Palliative Care Chaplain - Spiritual Care

Company: St. Joseph Health / Covenant Health
Location: Orange
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

We are looking for a Palliative Care Chaplain for the Spiritual Care Department at St. Joseph Hospital Orange.Location: Orange, CA Work Schedule: Full time - 80 Biweekly hours Shift: 8 hour, Days (variable start times)Job Summary:The Specialty Chaplain provides professional and competent spiritual care ministry, and is responsible for serving the spiritual, religious, and emotional needs of others in inpatient, outpatient and community settings. As a leader of the healthcare team, they are directly responsible for the implementation of the mission, values, polices, and procedures of the Department of Spiritual Care and the facility in which they serve.Essential Functions:+ Provide effective spiritual support and appropriate religious/spiritual resources that contribute to the well-being of the care recipients, their families, and caregivers. + Provide spiritual care that respects diversity and differences including, but not limited to culture, gender, and sexual orientation and spiritual/religious practices. + Facilitate group processes, such as family meetings, post trauma, caregiver debriefing, and support groups. + Formulate and utilize individualized spiritual assessments, interventions, outcomes, and care plans in order to contribute effectively to the well-being of the person receiving care, and document this care accurately/effectively in the appropriate records according to professional standards (including electronic medical record) at the point of service. + Promote, facilitate, and support ethical decision making in one's workplace. + Participate in IDT rounds as well as specialty goals of care patient/family meetings. + Present formally on spiritual health topics related to specialty for the IDT, chaplain colleagues, students, and greater community. + Serve as a resource regarding spiritual care specialty for chaplain colleagues. + Serve as the spiritual care specialist resource for equipping IDT as spiritual care generalists. + Coordinate and precept CPE resident rotations within specialty care team. + Participate in ongoing specialty team performance improvement projects. + Facilitate team growth and team care activities to support team health.Skills: + Catholic Context: Knowledge of the Religious and Ethical Directives of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. + Working knowledge of different ethical theories appropriate to ones professional context. + Ability to walk and stand for the greater part of the day. + Effective oral and written communication + Professional behavior and appearance. + Incorporate the spiritual and emotional dimensions of human development into ones practice of care. + Ability to utilize primary research and research literature to inform the profession of chaplaincy and ones spiritual care practice. + Understand and function within the institutional culture and systems, including utilizing business principles and practices appropriate to ones role in the organization. + Develop, coordinate, and facilitate public worship/spiritual practices appropriate to diverse settings and needs. + Facilitate theological/spiritual reflection for those in ones care practice. + Planning and supporting the development of individual skills and abilities.Minimum Position Qualifications:Experience:5 years of experience as a healthcare chaplainEducation: + Master's Degree in Theology, Divinity, Spirituality, Pastoral Ministry or the equivalent applicable education from an accredited institution. + 4 UnitsAccredited or approved by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), by programs that were accredited by the former United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Commission on Certification and Accreditation (USCCB/CCA), or the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC/ACSS). Equivalency for one unit of CPE (two units in CASC) may be considered.Licenses/Certifications:+ Maintain Specialty Board Certification by APC or NACC such as BCC-PCHAC and BCC-MC. + Maintain Board Certification by one of these Spiritual Care organizations: Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), or the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) through completion of required annual continuing education and participating in a peer review every five years. + Maintain current endorsement in accordance with the requirements of their faith spiritual tradition.Preferred Position Qualifications:Coursework/Training:Accredited or approved by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), by programs that were accredited by the former United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Commission on Certification and Accreditation (USCCB/CCA), or the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC/ACSS).Experience: + Leadership in professional organizations such as APC, NACC, etc. + Participation in chaplain related, publication worthy research.Apply Today! Individuals that meet the qualifications will receive a text message with additional questions from our Modern Hire passion. Dignity. Justice. Excellence. Integrity. These timeless values form the heart and soul of St. Joseph Hospital. They are the prime reason that we attract and retain high-caliber employees who believe in the sanctity of their work in our faith-based setting. As a result of this affinity, most of our employees have remained with us for at least five years. Over 40 percent of our new employees were either referred by friends or applied to work at St. Joseph based on our reputation. It is little wonder, then, that retention rate is significantly higher than the average for healthcare institutions in our community. Clinical Excellence When you take the latest in medical technology and place it in the hands of highly skilled clinicians, recognition is sure to follow. In July 2007, 2008 and 2009, St. Joseph Hospital was named one "America's Best Hospitals" for Orthopedic Care by U. S. News and World Report. This highly esteem recognition is testimony to our unique blend medical science and compassionate, values-based care. A haven that feels like home. St. Joseph Hospital offers a unique environment in which healthcare givers who share a kindred spirit can do important work and grow both spiritually and professionally. Here, values-based employees view their jobs not simply as careers but also as callings. Care to get acquainted? Then we warmly invite you to explore the many career opportunities offered by St. Joseph Hospital! St. Joseph Hospital provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, St. Joseph Hospital complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Positions specified as "on call/per diem" refers to employment consisting of shifts scheduled on as "as needed basis" to fill in for staff vacancies. Company: St. Joseph Hospital Orange Category: Spiritual/ Mission/ Pastoral Care Req ID: R327333

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