Chaplain Resident-1st Year

Location:

Newport News, VA

Salary: $55,000 - $60,000

Posted: 6 days ago

Participates in the Riverside Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Residency training program. Prepares written material, completes assigned reading and demonstrates understanding of didactic material while working appropriately under the guidance of an ACPE Certified Educator in individual and group experiences. Engages to meet the spiritual, religious and emotional needs of patients, families, and team members, conducting self in a manner congruent with cultural humility, diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.

• Provides timely spiritual care to patients and families in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to understand and determine care/treatment, length, type and purpose of the situation.
• Provides appropriate intervention in emergency situations to patients, families, and staff, and refers to other spiritual care staff, community clergy, and/or congregations when appropriate.
• When on duty in house, must respond at bedside for deaths, traumas, and code blue within 10 minutes.
• When on call, must be on site within 30 minutes.
• Works with Staff Chaplain, Interns, Community Clergy and Churches/Synagogues/Mosques/Places of worship in a professional and mutually acceptable manner.
• Provides on call coverage for one shift per week with holiday and some weekend coverage.
• Charts in electronic medical record for all patient visits immediately after each visit.
• Uses New Innovation to record time in office, education, clinical time, and EIB/PTO daily.
• Students will receive credit for the unit of ACPE education in which they are enrolled, provided they meet the educational and administrative requirements of the unit.
• Keeps a recorded log when on call in the Staff Chaplain Office to ensure a good hand‑off to the next chaplain.

• Masters Degree in Divinity or Equivalent (Required) OR
• Masters Degree completed at least 1 year and enrolled in a Master’s degree in theological studies from an institution accredited by the CHEA; education approved by the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) or cognate group (Required).
• Program Graduate, 1 unit of ACPE or approved cognate group (CASC, NAJC, NACC) (Required).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Theological Studies or related field (Required).

• 2 years membership in a faith/belief group (Required).
• 1 year experience in a hospital, parish or related field (Preferred).

• Must have public speaking, organizational, cultural competence, patience, active listening, interpersonal skills, empathy, liturgical planning, crisis intervention, and interfaith dialogue skills.
• Must demonstrate ability to learn bereavement and spiritual counseling skills.
• Must conduct self in a manner congruent with cultural humility, diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.

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