Chaplain

Trinity Health • Davenport, IA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

MercyOne Davenport Medical Center is seeking a Part-Time Chaplain to work approximately 16 hours weekly, with varied/mixed 8-hour shifts. This role provides Spiritual Care within his/her local ministry, addressing the spiritual needs of patients, participants, residents, families, and colleagues. The Chaplain focuses on spiritual distress, grief support, crisis intervention, and support during significant life changes. As a fully integrated member of the health care team, the Chaplain works alongside other caregivers, responding specifically to the spiritual needs of those served. The role involves developing, conducting, and participating in programs of spiritual care to promote healthy communities and sacred environments, while also facilitating the inclusion of faith leaders. The Chaplain reports directly to the Manager of Spiritual Care and potentially to an immediate ministry site supervisor.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Theology, Religion, Spiritual Care or Spirituality, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One (1) to three (3) years of Spiritual Care experience, including CPE training, is required.
• Completion of a master’s degree from a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) academic institution.
• Completion of 4 units (1600 hours) of ACPE accredited Spiritual Care education.
• Faith-based endorsement as recognized by one of the certifying agencies.

Nice To Haves

• Chaplaincy or Spiritual Care ministry experience is preferred.
• Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) strongly preferred via one of the following licensing groups: APC, CASC, NACC, and NAJC.

Responsibilities

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Makes available, delivers, and facilitates transformative Spiritual Care experiences to patients, residents, participants, visitors, and all colleagues across the healthcare continuum, and the communities served.
• Ensures that the religious beliefs, practices, and values of those served are honored and respected within the total healing process.
• Implements systems and processes to assess religious and spiritual needs, including needs for ethics consultation, and provides interventions or referrals based on the assessed needs.
• Makes timely, professional observations of apparent outcomes of Spiritual Care provided and adjusts the continued provision of Spiritual Care as needed.
• Documents in the electronic medical record professional Spiritual Care assessments (e.g., assessment of "spiritual distress") as determined, interventions as provided, and outcomes as observed with appropriate plans of care.
• Integrates the Spiritual Care dimension of healing of those served as a full, clinical member of the inter-professional healthcare team.
• In collaboration with the Spiritual Care Manager, measures, evaluates, and improves functional processes of Spiritual Care for effectiveness in accordance with approved Mission Integration strategy and tactics connected to achieving system-wide priority objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level