Spiritual Health Provider - UWMC Spiritual Health & Wellbeing
About The Position
The UW Medical Center-Montlake Spiritual Health & Wellbeing Department has an outstanding opportunity for a Spiritual Health Provider (Chaplain). This role requires availability from 4:15 pm-8:00 am. Candidates must be within 45 minutes of the University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake campus. Spiritual Health Providers do not sleep overnight at the hospital. The mission of the Spiritual Health & Wellbeing Department is to support patients, caregivers and staff as they navigate suffering, uncertainty, and loss. Our department values reflect the UW Medicine’s Service Culture Guidelines of compassion, respect, collaboration, teamwork, diversity, equity, inclusion, innovation, education, integrity, accountability and excellence. We are committed to the clinical practice and assessment models of outcomes oriented spiritual care. We value being a member of a vibrant learning community.
Requirements
- Master of Divinity (MDiv) or equivalent from seminary accredited by the Association of Theological Schools
- Have completed at least one unit of CPE in the ACPE Program.
- Must be in good standing with a nationally recognized religious, spiritual, or philosophical body.
Nice To Haves
- Preference to those who have completed four units of CPE.
Responsibilities
- Cultivate and model the UWMC Service Culture Guidelines (Respect, Compassion, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Teamwork, Collaboration, Innovation and Excellence) and the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
- Provide trauma-informed spiritual care to UWMC patients, responding to requests for service promptly; documenting spiritual care assessments, interventions, outcomes, plans of care.
- Provide excellent clinical care and be an active part of the department’s ongoing learning community.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team in care coordination of patients and caregivers. Make appropriate referrals to members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Support staff wellbeing via rounding, Tea for the Soul, facilitating formal and informal trauma and critical incident debriefings and grief support.
- Effectively assess and address spiritual distress, goals of care, hopes, needs and resources
- Effectively communicate with UWMC and Fred Hutch Cancer Center Spiritual Health Teams for highest quality plan of care coordination
- Execute handoffs, charting, and staff care statistics as requested by the department in a timely and effective manner.
Benefits
- For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-temporary-per-diem-and-less-than-half-time/
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Career Level
Mid Level
