Spiritual Care Associate - PRN

Texas Health • Frisco, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a qualified Spiritual Care Associate (PRN) like you to join our Texas Health family. This role provides professional pastoral and spiritual care to patients and their loved ones, using excellent listening, observational, assessment, and interventional skills. The associate will assess patient and family spiritual resources and vulnerabilities, offering corresponding interventions and documenting care in the electronic medical record. This position requires the ability to respond to calls within 10 minutes and arrive within 30 minutes, and provide on-call reports when called into the hospital. The role also involves supporting the Spiritual Care Department by reporting payroll exceptions, participating in staff meetings, completing required training, and participating in the ritual life of the hospital when providing in-house coverage. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited program OR 4 years of experience in congregational pastoral care (not general ministry) in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
• Master's Degree in Divinity, Theology, or related degree from a Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) accredited theological school (72-hour degree program preferred).
• If no Bachelor's degree: 4 years of experience in Congregational Pastoral Care.
• If with a Bachelor's degree: no previous experience required.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral.
• Competency in basic computer use and electronic communication tools, e.g., email, calendar.
• Ability to work with and relate to people of all faith traditions and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to offer non-anxious presence and work with people during a time of crisis and bereavement, offering compassionate care.
• Proficiently document patient care in the electronic medical record and demonstrate this proficiency.
• Ability to offer religious and spiritual rituals as requested by patients and/or staff.
• When appropriate, ability to refer to outside clergy to meet patient sacramental or religious rites needs.
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule that supports various entities/locations based upon patient volumes and operational needs.
• Applicant must live within 30 minutes of hospital.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in congregational or hospital setting preferred.
• 1 unit of CPE from an ACPE-accredited center HIGHLY PREFERRED.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional pastoral and spiritual care to patients and their loved ones, using excellent listening, observational, assessment, and interventional skills.
• Assess patient and family spiritual resources and vulnerabilities, offering corresponding interventions.
• Document care in electronic medical record, using Pastoral Care standardized processes.
• Respond to calls within 10 minutes and arrive within 30 minutes.
• Provide on-call report when called into the hospital.
• Report payroll exceptions promptly.
• Participate in Pastoral Care staff meetings.
• Be knowledgeable of and comply with all Pastoral Care Department policies and procedures.
• Complete required Pastoral Care Department training and any MyTalent modules when assigned.
• When providing in-house coverage, participate in the ritual life of the hospital, e.g., FINAL SALUTES, memorial services, award ceremonies, and other similar celebrations and special events within the hospital.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
• Opportunity to contribute to your own 401K
• Excellent mentorship, comprehensive training and dedicated leadership resources.
• Pastoral Care management will partner with our current Chaplain colleagues on their certifications (both associate and board level) with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC).
• Opportunities for growth.

What This Job Offers

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