Chaplain

This is a part time, night position supporting both Corewell Health West Butterworth and Blodgett Hospitals.

The schedule is as follows:

Friday and Saturday, 11 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.

Every other Thursday (variable hours)

Job Summary

Provides pastoral care, counsel, education and spiritual/emotional support to patients, families and staff members of all faith traditions. Assists with referrals to particular faith group leaders when indicated and/or requested.

Essential Functions

• Triage and provision of end of life and crisis spiritual care at Corewell Health Medical Center (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Blodgett Hospital as needed.  Initiates supportive conversations with 3rd shift team members. 
• Attends night shift nurse leadership meetings and connect with unit leadership for patient care and staff support referrals.
• Able to adapt to and engage with night shift culture. 
• Facilitate Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) interventions if previously trained in Group Crisis Intervention, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), or upon completion of 14 hours training if possible after hire. 
• Encouraged participation in department staff meetings and department events for connection and professional development. Scheduling support and flexibility to make attendance possible.
•  Provides spiritual care and emotional support to patients, families and staff. Facilitates their spiritual understanding, emotional coping and adjustment in the face of illness, injury or death.
• Identifies and engages additional spiritual providers and resources, either within or beyond our organization, when this is requested and beneficial. Does so in a culturally competent manner.
• Documents clearly her/his interactions with patients and families--including assessments and plans--in a manner which is useful to departmental and interdisciplinary colleagues.
• Collaborates closely with departmental colleagues in providing seamless spiritual care by receiving referrals, making following-up visits and providing hand-off reports. Participates in schedules with a flexibility that helps the team provide continuous coverage.
• Integrates her/his professional practice and style into assigned interdisciplinary healthcare teams in ways that enhance their overall efforts to provide excellent, whole-person care.
• Prioritizes emergent (sometimes concurrent) referrals while not losing sight of certain regular duties. Manages time well across successive shifts which can vary widely in their demands.
• Maintains and applies a working knowledge of medical ethics. Recognizes when ethical principles could or do conflict in actual cases. Recognizes moral distress in care givers. Knows how to initiate an ethics consultation.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Ministry, Religion, Theology or other approved pre-seminary concentration
• One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) - within one year after hire

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Divinity or Arts in Theology with concentration in pastoral care
• 2 years of relevant experience providing pastoral care in a hospital, agency, or congregation
• Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)- Prior completion of International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) Group Crisis Intervention Course (14 hours)

About Corewell Health

As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv

• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!

• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance

• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

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