Chaplain

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Banner Thunderbird Med Ctr (5555 W Thunderbird Rd) time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R4428375
** Primary City/State:
** Glendale, Arizona
** Department Name:
** Pastoral Svcs-Hosp
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* Work Shift:

** Day
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** Clinical Support You have a place in the health care industry. If you’re looking to leverage your abilities to make a real difference – and real change in the health care industry – you belong at Banner Health. Apply today.

Pastoral presence offers compassion and hope to patients, families and staff in times of need. Chaplains work collaboratively with other chaplains, volunteers and the interdisciplinary team to fulfill our Banner Health mission of “Making health care easier, so life can be better.”  The Spiritual Care Team functions from an interfaith and inclusive perspective to contribute to an excellent patient experience and positive staff morale.

Especially in times of crisis, loss or pandemic, Chaplains serve as a comforting, calm presence to those who are grieving, anxious, overwhelmed or exhausted.
** Duties/Responsibilities:
** Primary responsibility is to visit patients, attend to family and staff as needed. Visits are triaged through a daily patient list of visit consults, and emergency requests that come through pager and Vocera. Priorities are emergencies (Trauma 1 calls, end of life), patient list, and intensive care. Within these are also numerous opportunities to make a difference with patients and families of AZ donor patients, palliative care patients.

** Location**:
* Banner Thunderbird Medical Center- 5555 W Thunderbird Rd, Glendale, AZ 85306
** Shift/

Schedule:

*** Wednesday, Thursday, Friday-: 12:00pm- 10:00pm
* Saturday: 10:00am- 8:00pmBanner Health’s premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience.

Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets. If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.

POSITION SUMMARY  This position is responsible for providing facility chaplaincy services to ensure the purpose and objectives of the program are met, which includes providing intensive and extensive emotional and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in ecumenical and interfaith contexts, requiring the assessment and documentation of emotional and spiritual needs and addressing appropriately. Administers sacramental, religious and/or priestly duties.

Provides quality care in crisis situations and during the process of dying, death, and bereavement.
CORE FUNCTIONS  
1. Provides emotional and spiritual care to patients, families, and/or staff.
2. Assesses and documents the spiritual care needs of patients, families, and/or staff and responds appropriately.
3. Provides emotional and spiritual intervention in crisis situations.
4. Administers and/or facilitates sacramental, ritual, and devotional experiences. Leads interfaith and ecumenical worship services.
5. Responds to emergency calls and participates in an on-call rotation schedule.
6. May assist in orienting, training, and coordinating the work of Spiritual Care Volunteers and/or, where applicable, Chaplain Interns.
7. Performs a variety of miscellaneous activities in support of continuing education and/or spiritual services at assigned facility, which may include: participating in evidence-based research projects and writing related journal articles; collaborating and maintaining community partnerships/relationships; providing…