Chaplain

Inova • Fairfax, VA

8h • $54,288 - $88,483 • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is seeking a dedicated Chaplain to join their team. This role is Full-Time, Day Shift, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Inova is a national healthcare leader recognized for safety, quality, and patient experience, and is a top employer in the D.C. metro area and the nation. The Chaplain will assist in leading memorial services, bereavement ceremonies, and staff debriefings to support the religious, spiritual, and emotional needs of the hospital community. They will also support an interdisciplinary approach to patient care and provide spiritual support to patients, loved ones, and staff in assigned areas, participating in hospital or system committees as needed.

Requirements

• Certification: Board Certified or eligible within two years
• Licensure: Must obtain endorsement by authoritative board of one own religious affiliation within one year of employment
• Experience: One year of working in a hospital setting or two years of other relative experience
• Education: Masters Degree in Religious or theological pastoral studies. Four units of Clinical pastoral education(CPE)

Responsibilities

• Provides timely and effective spiritual, religious and/or emotional support to patients, their loved ones, and staff from diverse cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds
• Responsible for leading memorial/bereavement services as directed by the Spiritual Care Manager.
• Plans and participates in memorial services for the benefit of staff members and families
• Assists the manager or director in the development and implementation of recommendations to enhance patient/visitor/staff well-being and satisfaction.
• Participates in educational opportunities for nursing, medical, and ancillary care staff on topics related to the spiritual dimensions of health and illness.
• Serves on operating unit committees as assigned by manager or director, eg., Bereavement, ethics, transplant consortium, palliative care committees, etc.
• Develops creative initiatives to promote the value of a bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of compassionate care.
• Works with manager to expand community faith-based resources by developing and maintaining effective relationships with area religious leaders through outreach and in-service opportunities.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of a standardized training program of core competencies for potential volunteers.
• Assists in the evaluation of spiritual care volunteers to ensure core competencies are maintained and documented.
• Assists in the preparation and presentation of bi-monthly continuing education seminars for spiritual care volunteers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• robust team member wellness program
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
• up to $10,000 for student loans
• 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost for team members, their spouses/partners, and their children.
• paid time off
• paid parental leave

What This Job Offers

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