Spiritual Health Coordinator - Cancer Care Support

Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL

16d

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Director of Spiritual Health and Education, the Spiritual Health Coordinator provides spiritual care resources and interventions to patients, families, and assigned interdisciplinary teams. The role develops and implements programs and integrative care addressing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. It also provides education and mentoring for chaplains and Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) residents and interns, and carries out the mission, vision, and goals of the Spiritual Health and Education Department and Tampa General Hospital.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Divinity or an equivalent master’s degree.
Successful completion of an ACPE Internship and Residency.
Ordination and/or endorsement by an acknowledged ecclesiastical body.
Board certification by an approved agency: Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), or National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC).
At least four years of clinical experience after ACPE Residency in a complex academic hospital setting.
Experience working in a multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary environment.
Demonstrated spiritual care skills, including listening and attending, empathic reflection, conflict resolution, pastoral authority, and appropriate use of self.
Integrated knowledge of how medical treatment for life-threatening or life-limiting illness affects patients’ physical, psychosocial, and emotional well-being.
Knowledge and skill in addressing end-of-life ethical dilemmas.
Collaborative and facilitative leadership with care recipients, family members, and team members.
Highly effective verbal and written communication skills for diverse audiences and internal and external stakeholders.
Strong organizational planning, problem-solving, collaborative, and relational skills.
Ability to work independently, self-supervise, stay self-motivated, and manage high-volume, time-sensitive workloads.
Ability to communicate effectively during family meetings and help facilitate Goals of Care and Serious Illness conversations.
Ability to track documents, reports, and correspondence accurately and in an organized manner.
Ability to apply critical thinking and resolve complex issues involving multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Provide spiritual care to team members facing personal or professional concerns.
Assess patients’ and families’ spiritual needs and help them draw on their faith when dealing with illness, trauma, and stress.
Provide crisis intervention, respond to Code Blue and Trauma Alerts, and help families remain informed about a patient’s condition.
Develop ongoing spiritual relationships on assigned clinical units and visit patients in assigned areas, by special request, and in critical care waiting areas.
Educate patients and families about Advanced Directives and assist them in completing them; help patients understand healthcare documents such as Living Wills and Health Care Surrogate forms.
Complete bereavement care protocols and support families coping with death through their faith system.
Maintain working relationships with medical staff, nursing staff, and other departments.
Participate in interdisciplinary rounds for the assigned service line or patient area.
Represent the department in assigned patient areas to address regulatory agency requirements.
Participate in the orientation of CPE residents and interns, including making presentations as assigned.
Plan, provide, and maintain a safe environment for patients, staff, and families.
Respond promptly to spiritual care orders and requests, with special attention to trauma patients and urgent hospital requests.
Formulate goals for ongoing personal and professional development and complete assigned professional development courses.
Participate in departmental and organizational review, performance improvement, research activities, required meetings, and assigned TGH committees.
Develop, implement, and manage relevant spiritual health and education initiatives and programs.
Mentor and train CPE residents and interns for clinical engagement.
Orient and support new team members.
Use research-informed best practices and current state data representation to create and implement high-impact programs that support organizational goals and the needs of assigned areas and teams.
Fulfill administrator-on-call duties for the department as assigned.