Staff Chaplain

Children's National Medical Center • Washington, DC

79d

About The Position

The Staff Chaplain will provide Interfaith pastoral/spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in crisis situations when Hospital Staff Chaplain(s) are not available.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Religious training or education equivalent to a seminary/divinity school degree, preferably at the M.Div level.
• Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education accredited by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education or equivalent.
• 1 year of experience in pediatric chaplaincy, which may be met through a clinical pastoral education residency.
• Familiarity and comfort with various faith disciplines and communities.
• Skill in working respectfully in a multifaith/multicultural environment.
• Skill in working collaboratively with staff to ensure patient and family needs are met.
• Skill in working as a creative member of a team as well as self-supervise.
• Skill in accessing, developing, and making use of various religious and cultural resources.
• Ability to consult with others around complex situations.
• Ability to respond to any required need within 30 minutes.

Responsibilities

• Work as a cooperative member of the healthcare team through appropriate patient chart entries, use of common healthcare terminology, handwashing and other safety precautions, referrals, interdisciplinary conferences, and collegial relationships.
• Serve as a resource in ethical decision making.
• Foster a spiritual dimension of care throughout the healthcare setting, consistent with appropriate accreditation standards.
• Commit to the overall mission of the healthcare setting and the role of pastoral/spiritual care in that mission.
• Serve as a thoughtful member and spiritual/religious/cultural voice on committees within the healthcare setting and for the institution in the wider community.
• Adhere to all hospital and department requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Communicate with members of the pastoral/spiritual care team for appropriate hand-off, resolution of all needs/issues.
• Maintain an appropriate schedule, responding to all requests in a timely manner.
• Report complex situations to the Senior Chaplain/Manager and all off-shift and/or on-call situations which require follow up.
• Participate regularly in pastoral/spiritual care staff meetings and/or on-call chaplain in-service meetings.
• Report safety issues, conflicts, risk issues directly to the Senior Chaplain and other appropriate entities.
• Maintain commitment to Pediatric Chaplain competencies and professional certification competencies through appropriate continuing education.
• Maintain appropriate data regularly.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees