Chaplain-Casual Rotating Shift

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Lake Forest, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Chaplain reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards. The Chaplain provides spiritual guidance and pastoral care to patients, families, hospital personnel, and medical staff, drawing on principles of psychology, religion, spirituality, and theology.

This casual, non-benefited position supports Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital. The schedule includes two weekend on-call shifts per month, each 12–24 hours, and one weekday overnight on-call shift from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The Chaplain also fills in for coverage during staff PTO as needed. On-call coverage may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in theology, religion, pastoral care, spiritual care, or divinity from an accredited institution, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), or be in the process of completing one unit within 90 days of hire.
• Maintain board certification and/or the minimum annual CEU requirements set by certifying bodies and organizational or industry standards.

Nice To Haves

• Ordination and/or good standing within one’s faith tradition or certifying organization.
• Four units of CPE.
• Board certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual care, counseling, consultation, worship, prayer, sacraments, and spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and hospital personnel and medical staff.
• Identify and clarify ethical dilemmas, sharing findings with Ethics Committee Chairs to determine whether an ethics consultation is appropriate under site policy and procedure.
• Participate in and provide appropriate leadership in interdisciplinary clinical team activities related to patient care planning and coordination, including care conferences, team meetings, nursing rounds, palliative care rounds, interdisciplinary team meetings, and family conferences when appropriate.
• Provide end-of-life and bereavement support as needed.
• Educate patients and hospital personnel and medical staff about advance directives, including Power of Attorney for Healthcare, and Goals of Care conversations.
• Develop and lead hospital spiritual care services in collaboration with members of the Spiritual Care Department.
• Serve as a spiritual liaison between the hospital and religious and secular community organizations, providing referrals and information with patient or family permission and in compliance with HIPAA.
• Escalate concerns or issues according to Northwestern Medicine chain-of-command policies.
• Offer religious services to hospital personnel and medical staff as appropriate and when requested.
• Provide assigned on-call spiritual care coverage for crises and emergencies, including nights, weekends, and holidays; meet any minimum on-call shift requirements assigned by the Manager.
• Assist in leading CALM/Mindful Moments as assigned or needed.
• Attend to cultural and spiritual dynamics that may improve patient treatment and family dynamics.
• Keep chapel, sacred spaces, and workspaces neat and maintain available, stocked supplies.
• Maintain board certification and/or minimum annual continuing education requirements established by certifying bodies and organizational or industry standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager of Spiritual Care.

Benefits

• This is a casual, non-benefited position. The job posting describes Northwestern Medicine’s general benefits and points candidates to a benefits eligibility resource, but does not specify benefits for this position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time