Chaplain

Southern Illinois Healthcare

1d • $21 - $37

About The Position

Current SIH employees need to apply for positions through our internal job portal. Log in to Workday to apply through the Jobs Hub. Position Summary • Responsible for assessing spiritual needs, provides spiritual care and pastoral counseling to patients/families/employees. Staff chaplain is responsible for the delivery of pastoral care to patients, families, and staff. Chaplain will have the responsibility to ensure that religious and spiritual needs of patients and their loved ones are met in assigned areas. Principal Accountabilities • Standards of Performance: Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Collaboration, Stewardship, Accountability, Quality Education • I: Bachelor’s degree • 2 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education • Pursuit of Master’s and complete 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education is expected. Licenses and Certification • Licensed, commissioned, or endorsed to ministry by church, diocese, or denomination. • Ordination optional. • Board Certification eligibility determined by contract through approved Nationally Recognized agencies. o APC, SCA, NACC, NAJC, ACCC, NAVAC, HCMA, CPSP Experience and Skills • Technical Experience: 3 years Physical Activities • Intermittent hand manipulation required • Intermittent lifting and carrying of 20 pounds Role Specific Responsibilities o Assesses, provides, and documents pastoral care to the patients, families and staff daily. Determine spiritual needs and determines a plan of care. o Proactively participates in inter-disciplinary delivery of holistic patient care services through rounding, inter-departmental meetings, and family conferences. o Provides appropriate pastoral care through the sacraments, ordinances, rituals and blessings as needed. o Maintains appropriate follow-up care with patient/families. o Performs other duties as assigned. o Participate in the delivery of pastoral care to patients, families, and staff. o Support and inter-disciplinary approach to pastoral care. o Assess patient and family spiritual needs , trauma, and stress; visits newly admitted patients and patients with special requests in assigned area; visits critical care waiting areas each day; follows up with patients from previous visits when appropriate. Provides crisis intervention as necessary o Documents all visits in the electronic health record. o Carries out the goals of the pastoral care department o Organizes worship services in creative and ecumenical ways o Participates in committees and patient/family conferences to enhance the continuity of care to patients and families. o Establishes positive working relationships with all members of the health team as well as with volunteers o Offers in-service programs regularly to staff o Initiates and maintains communication with area clergy through consultation, notification of needs o Integrates the patients personal, spiritual and professional knowledge for plan of care o Maintains appropriate follow-up care with patient/families. Compensation (Commensurate with experience): $21.00 - $37.39 To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below: http://www.sih.net/careers/benefits Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. At Southern Illinois Healthcare, we realize that in order to provide our surrounding communities with excellent care, we must begin by providing our employees with that same care and appreciation. We offer rich opportunities to develop and grow professionally, an environment of excellence in patient care, and the awareness that everything we accomplish is a direct outgrowth of the superb efforts and dedication of our employees. Working to put the right people, exhibiting the right attitude and behaviors, in the right roles is not just a goal, but a priority of Southern Illinois Healthcare. For the health of you and our patients, SIH and SIH Medical Group campuses are tobacco free. 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Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education
• Pursuit of Master’s and complete 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education is expected.
• Licensed, commissioned, or endorsed to ministry by church, diocese, or denomination.
• Ordination optional.
• Board Certification eligibility determined by contract through approved Nationally Recognized agencies.
• APC, SCA, NACC, NAJC, ACCC, NAVAC, HCMA, CPSP
• Technical Experience: 3 years
• Intermittent hand manipulation required
• Intermittent lifting and carrying of 20 pounds

Responsibilities

• Assesses, provides, and documents pastoral care to the patients, families and staff daily.
• Determine spiritual needs and determines a plan of care.
• Proactively participates in inter-disciplinary delivery of holistic patient care services through rounding, inter-departmental meetings, and family conferences.
• Provides appropriate pastoral care through the sacraments, ordinances, rituals and blessings as needed.
• Maintains appropriate follow-up care with patient/families.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Participate in the delivery of pastoral care to patients, families, and staff.
• Support and inter-disciplinary approach to pastoral care.
• Assess patient and family spiritual needs , trauma, and stress; visits newly admitted patients and patients with special requests in assigned area; visits critical care waiting areas each day; follows up with patients from previous visits when appropriate.
• Provides crisis intervention as necessary
• Documents all visits in the electronic health record.
• Carries out the goals of the pastoral care department
• Organizes worship services in creative and ecumenical ways
• Participates in committees and patient/family conferences to enhance the continuity of care to patients and families.
• Establishes positive working relationships with all members of the health team as well as with volunteers
• Offers in-service programs regularly to staff
• Initiates and maintains communication with area clergy through consultation, notification of needs
• Integrates the patients personal, spiritual and professional knowledge for plan of care
• Maintains appropriate follow-up care with patient/families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time