Chaplain PRN
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
•Onsite
About The Position
Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and employees as they cope with the effects of illness, injury, or traumatic events. Participates in interdisciplinary care to address patients’ holistic needs and supports safe patient care and a safe environment at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The role provides care across diverse religious and spiritual traditions, responds to emergencies and crises, supports hospital employees, and contributes to education, mentoring, and hospital and department initiatives.
Requirements
- A minimum of four completed units of Clinical Pastoral Education.
- Experience with death, dying, and bereavement.
- Master’s degree in divinity from an accredited graduate school of theology, or equivalent.
- Ordination or recognition as a spiritual leader in the applicant’s religious or spiritual tradition.
- Knowledge of spiritual assessment tools.
- Demonstrated knowledge of stages of faith and spiritual development.
- Demonstrated knowledge of psychosocial development, family systems, and relational dynamics.
- Ability to work with families and staff with diverse spiritual understandings and needs.
- Comfort in crisis situations and ability to bring a calming presence to patients and families.
- Good understanding of trauma-informed care.
- Minimum typing skills and ability to navigate computers for electronic charting.
Nice To Haves
- One year of pediatric healthcare experience.
- Experience as a chaplain in a trauma center.
- 2,000 hours of chaplain experience after completing all Clinical Pastoral Education units.
- Specialized training in pediatrics or ethics.
- Membership in the Pediatric Chaplain’s Network.
- Board Certified, Provisionally Board Certified, or Board eligible Chaplain through APC, NACC, Neshama, NAJC, or CASC/ACSS.
Responsibilities
- Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients and families of varying religious and spiritual traditions.
- Provide or facilitate sacramental ministries.
- Respond to codes, emergencies, and other crises.
- Provide supportive services to hospital employees.
- Organize and conduct interfaith worship services for identified spiritual holidays, grief needs, and other appropriate purposes.
- Work with the interdisciplinary team to assess the holistic care needs of patients and families and support age-appropriate, developmentally specific spiritual care.
- Provide education to identified audiences about spiritual needs throughout the life span.
- Serve as a preceptor or mentor to Clinical Pastoral Education interns and residents.
- Participate in department and hospital-wide committees and initiatives.
- Support safe patient care and promote a safe environment.
