Corewell Health-posted 1 day ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Onsite • Grand Rapids, MI
5,001-10,000 employees

Provides spiritual care, counsel, education and spiritual/emotional support to patients, families and staff members of all faiths and traditions. Assists with referrals to particular faith group leaders when indicated and/or requested. As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members, and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

  • Provides spiritual care and emotional support to patients, families and staff.
  • Facilitates their spiritual understanding, emotional coping and adjustment in the face of illness, injury or death.
  • Identifies and engages additional spiritual providers and resources, either within or beyond our organization, when this is requested and beneficial. Does so in a culturally competent manner.
  • Documents clearly her/his interactions with patients and families--including assessments and plans--in a manner which is useful to departmental and interdisciplinary colleagues.
  • Collaborates closely with departmental colleagues in providing seamless spiritual care by receiving referrals, making following-up visits and providing hand-off reports.
  • Participates in schedules with a flexibility that helps the team provide continuous coverage.
  • Integrates her/his professional practice and style into assigned interdisciplinary healthcare teams in ways that enhance their overall efforts to provide excellent, whole-person care.
  • Prioritizes emergent (sometimes concurrent) referrals while not losing sight of certain regular duties.
  • Manages time well across successive shifts which can vary widely in their demands.
  • Maintains and applies a working knowledge of medical ethics.
  • Recognizes when ethical principles could or do conflict in actual cases. Recognizes moral distress in care givers. Knows how to initiate an ethics consultation. Able to facilitate advance care planning conversations and decision-making.
  • Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Ministry, Religion, Theology, psychology or counseling
  • State of Michigan Driver’s License
  • Master’s degree in divinity or arts in Theology with concentration in pastoral care
  • Vocational/Technical in Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education
  • 2 years of relevant experience providing spiritual care in a hospital, agency or congregation
  • Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here .
  • On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
  • Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
  • Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
  • Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
  • Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
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