Chaplain, Jewish Hospital, Palliative Care Team, 1st Shift

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chaplain provides intensive and extensive spiritual care throughout the hospital and in assigned clinical areas to diverse patients and their families as well as to hospital employees and the organization. UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital. With more than 14,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.

Requirements

Master’s level degree that is accepted by certifying chaplaincy organizations (required)
Four (4) units of Accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) (required)
One (1) unit of ACPE accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) (required) for PRN applicants/positions
Eligibility for board-certification through Association for Professional Chaplains (APC), National Association for Catholic Chaplains (NACC), or National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC)/Neshama (required)

Nice To Haves

Master of Divinity with specialization in spiritual/pastoral care or chaplaincy (preferred)
Completion of at least half of their Master level degree (preferred) for PRN applicants/positions
Four (4) units of ACPE accredited CPE for PRN chaplains (preferred)
Board-certification through APC, NACC, or NAJC/Neshama (preferred)

Responsibilities

Assesses patients’ and families’ spiritual needs and resources and provides culturally sensitive spiritual care interventions accordingly, including but not limited to the provision or coordination of religious rituals, crisis care, spiritual counseling, grief counseling, and support groups
Communicates spiritual care needs of patients and their families as a member of the interdisciplinary care team and collaborates with physicians, hospital staff, and spiritual/religious leaders in the community in the care of patients and their families
Provides spiritual care and emotional support to hospital employees individually and in group settings
Participates in the Chaplaincy Services department’s educational programs for chaplain interns and chaplain residents
Documents all spiritual care interventions and plans of care in patients’ medical records
Participates in departmental and interdepartmental process improvement initiatives
Serves on organizational committees or in work groups as assigned or requested
PRN Chaplains at Jewish Hospital must work at least one (1) weekend shift and five (5) on-call shifts per month
Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
Performs other duties as assigned