Chaplain

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

We are seeking a qualified, dedicated, and compassionate professional to join our team in a vital healthcare role. This position is instrumental in delivering high-quality spiritual care and support to patients, directly contributing to the success of our overall operations. Flexibility in scheduling is essential.
The ideal candidate must be adaptable to dynamic situations that may require adjustments to the standard schedule, including but not limited to:
Inclement weather impacting normal operations and requiring timely response.
Increased clinical coverage needs due to fluctuations in patient volume or staff availability.
Departmental scheduling challenges arising from unforeseen circumstances.
Occasional overnight or weekend availability during extraordinary circumstances or emergencies.
Ability to travel long distances to meet patient and organizational needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree of Divinity, Philosophy or Counseling degree from a Council for Higher Education (CHEA) accredited institution or other Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) approved degree.
• Four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) from an accredited Association of Clinical Pastoral Care Education (ACPE) center.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree Master of Divinity degree from a Council for Higher Education (CHEA) approved institution.
• 1 year of chaplaincy experience.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of patient needs for spiritual support and outcome-based provision for services and interventions. Record assessments and outcome processes in Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Document other pertinent information for continuity of care and staff care.
• Immediate response required for code blues, code stroke, end-of-life requests and time sensitive requests. Ability to triage requests, maintain pager responsibilities as assigned and collegially communicate ongoing needs to team for handoffs is crucial.
• Serve as a resource and advocate related to spiritual and ethical concerns and provide reflective presence in decision making. Provide assistance with family conflicts, interpersonal relationships and advance planning including consult and facilitation of Advance Directives and communication of decision making issues to the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide unbiased spiritual support resources appropriate to the developmental, emotional, religious and psychological needs of patients, their loved ones and staff.
• Maintain timely and accurate preparation of progress reports, statistical data and projects which support departmental and hospital metrics goals.
• Participate in the collegial clinical support of staff chaplains, students and volunteers in accordance with departmental standards of collegial practice.
• Provide for sacramental or religiously specific needs of patients, their loved ones and staff. Facilitate contacting outside resources when necessary. Provide worship opportunities and/or supportive group activities for patients, family members and staff.
• Communicate and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for specified patient needs and advocacy.
• Offer education to staff on utilization of Spiritual Care and Support with working knowledge of ethical issues, advance planning, decision making and other topics as need arises. Provide community education as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

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