Resident - Spiritual Care-Atrium Health Mercy-FT Days

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Charlotte, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time Resident position in Spiritual Care at Atrium Health Mercy, working day shifts. The role involves providing spiritual care and support to patients, families, and teammates of all cultural and spiritual backgrounds, without proselytizing. The resident will perform daily spiritual care visitation, respond to referrals, support faith group leaders, facilitate spiritual care groups, and maintain records of activities and charting. The position requires maintaining a responsible relationship with one's endorsing denomination, engaging in regular supervisory meetings with a CPE Supervisor, and reporting professional activities. Compliance with the Clinical Pastoral Education Student Handbook and attendance at peer group meetings and educational presentations are also required.

Requirements

• Ability to be mobile (walking, standing, sitting, etc.)
• Talking and hearing essential to communicate with patients, families, and teammates.
• Must be able to read and speak English in simple, understandable terms.
• Must be able to be mobile and free of any physical limitation which would preclude fulfillment of spiritual care duties.
• Ability to engage in a good working relationship with all departments.

Nice To Haves

• Master's of Divinity or equivalency based on the Common Qualification and Competencies for Professional Chaplains preferred.
• One previous unit of Clinical Pastoral Education by an accredited ACPE center preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs daily spiritual care visitation.
• Ensures appropriate response and follow-up on all referrals from the clinical nursing areas to which assigned.
• Provides Spiritual Care and support to patients, families, and teammates of all cultural and spiritual backgrounds, does not proselytize.
• Supports faith group leaders visiting their members who are patients.
• Facilitates Spiritual Care Groups in collaboration with Health Care Team.
• Maintains spiritual care statistics of daily Spiritual Care activities and completes charting for spiritual care interactions.
• Maintains responsible relationship with his/her endorsing denomination, and engages in those activities necessary to the maintenance of that endorsement.
• Takes initiative to maintain active and regular supervisory meetings with CPE Supervisor, and regularly reports professional activities at same meetings.
• Works in groups and team meetings where appropriate as part of team delivery of care on clinical nursing areas.
• Remains in compliance with the Standards and guidelines set forth in the Clinical Pastoral Education Student Handbook.
• Attends regular peer group meetings, educational presentations, etc as required by the CPE Faculty.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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