Chaplain - PRN

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

38d

About The Position

Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and employees to address needs in coping with the impact of illness, injury, or traumatic events. Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team to address the holistic needs of a patient’s plan of care. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Have questions about the recruitment process? Check out What to Expect.

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 completed units of Clinical Pastoral Education
• Experience with death, dying, and bereavement.
• Master's degree in divinity from an accredited graduate school of theology or equivalent
• A minimum of 4 completed units of Clinical Pastoral Education
• Ordination or recognition as a spiritual leader in their religious/spiritual tradition required
• Knowledge of spiritual assessment tools.
• Demonstrated knowledge of stages of faith and spiritual development.
• Demonstrated knowledge of psychosocial development, family systems, and relational dynamics.
• Ability to work with families and staff with diverse spiritual understandings and needs.
• Comfortable in crisis situations and brings a calming presence to patients and families.
• Good understanding of Trauma informed care.
• Minimum typing skills and ability to navigate computers for electronic charting.

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of pediatric healthcare experience
• Experience as a chaplain in a trauma center
• 2,000 hours of experience as a chaplain after completion of all Clinical Pastoral Education units
• Specialized training in Pediatrics/Ethics
• Member of Pediatric Chaplain's Network
• Board Certified, Provisionally Board Certified or Board eligible Chaplain by one of the following: Association of Professional Chaplains (APC); National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC); Nesham; Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC); or The Canadian Association for Spiritual Care/Association Canadienne des Soins Spirituels (CASC/ACSS).

Responsibilities

• Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients and families of varying religious and spiritual traditions.
• Provides or facilitates sacramental ministries.
• Responds to codes and other emergencies or crises.
• Provides supportive services to hospital employees.
• Organizes and conducts inter-faith religious worship services to address identified spiritual holidays, grief needs, and other services deemed appropriate.
• Works with the interdisciplinary team in assessing the holistic care needs of the patient and family while supporting age-appropriate and developmental-specific spiritual care needs.
• Provides education to identified audiences related to the spiritual needs throughout the life span.
• Serves as preceptor/mentor to CPE Interns and Residents in the Clinical Pastoral Education program.
• Involvement in various department and hospital-wide committees and initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees