Chaplain - Sharp Grossmont - Variable Shifts - Part Time

Sharp HealthCare • La Mesa, CA

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About The Position

Provide spiritual care and spiritual counseling services to Sharp HealthCare patients, families, and team members while respecting diversity, including differences in culture, gender expression, sexual orientation, and spiritual or religious practices. Provide on-call services as needed. For positions at Sharp Memorial, provide spiritual care support across the Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus, including Sharp Memorial Hospital, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns, and Sharp Mesa Vista.

Assess spiritual needs, develop and document care plans, deliver individual and group care, provide crisis intervention, and support patients, families, and staff with bioethical issues, organ donation, advance healthcare directives, and treatment decisions informed by patient values. Provide appropriate rituals and services, set and adjust daily priorities based on care needs, maintain required documentation, and collaborate with spiritual care colleagues and the broader care team. The position is part time, with variable shifts and an every-other-weekend requirement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Successful completion of at least 4 units of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education; hospice positions require 1 unit of CPE.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a collegial department and multidisciplinary setting.
• Excellent clinical skills and demonstrated ability to minister effectively to people from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds.
• Excellent teaching skills, including the ability to provide in-services and presentations.
• Ability to initiate new programs and organize and oversee existing programs.
• Proficiency with computers, Microsoft Office applications, and electronic medical records.
• Basic understanding of medical terminology and diagnoses.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Divinity degree or a related field, or equivalent needed for Board Certification by the endorsing faith group.
• One year of experience as a healthcare chaplain.
• Experience in an acute care hospital.
• Board Certification by APC or NACC is strongly preferred; alternatively, eligibility and active progress toward certification are required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Assess spiritual needs and develop, use, and document spiritual assessments, interventions, outcomes, and care plans within the chaplain’s shift.
• Deliver individual and group spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in designated clinical areas.
• Provide timely crisis intervention, which may include responding to Code Blue and trauma codes in a hospital setting.
• Help patients, families, and staff address bioethical issues, organ donation, advance healthcare directives, and treatment decisions based on patient values.
• Provide appropriate rituals and services, including newborn and end-of-life rituals, memorial services, and other services that celebrate, comfort, and encourage.
• Set daily shift priorities and revise schedules based on patient and family needs; communicate priorities to appropriate spiritual care staff.
• Establish visit frequencies and timeframes for ongoing patient care.
• Communicate positively and promptly with staff, Sharp employees, physicians, patients, and visitors.
• Maintain positive relationships with community clergy, CPE students, and volunteers; this may include volunteer orientation, scheduling, and direct supervision.
• Handle problems professionally and proactively.
• Document spiritual care visits in the appropriate electronic medical record and complete other department-required documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time