Chaplain Resident

Corewell Health • Royal Oak, MI

79d

About The Position

This is a full-time, 1 year residency onsite at Corewell Health East Royal Oak Hospital. The Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) resident initiates are expected to engage in transformational clinical learning, provide spiritual care to patients, families, and employees, and officiate at or arrange services to meet the needs of patients, families, and employees. This position assesses patient needs for spiritual care and counsels and initiates or recommends programs and services to meet those needs. Carries out clinical spiritual care activities as directed and communicates concerns and/or needs to Director Spiritual Care and Clinical Pastoral Education. Actively participates in clinical learning opportunities, reports learning as directed through clinical presentations, reflections, syllabus course requirements of CPE.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree College/university graduate
• Graduate theological degree completed or in process
• Theological training
• Experience in ministry and/or human services.

Nice To Haves

• Satisfactory completion of one prior Unit of Level I CPE strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads patients in regularly scheduled spiritual services and chapel functions or arranges for visiting clergy to do so.
• Provides rituals and performs religious rites, e.g. baptism, sacraments, honor walk, blessings or facilitates appropriate religious leader to do so.
• Visits newly admitted patients, makes routine visits to patients, and provides counsel and guidance as needed.
• Collaborates with health care team in assisting patient to make personal adjustments.
• Schedules appointments with patients and loved ones, upon request, for private spiritual care. Arranges family meetings or group discussions as needed.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings/rounds and activities in assigned clinical areas.
• Completes Spiritual Care template for every patient in OneChart which includes Spiritual Assessment, Intervention, Outcomes and Plan, (AIOP).
• Attends to spiritual care consults regularly and follows up on non-urgent consults within 2 hours and responds to urgent requests immediately.
• Provides chaplaincy service to all self-harm patients as assigned, ensuring comprehensive follow-up.
• Is continually available for chaplaincy support to all employees, the hospital community, offers individual and group opportunities as well as services and rituals as appropriate.
• Is available for consultation to hospital staff and other individuals on matters pertaining to hospital ministry.
• Collaborates with members of the hospital care team in identifying and resolving problems.
• Acts as liaison between patient, family, and staff during periods of crisis, e.g. critical illness, lengthy illness or death.
• In a regular rotation, provides on-call coverage in compliance with department practice (minimum of one 24/7 a week and one weekend from Friday 5pm-Monday 8:30am per month).
• Maintains established department and organizational policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control.
• Maintains required records, reports, statistics in a timely manner including required Spiritual Care documentation on medical charts. Completes documentation, as may be required in specific rites, e.g. baptism.
• Attends required meetings and participates on committees as directed.
• Maintains professional development through CPE, seminars, education sessions, workshops, affiliations with professional associations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees