Chaplain Non Cert PRN

As part of the interdisciplinary health care team, the chaplain provides expertise regarding the spiritual dimension of human life and healing as it interrelates to illness and death. The chaplain provides extensive and intensive spiritual care to patients, families, and staff from diverse spiritual/religious backgrounds with respect for the dignity and unique experience of each person, helping to ensure whole-person approach to healing.

Essential Functions: 

• Works collaboratively with members of the spiritual care department to build a cohesive, spiritually grounded and mutually formative team; covers on-call and holiday shifts as scheduled based on department need
• Establishes mutually respectful working relationships with staff and physicians from a variety of departments
• Gathers and evaluates relevant information pertinent to the holistic care of patients and their families
• Develops and implements spiritual care plans to promote the well-being of patients, including but not limited to crisis intervention, spiritual care and counseling, assistance with religious/spiritual rituals
• Provides spiritual care and counseling for patients and their families in response to referrals and through proactive rounding
• Documents assessments and interventions in the Electronic Medical Record
• Collaborates with other care providers to promote the well-being of patients and their families
• Provides spiritual care to employees and medical staff through group and individual interactions
• Respects the confidentiality of information from all sources, including the care recipient, legal, or organizational records, and other care providers
• Serves as a liaison to community clergy/faith community leaders and collaborates with them in the care for patients and their families
• Provides spiritual care to the organization in ways consonant with the organization’s Core Values and Mission.
• Provides staff and community education on matters of spirituality and spiritual care
• Makes referrals to community resources as appropriate
• Participates in on-call and holiday rotation based on department need

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.