Chaplain- Evangelical- PRN
WellSpan Health•Lewisburg, PA
About The Position
Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff, and performs or arranges religious services to meet the needs of the hospital population. The chaplain provides direct spiritual care, participates in spiritual assessments, and works with the interdisciplinary team to plan care that addresses identified spiritual needs. The role may serve across the region to provide coverage and may require travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school.
- At least 2 years of relevant experience.
- Ordained or endorsed by a recognized religious body or proper ecclesiastical authority upon hire.
- Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Ability to work in an interfaith setting.
- Basic computer proficiency.
- Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
- Ability to network with community faith group leaders.
- Ability to function in an environment of continuous learning.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree from an accredited seminary or school of theology.
- Board certification by the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), NACC, or NAJC. WellSpan Health strongly encourages candidates to become certified within 3 years of starting employment.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct spiritual care to patients, families, caregivers, and staff when needed and as assessed.
- Participate in spiritual assessments of patients, families, and caregivers as indicated.
- Facilitate development of a plan of care for identified spiritual needs in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.
- Serve as a liaison to community chaplains and faith community leaders as indicated.
- Document patient, family, and caregiver contacts and provide additional pertinent written information as indicated.
- Participate in patient care conferences and interdisciplinary team meetings as assigned.
- Provide consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary team on spiritual care as assigned.
- Provide funeral or memorial services and other services requested by patients or families as assigned.
- Provide bereavement support.
- Work across the region for departmental coverage when needed.
- Participate in planning spiritual care events in collaboration with the manager.
- Participate in scheduling hospital chaplain coverage in collaboration with the manager.
- Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan of the assigned patient population, assess and interpret age-specific patient data, provide appropriate age-specific treatment, and provide direct care to assigned patient age groups.
- Support professional growth through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
- Provide outstanding customer service, foster teamwork, and practice fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
