Chaplain Intern - Summer 2025

Houston Methodist • Houston, TX

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About The Position

At Houston Methodist, the Chaplain Intern position is responsible for participating as a part-time or summer student in the Houston Methodist accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program which includes classroom education as well as individual supervised learning. Under the clinical supervision of the Certified Educator/Associate Educator, or Student Educator CPE, this position is precepted and mentored by assigned Sr. Chaplain/Chaplain in the provision of spiritual care to meet the spiritual, religious, and emotional needs of patients, families, and employees.

Requirements

• Enrollment in an accredited college/university.
• Bachelor's degree or graduate level theological degree from an accredited school preferred.
• One year of membership in a faith/belief group.

Responsibilities

• Provides a supportive and positive environment for Houston Methodist patients, family members, visitors, employees and physicians.
• Provides spiritual care support to Houston Methodist employees.
• Collaborates with all members of the patient care team by actively communicating in a positive, supportive, non-judgmental manner, reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner.
• Provides contributions towards improvement of department scores for employee engagement on department scorecard.
• Participates in interprofessional health team rounds, discharge planning, support groups and other interprofessional teams.
• Precepted and mentored by assigned Sr. Chaplain/Chaplain, provides spiritual care to meet the spiritual, religious and emotional needs of patients and their family members of all faiths, during hospitalization and particularly for pre-operative, critically ill and dying patients.
• Assists in the initial screening and assessment of patients and the development of patient care plans; responds to assigned referrals.
• Follows patient protocols established by the precepting chaplain.
• Provides crisis intervention for patients, visitors, and employees with attention to spiritual needs, involving others as needed.
• Contributes to meeting/exceeding department and organization targets for patient satisfaction measures.
• Seeks guidance from Certified Educator, Associate Educator, Student Educator and precepting Chaplain as appropriate; escalates issues/requests to ensure quality and safety in services provided.
• Accurately and thoroughly documents patient visits and spiritual care provided in the patient's record.
• Contributes to identification of corrective action and improvement activities and contributes to meeting department and targets for quality and safety.
• Reports 'near misses' and inputs into Patient Safety Net (PSN).
• Utilizes time and resources effectively and efficiently and helps other team members, demonstrating responsible financial stewardship, minimizing incidental overtime.
• Prepares required patient care reports and other summaries for review and evaluation in compliance with CPE program requirements.
• Proactively learns from feedback and mentoring.
• Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development.
• Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an on-going basis.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree