Chaplain-Atrium Health-CMC Main-PRN

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Charlotte, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chaplain provides holistic spiritual care, consultation, and short-term counseling to patients, families, physicians, and team members in accordance with site and system policies. The role facilitates sacramental ministries, responds to codes and other emergencies or crises, and helps families address needs related to a patient’s illness and understand procedures following a death. The Chaplain promotes patient safety and participates in patient care planning, interdisciplinary teams, support groups, services, case conferences, and departmental, site, and system activities. The position provides site coverage, including weekends and holidays, and may involve overnight and weekend on-call duties and travel between care sites. The Chaplain consults with care team members about the role of a patient’s faith in recovery, represents religious community values to health care professionals, and supports parish clergy through referrals, consultation, and education. The role also supports clinical pastoral education by mentoring or orienting students and providing feedback to the CPE Supervisor. The Chaplain supports Advocate Aurora Health’s mission and values, provides education and crisis support to patients, families, team members, and community and faith groups, and maintains good standing and ecclesiastical endorsement through active participation in their faith group. This is a part-time, PRN position with a stated schedule of 40 hours per week, Monday through Sunday, including some weekdays, weekends, and overnight shifts. The position may expose the incumbent to blood and body fluids, requiring personal protective equipment as necessary. The incumbent must be able to sit, stand, walk, and bend throughout the workday and operate equipment needed for the job.

Requirements

Complete a graduate degree (MA, MDiv) in religious studies, theology, divinity, or a related field.
Complete four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), at least three of which must be accredited by ACPE; CPE is not required in Georgia.
Be eligible for chaplain board certification through APC/BCCI, NACC, or NAJC, and complete certification within 18 months of hire.
Have faith-group endorsement.
Have three years of prior clinical experience as a chaplain.
Be able to participate in the overnight and weekend on-call rotation, including moving between sites of care as needed.
Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills.
Demonstrated group process skills and leadership.
Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to address and resolve conflicts.
Demonstrated ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.
Competence in cross-cultural communication, cultural humility, and religious diversity.
Ability to trust, adapt to change, and work with diverse personalities, cultures, and faith traditions.
Availability and transportation to serve on-call rotations as needed.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, and bend throughout the workday and operate equipment necessary to perform the job.

Responsibilities

Provide holistic spiritual care, consultation, and short-term counseling to patients, families, physicians, and team members.
Facilitate sacramental ministries and respond to codes, emergencies, and crises.
Help families meet needs related to a patient’s illness and understand procedures surrounding a death, including contacting family members or other significant people.
Promote patient safety by reporting issues through established channels and participating in safety initiatives.
Participate in department and patient service area operations, provide site coverage including weekends and holidays, conduct scheduled services, and serve on committees as assigned.
Participate in patient care planning, interdisciplinary team activities, support groups, grand rounds, case conferences, and team meetings.
Orient new team members and help identify and resolve ethical dilemmas in assigned areas.
Consult with team members about the role of a patient’s faith in recovery.
Represent the values of religious communities to health care professionals and hospital associates.
Mentor or orient clinical pastoral education students as assigned and provide feedback to the CPE Supervisor about student performance and educational needs.
Support and interpret Advocate Aurora Health’s mission and values in clinical and departmental responsibilities and team member engagement.
Support parish clergy through referrals, consultation, and education.
Provide spiritual health education, crisis support, debriefings, and educational initiatives or support groups for patients, families, team members, community members, and faith groups.
Maintain good standing and ecclesiastical endorsement through active participation in the life and work of the faith group.
Participate in the department’s overnight and weekend on-call rotation, including moving between care sites as needed.