Overview

The PRN Chaplain provides spiritual care throughout the hospital and in assigned clinical areas to diverse patients and their families as well as to hospital employees and the organization on an “as needed” basis and covers on-call and weekend shifts for Chaplaincy Services

Responsibilities

1. Assesses patients’ and families’ spiritual needs and resources and provides culturally sensitive spiritual care interventions accordingly.2. Develops and documents a spiritual care plan that is integrated with the patient’s interdisciplinary plan of care. 3. Provides crisis care and counseling to patients and their families.4. Triages spiritual care referrals from physicians and hospital staff.5. Documents all spiritual care encounters and interventions in the patient’s medical record.6. Communicates spiritual care needs of patients and their families as a member of the interdisciplinary care team.7. Collaborates supportively with physicians, hospital staff, and spiritual/religious leaders in the community in the care of patients and their families.8. Provides spiritual care and emotional support to hospital employees individually or in group settings.9. Performs or coordinates spiritual/religious rituals as requested and/or appropriate.10. Participates in departmental and inter-departmental process improvement initiatives.11. Covers at least six on-call shifts and at least one weekend shift per month.12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):

• Bachelor’s degree and course work toward Master level degree in Divinity, Theology, or Spirituality required. • Master of Divinity degree from an accredited institution of higher education or a Master level educationrecognized by certifying organizations (APC, NACC, NAJC) preferred;

Experience (required and preferred):

• One (1) ACPE accredited unit of CPE is required.• Two (2) or more units of ACPE accredited CPE are preferred.