Pastoral Care CPE Chaplain Trainee

OhioHealth • Columbus, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Pastoral Care CPE Chaplain Trainee is a student chaplain who provides pastoral care and spiritual support to patients, family members/significant others, and staff throughout the assigned healthcare setting, under supervision of a staff chaplain. The Pastoral Care CPE Chaplain Trainee serves as a member of an interfaith pastoral care staff, sharing in activities such as patient care, on-call responsibilities, and providing meaningful worship experiences.
As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.
The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree: Theology
• At least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE, NACC, CASC) or equivalent faith group leadership experience.
• Knowledge of crisis care and counseling skills.

Responsibilities

• Under supervision, provides direct patient care as requested for emergent and routine requests.
• Assesses spiritual needs/concerns of patients and their families using clinical pastoral conversation.
• Communicates and documents patient interactions and consults frequently with chaplain educator.
• Assists in creating an optimal patient experience through development of respectful and compassionate relationships with patients, families, and staff.
• Participates in on-call rotation which includes overnight and weekend shifts.
• Provides appropriate religious/spiritual rituals, non-pharmacological interventions to patients, families, and inter-professional team.
• As appropriate, may act as a liaison with the patient’s faith group/leaders including other community or cultural resources.
• Provides care in diverse acute/non-acute settings including hospital and outpatient areas.

What This Job Offers

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