Palliative Care Chaplain, Per Diem (Temple University Hospital)

Temple University Health System • Philadelphia, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Temple University Hospital is a nationally respected teaching hospital on Temple University's Health Sciences Center campus, providing a comprehensive array of healthcare services. As the chief clinical training site for the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, it offers a dynamic environment for high-quality care, teaching, and research. Temple Health is a network of hospitals and practices dedicated to advancing disease fighting, medical science, and educating future healthcare professionals. The Palliative Care Chaplain is responsible for providing specialized spiritual care to hospitalized patients and their families facing serious illness and end-of-life care. This role involves assisting patients and families with faith-based medical decision-making, addressing spiritual distress, and providing spiritual counseling using expertise in Spiritual & Palliative Care. The chaplain also educates Palliative Care Team members on primary spiritual care, language, and knowledge for culturally appropriate, person-centered care, and teaches residents, fellows, and medical students on best practices for spiritual care in healthcare settings.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Divinity or religious study equivalency from a recognized seminary.
• Minimum 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education from ACPE.
• 2 years of experience in a healthcare setting.

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of providing spiritual care at the end of life.
• Board Certified Chaplain.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialty spiritual care for hospitalized patients and families navigating serious illness and end-of-life care.
• Assist patients and families in faith-based medical decision making, spiritual distress, and spiritual counseling.
• Educate Palliative Care Team members on primary spiritual care, language, and knowledge for culturally appropriate, person-centered care.
• Engage in teaching residents, fellows, medical students, etc., on best practices for providing spiritual care in a healthcare setting.

What This Job Offers

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