Palliative Care Chaplain

Intermountain Health•Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital, OH

4d•$28 - $44•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Palliative Care Chaplain provides compassionate spiritual and emotional support to patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses, their families, and caregivers. As a member of the interdisciplinary palliative care team, the chaplain conducts spiritual assessments, offers crisis intervention, and contributes to care planning and decision-making. The role includes facilitating family meetings, supporting advance care planning, and coordinating resources to address each patient's spiritual and emotional needs. The chaplain may also provide weekend and general hospital coverage.

Requirements

Accredited bachelor's degree.
Completion of 2 units of Accredited Clinical Pastoral Education meeting NACC/APC BCCi approval, completed within 2 years of hire.
Completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting NACC/APC BCCi approval, completed within 2 years of hire.
Two or more years of health care chaplaincy experience, including at least one year specifically in palliative care.
Documentation from an ecclesial judicatory body of current endorsement and/or a prescribed reference, received or reaffirmed within the past 12 months, confirming authorization for hospital chaplaincy ministry and good standing. Documentation must be sent directly by the endorsing or recommending organization. Faith groups must be recognized by the Department of Defense Armed Forces Chaplains Board or previously reviewed and approved by BCCi; otherwise, Intermountain Mission office approval is required.
Empathetic listening, spiritual assessment and pastoral counseling, crisis intervention, supportive presence, interdisciplinary collaboration, verbal and written communication, meeting and priority management, electronic documentation competence, interfaith knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and awareness of family and group dynamics.

Nice To Haves

Completion of 4 or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting NACC/APC BCCi approval.
Three or more years of relevant spiritual care experience in palliative care.

Responsibilities

Support patients, families, and visitors with psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual needs during illness, trauma, and stress; support caregivers and physicians experiencing grief, moral distress, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue.
Participate in daily palliative care interdisciplinary team rounds, including in the ICU, and engage in the ICU Early Intervention Model to support identified patients and develop and implement ongoing care plans collaboratively.
Partner with ICU attending and resident physicians to assess the need and timing of family meetings; participate in, schedule, and facilitate meetings as appropriate.
Review patient charts for advance directives and assist with completing them as needed, ensuring patients' wishes are documented and respected.
Develop, implement, and document spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes, maintaining accurate and professional records in the electronic medical record.
Respond to crises, including resuscitations, trauma, rapid response, death, and security alerts, and participate in ethics consultations and triage calls as directed by the care site.
Attend Spiritual Care department meetings, contribute to quality improvement plans and strategy deployment, promote teamwork and collegiality, and provide shift coverage as needed.
Participate in committees and potentially lead projects or initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned.