Chaplain
About The Position
The Chaplain delivers a wholistic ministry of spiritual care for patients, families, team members, and physicians. This role provides spiritual care, consultation, and short-term counseling, responding to codes, emergencies, and crises. The Chaplain assists families with needs related to a patient's illness, including understanding procedures surrounding death and contacting loved ones. They promote patient safety by reporting issues and participating in safety initiatives. The Chaplain also participates in the department's life and work to ensure integrated services, provides site coverage (including weekends and holidays), conducts services, and serves on committees. Additionally, they participate in patient care planning, interdisciplinary team activities, staff and patient support groups, orient new team members, identify and resolve ethical dilemmas, and consult with team members on the role of faith in recovery. The Chaplain represents the values of religious communities to healthcare professionals and hospital associates, collaborates with the clinical pastoral education program by mentoring students, and supports the mission and values of Advocate Aurora Health. They also support hospital ministry by parish clergy through referrals, consultation, and education, and participate in educational initiatives and support groups for various stakeholders, providing spiritual health education, crisis support, and debriefings. Maintaining good standing and ecclesiastical endorsement through active participation in one's faith group is also required.
Requirements
- 4 units of CPE, at least three accredited by ACPE (CPE not required in Georgia).
- Eligible for board certification as a chaplain: APC/BCCI, NACC, NAJC; completed within 18 months of hire.
- Endorsed by faith group
- Completed graduate degree (MA, MDiv) in religious studies, theology, divinity or related field.
- Prior clinical experience as a chaplain: 3 years
- Must be able to participate in overnight and weekend on-call rotation per the department schedule, including moving between sites of care as needed.
- Excellent oral and written communication and human relation skills.
- Demonstrated group process skills and leadership.
- Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to address and resolve conflicts.
- Demonstrated ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Competence in cross-cultural communication, cultural humility and religious diversity.
- Ability to trust, adapt to change, and to work with diverse personalities, cultures and faith traditions
Responsibilities
- Delivers wholistic ministry of spiritual care for patients, families, team members and physicians.
- Provides spiritual care, consultation and short-term counseling to patients, families, physicians, and team members as assigned and in accordance with site and system policies, facilitates sacramental ministries.
- Responds to codes, emergencies and/or crises.
- Assists families with their needs in relation to the patient’s illness so they can provide supportive care to the patient: assists family members in understanding procedures surrounding a death and in contacting families or other significant persons.
- Promotes patient safety by reporting of issues through established channels and participating in safety initiatives.
- Participates in the life and work of the department and patient service area to assure integrated efficient services; participates in providing overall site coverage, including weekends and holidays, conducts services as scheduled; serves on department, site, or system committees as assigned.
- Participates in patient care planning, interdisciplinary team activities and development, staff and patient directed support groups, orients new team members; participate in grand rounds, case conferences, team meetings, identifying resolving ethical dilemmas in assigned areas.
- Provides consultation to team members to assess the role of a patient’s faith in recovery.
- Represents the values of the religious communities to health care professionals and hospital associates.
- Collaborates with the clinical pastoral education program by mentoring and/or orienting students as assigned and providing feedback to CPE Supervisor regarding student performance and educational needs.
- Supports and interprets the mission and values of Advocate Aurora Health in clinical and departmental responsibilities and team member engagement.
- Supports the hospital ministry of parish clergy through referrals, consultation and education.
- Participates in educational initiatives and support groups for patients and families, team members, community and faith groups; provides spiritual health education, crisis support and debriefings.
- Maintains good standing and ecclesiastical endorsement through active participation in the life and work of one’s faith group.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
