Lead, Spiritual Care - Sharp Metro Campus - Full Time

Sharp HealthCare•San Diego, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

In coordination with leadership, the Spiritual Care Lead provides oversight of the Spiritual Care Department and associated staff and volunteers. This role involves providing spiritual care and counseling services for patients, families, and team members, respecting diversity in culture, gender expressions, sexual orientation, and spiritual/religious practices. The Lead is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day functioning of the department.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
Successful completion of at least 4 units of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education.
3 Years experience as a health care Chaplain.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree of Divinity or related field (equivalent needed for Board Certification by endorsing faith group).
Board certification by APC, NACC, or NAJC; or is in the process of obtaining this certification within one year of hire or transfer is required.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides oversight of the Spiritual Care Department and associated staff and volunteers in coordination with leadership.
Delivers spiritual care and spiritual counseling services for patients, families, and team members, respecting diversity.
Oversees the day-to-day functioning of the department.
Responsible for the development and coordination of spiritual care rituals.
Responsible for the administrative oversight of all Spiritual Care related tasks, including budget development and monitoring, department programs, and databases.
Responsible for policy and procedure review of system-wide policies relative to the Spiritual Care department.
Represents the hospital with Sharp system peers to advocate for consistency and improvement of the quality of Spiritual Care.
Participates in meetings, committees, and system-wide activities as appropriate.
Oversees the daily tasks of the Spiritual Care Team.
Assists leadership with and provides feedback on performance reviews and counseling.
Sets daily priorities for the shift and revises schedule based on patient/family needs.
Communicates priorities with appropriate spiritual care staff.
Establishes visit frequencies for ongoing patient care with specific timeframes.
Assesses, formulates, and utilizes spiritual assessments, interventions, outcomes, and care plans.
Completes and documents spiritual assessments within the shift.
Responsible for the delivery of individual and group spiritual care for patients, families, and staff.
Provides crisis intervention, including Code Blue and trauma code, offering integrative healing modalities and spiritual care.
Helps patients, families, and staff address bioethical issues, organ donation, preparation of advance healthcare directives, and facilitates treatment decisions.
Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings and/or care conferences.
Responsible for the charting and documentation of all spiritual care visits.
Provides appropriate rituals/services for patients and families, including newborn rituals, end-of-life rituals, and memorial services.
Provides orientation to new staff, per diem staff, and volunteers.
Participates in interviews of prospective candidates.
Develops and implements a program of staff in-service and education.
Responsible for oversight of volunteers, including screening, recruiting, orienting, and training.
Responsible for the quality of work, data collection, coaching, and mentoring of department volunteers.
Consistently communicates in a positive and timely manner with staff, employees, physicians, patients, and visitors.
Maintains positive relationships with community clergy, CPE students, and volunteers.
Handles problems in a professional and proactive manner.