Chaplain | Mission | PRN

Avera St Mary's Hospital

Worker Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$20.75 - $31.50

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Accountable for assessment of resident/family/staff spiritual needs and facilitates and provides these services in accordance with Avera's mission and values. The Associate provides spiritual counsel, guidance, and pastoral care for residents, families and staff and assists persons to understand how life's events relate to spiritual and emotional well-being.

What you will do

• Understands and complies with Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services and is available to assist and advise health care team in their appreciation and application of these Directives.
• Maintains the Chapel, including supplies, and acts as a liaison between the facility and clergy.
• Work with patients/families to understand implications of the suggested medical treatment plan in the framework of their spiritual beliefs, to work through difficult issues, and to support the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Available to consult and debrief with Avera departments, groups, and individual staff members in the event of unexpected or unsettling events. Communicate with the interdisciplinary health care team and obtain pertinent information regarding the residents condition, family dynamics, and the health care teams’ understanding of the need for spiritual care.
• Plan, facilitate, coordinate, and deliver pastoral and spiritual care to residents, families and staff who are formally consulted, who may be referred as part of the interdisciplinary team, the residents/families request, or through general rounding throughout the Avera facilities. Explore with the resident and family belief and meaning in illness and crisis situations, respecting the goals, desires, and choices of each person.
• Gather and evaluate relevant data pertinent to the patient’s situation and/or bio- psycho-social-spiritual/religious health. Assessment and reassessment are fundamental parts of the Chaplain’s duties, assisting other team members in the development of the patient’s plan of care. Maintains required records, reports and statistics, etc.
• Assist residents/families/staff in times of crisis, bereavement, and important end of life questions and decisions. This will include addressing residents and families in distress. Provide encouragement and support during illness, empowering patients to embrace their spiritual/religious strengths and inner resources for healing.
• Proficient in planning, facilitating, coordinating and delivering leadership of spirituality groups, ecumenical devotional services, family conferences, public prayers at Avera meetings, including but not limited to dedications and remembrance services.
• Serve as a liaison to Catholic Chaplains to assist in facilitating and coordinating Sacramental Roman Catholic Ministry needs and requests. Serve as a liaison to community clergy; contacting them for specific family/resident needs or requests.
• Document information in the electronic record that is relevant to the patient’s medical, psycho-social and spiritual/religious goals. The documentation recognizes regulatory guidelines regarding confidentiality, while providing the interdisciplinary team with information about relevant spiritual needs and concerns that impact the residents care and disposition. Completes documentation as may be required for specific religious rites; e.g. baptism.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Clinical Pastoral Education - 2 Units - Association of Pastoral Education 2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and/or equivalent combination of pastoral healthcare experience and CPE. within 1 Year

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's in Theology, Pastoral Ministry, or related field
• Association of Professional Chaplains (Board Certified Chaplain) - Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc. or Certification in National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC). Upon Hire
• Clinical Pastoral Education - 4 Units - Association of Pastoral Education 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and/or equivalent combination of pastoral healthcare experience and CPE. within 1 Year
• 1-3 years pastoral experience in a healthcare institution

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org .