmel College of Nursing.
Employee Referral Rewards program.
DailyPay access for eligible colleagues.
Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.