Chaplain - Spiritual Care - FT - Variable

Stormont-Vail HealthCare•Topeka, KS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This clinical position is accountable for initiating, developing and deepening a mutual and empathic relationship with patients, families and staff. Provides crisis intervention, pastoral counseling, religious services, and educational programs for a diverse population of socioeconomic groups. Models and collaborates with the organization and its interdisciplinary team in respecting and providing culturally, psycho-socially and spiritual competent patient and family-centered care. Assist in sacramental/ritual ministry as appropriate; provides referral to outside clergy for sacramental ministry as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Theological studies or a related field.
At least one year of training in an accredited clinical pastoral education center or the equivalent of 4 quarters of C.P.E.
Ordination in an established denomination of a religion, or profession in a religious order is required.
Must be able to ambulate freely throughout the health center.
This job requires varied hours and necessitates quite a bit of standing and walking.
Must have adequate transportation and live within a reasonable distance in order to respond to on-call requests.
This job requires excellent listening ability/skills as well as verbal activity/skills.

Nice To Haves

1 year Pastoral experience in an institutional setting.

Responsibilities

Offering care and support to patients, their caregivers and staff regarding relevant issues, including loss/grief, spiritual/religious/existential struggle, strengths, opportunities for change and transformation, ethical decision making, and difficult communication or interpersonal situations.
Develops and implements a spiritual plan of care to promote patient well-being and continuity of care.
Participates in worship services that are ecumenical and inclusive in nature.
Respects the confidentiality of information from all sources, including the patient/family members, medical record, interdisciplinary team members, larger health care team and local faith community members, in accordance with organization’s policies and federal and state laws, regulations and rules.
Provides staff support by routinely addressing staff concerns related to bereavement that will prevent issues related to compounding. This includes offering support to the No One Dies Alone (NODA) volunteers.
Conduct chaplaincy assignments at health center special events, i.e., employee awards banquet, donor recognition, groundbreaking ceremonies, etc.
Serves on committees within department, and other hospital committees as needed.
Gathers and evaluates relevant data pertinent to the patient’s situation and/or bio-psycho-social-spiritual/religious health.
Assesses and enters information pertinent to patient’s medical record that is relevant to the patient’s medical, psycho-social and spiritual/religious goals of care.
Provide follow-up with a contact to other workers and clergy when transferring or referring a patient.
Educating and consulting with the health care staff and the broader community.
Flexibility in schedule to cover other Chaplains on leave, when possible.
Identifies and creates system-wide opportunities to enhance the quality of chaplaincy practice.
Practices evidence-based care, including ongoing evaluation of new practices, and when appropriate, contributes to or conducts research.
Takes responsibility for continued professional development.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of current theory and practice.
Train and orient new Spiritual Care staff.
Serves as liaison and builds relationships with local faith communities and their leaders on behalf of the organization.
Prepares and maintains records.
Documents patient care activities in the electronic medical record.
Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health.
Performs other duties as assigned.