Chaplain​/Chaplain Associate - Hospice

Description

Peace Health is seeking a Chaplain/Chaplain Associate - Hospice for a Per Diem/Relief, 0.00 FTE, Day position. The salary range for this job opening at Peace Health is: for a Chaplain $30.83 – $46.23; for a Chaplain Associate $25.49 - $38.18. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

Provides direct spiritual care for patients, family members, and Peace Health caregivers across the continuum of care. Demonstrates a spiritual presence to all people which is compassionate, accepting, respectful, and sensitive. Works as a member of the health care team and with other health care professionals. Promotes healing of mind, body, and spirit through direct care, leadership, and pastoral education. Works collaboratively with other professionals, faith community leaders, students, and community professionals.

Provides leadership in promoting the mission, values and vision of Peace Health.

• Assumes responsibility to provide spiritual care to patients and families in assigned areas and by referral and participation in interdisciplinary teams and other health care teams or service lines. Offers holistic spiritual care and counsel to address the spiritual, psychological, social, and physical needs of patients, families, and health care teams.
• Assists others as they seek to make meaning during crises and as they try to integrate their personal, spiritual, and health care journeys. Facilitates theological reflection as appropriate.
• Provides and documents interventions and interactions; requests follow up by other chaplains/disciplines as appropriate.
• Assist people to move through immediate and emerging crisis/trauma. Provides crisis debriefing and support to health care teams as needed.
• Assists others in ethical decision making, which may include Advance Care Planning, consistent with their values and belief system and in accordance with the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Services (ERDs).
• Provides notification, consultation and support for faith community leaders of patients and families wishing their faith community leaders notified and involved in their care. Works closely with faith community leaders to ensure patients’ spiritual needs are met during hospitalization and appropriate referrals for post-discharge spiritual care are made.
• Provides support, resource, and leadership for the programs, initiatives, and on-going department functions and goals as assigned.
• Provides support, education, and consultation to members of health care teams as they seek personal and professional growth in becoming more effective caregivers and in providing care which is relational, patient centered, and holistically oriented.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Required:
  
  Theological Education as appropriate for chaplaincy and four units of ACPE Certified CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education).
• Required:
  
  Basic Life Support for hospice chaplains.
• Required:
  
  Minimum of 2 years Healthcare chaplaincy (or equivalent setting) experience.
• Acute care experience preferred.
• Preferred:
  Master s Degree from an accredited university or seminary.
• Within 3 years of hire:
  Chaplain Board Certified or certification eligible by National Association of Catholic Chaplains, or Association of Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, or Spiritual Care Association/Healthcare Chaplaincy Association or Association of Clinical Pastoral Education certified or provisionally certified.

• Required:
  
  Bachelor s Degree.
• Required:
  
  Theological Education as appropriate for chaplaincy and one unit of ACPE Certified CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education).
• Preferred:
  Master s Degree Preferred from an accredited university or seminary
• Preferred:
  Minimum of 1 year Healthcare chaplaincy (or equivalent setting) experience.
• Preferred:
  Acute care experience.
• Preferred:
  Basic Life Support.

• Ability to assist others in medical decision making consistent with their values and belief system. (Required)
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