Staff Chaplain-Per Diem

Eisenhower Health•Rancho Mirage, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Eisenhower Health is seeking a per diem Staff Chaplain to provide direct patient care by making spiritual assessments, prioritizing spiritual care needs, and providing timely spiritual care interventions. The role involves offering spiritual counseling, addressing interfaith needs, and extending these services to patients' loved ones, as well as Eisenhower Health (EH) staff and volunteers. The Staff Chaplain will prepare for and oversee appropriate rituals and services, demonstrating sensitivity to the needs of the interfaith community. This position also involves utilizing community spiritual leaders and volunteers to meet the needs of patients, their loved ones, EH staff, and volunteers, and providing counseling, support, and educational opportunities for EH staff and volunteers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree of Divinity or equivalent or religious degree from a seminary
Endorsement by a religious body as a chaplain
Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) within three (3) years of hire date
Board Certified Chaplain through Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), and/or the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care or in process of becoming Board Certified, and will attain certification within four (4) years of hire date
Three (3) years of experience in spiritual care
Ability to lead and train Volunteer Chaplain Assistants
Ability to operate general office equipment (i.e., computer, printer, scanner, telephone, etc.)
Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines
Ability to provide emotional/spiritual support to EH staff in response to organizational changes
Ability to provide nonintrusive counseling to support emotional and spiritual wellbeing of patients, their loved ones, EH staff and volunteers
Interpersonal skills
Possess a dynamic and conceptual knowledge of a variety of religious traditions
Skilled in supporting patients and families in end-of-life situations
Written and verbal communications skills

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree of Divinity or equivalent

Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care by making spiritual assessments.
Prioritizes spiritual care needs and provides timely spiritual care interventions based on assessments.
Provides spiritual counseling and addresses interfaith needs for patients, their loved ones, EH staff, and volunteers.
Prepares for and oversees appropriate rituals and services, sensitive to the needs of the interfaith community.
Utilizes community spiritual leaders and volunteers to help meet the needs of patients, their loved ones, EH staff and volunteers.
Counsels, supports, and provides educational opportunities for EH staff and volunteers.
Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
Oversees and ensures timely delivery of spiritual care to patients, visitors, staff and volunteers of all faith traditions.
Anticipates both spiritual and emotional needs of patients and their loved ones, and responds appropriately.
Trains and supervises Volunteer Chaplain Assistants in providing spiritual care to patients.
Provides spiritual care services with an interdisciplinary approach.
Maintains accurate records of spiritual services activities; documents visits and interventions appropriately, adhering to organizational standards; completes appropriate flowsheets and notes in the electronic medical chart (Epic) reporting on patient visits.
Assists patients and their loved ones in ethical decision making.
Responds promptly to requests for spiritual care visits and ritual sacramental needs; keeps scheduled appointments with patients.
Maintains an ongoing, caring relationship with EH staff and volunteers.
Provides spiritual counseling to patients, their loved ones, EH staff and volunteers when requested or required.
Shares “On-Call” responsibility with other chaplains and community clergy.
Conducts appropriate services as requested – rituals, memorials and general blessings.
Collaborates with Director of Spiritual Care to conduct training sessions for new and active members of the Spiritual Care team.
Supports an interdisciplinary and interfaith approach to spiritual care.
Maintains a good relationship with local clergy and leaders of all denominations and faith-based entities.
Refers patients, their loved ones, EH staff and volunteers to appropriate professionals, such as behavioral health professionals, for services beyond the scope of chaplaincy practice.
Assists local clergy in their hospital visitations.
Maintains endorsement in good standing by his/her faith group.
Maintains continuing education through academic studies, seminar, and workshop experiences.
Performs other duties as assigned.