Chaplain

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

22d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide for the spiritual, emotional, religious, and educational needs of patients, their families, loved ones, caregivers, staff, faculty, and volunteers.

Requirements

Master of Divinity degree or equivalent graduate degree in theology, religious studies, pastoral counseling, or spirituality appropriate for board certification.
Satisfactory completion of four units of clinical pastoral education in a program accredited by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education.
Ordination/commissioning and ecclesiastical endorsement or equivalent for healthcare chaplaincy by one’s religious judicatory body as well as a member in good standing with endorsing body.
One year of healthcare ministry experience as staff and/or volunteer.
Proficient experience and interpersonal skills in assessing and addressing spiritual, religious, and existential distress with anxious patients, families, and staff.
Experience in working effectively and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team utilizing knowledge and practice of theology, the grieving process, and medical ethical issues.
Experience in providing staff support (group, individual, and organizational) through and intentional rounding with staff and teams.
By three year anniversary of employment, sit for board certification.
Must pass board certification and maintain certification by a professional chaplaincy organization that participates in the Common Standards and the Common Code of Ethics (e.g., the Association of Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, or Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains), except if one is from a religious/spiritual tradition that does not yet have a path to certification by one of the recognized certifying bodies.
Provisional certification is acceptable.

Nice To Haves

Chaplaincy experience in a pediatric hospital or academic healthcare organization focusing on children, families, and staff.
Ability to communicate orally in Spanish at functional or fluent proficiency or other non-English language.
Experience in communicating effectively with culturally, religiously, and spiritually diverse patients, families, staff, faculty, and volunteers including the use of interpreter services and resources.
Experience in providing staff support through events such as or similar to Tea for the Soul.
Experience in staff support and education related to spiritual care, spiritual/religious/existential distress, cultural/spiritual humility, resiliency and palliative care.
Experience with research related to spiritual care and healthcare chaplaincy.

Responsibilities

Assessing and addressing spiritual, religious, and existential distress with anxious patients, families, and staff.
Working effectively and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team utilizing knowledge and practice of theology, the grieving process, and medical ethical issues.
Providing staff support (group, individual, and organizational) through intentional rounding with staff and teams.
Providing staff support through events such as or similar to Tea for the Soul.
Providing staff support and education related to spiritual care, spiritual/religious/existential distress, cultural/spiritual humility, resiliency and palliative care.
Conducting research related to spiritual care and healthcare chaplaincy.