Chaplain

Inova • Falls Church, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Fairfax Hospital – Spiritual Care is looking for a dedicated Chaplain to join our team. This role will be Full-Time, Day Shift, Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

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, dental and vision coverage
• a 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.
• paid time off
• paid parental leave

What This Job Offers

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