Chaplain (Certified or Board Eligible) - LONDON, United States - CommonSpirit Health

Description

As part of the interdisciplinary health care team, the chaplain provides expertise regarding the spiritual dimension of human life and healing as it interrelates to illness and death. The chaplain provides extensive and intensive spiritual care to patients, families, and staff from diverse spiritual/religious backgrounds with respect for the dignity and unique experience of each person, helping to ensure whole-person approach to healing.

Saint Joseph London, part of CHI Saint Joseph Health, is a 150-bed full service hospital located in London, Kentucky. Founded in 1926, the current $152 million regional hospital opened in 2010 and offers all private patient rooms, with most overlooking a small lake and garden on the 52-acre healing environment.

We are committed to providing the highest quality of care and are guided by our of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence.

Saint Joseph London treats patients from southeastern Kentucky, including those from Clay, Laurel, Jackson, Knox, Pulaski, and Whitley counties.

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Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Works collaboratively with members of the spiritual care department to build a cohesive, spiritually grounded and mutually formative team; covers on-call and holiday shifts as scheduled based on department need
2. Establishes mutually respectful working relationships with staff and physicians from a variety of departments
3. Gathers and evaluates relevant information pertinent to the holistic care of patients and their families
4. Develops and implements spiritual care plans to promote the well-being of patients, including but not limited to crisis intervention, spiritual care and counseling, assistance with religious/spiritual rituals
5. Provides spiritual care and counseling for patients and their families in response to referrals and through proactive rounding
6. Documents assessments and interventions in the Electronic Medical Record
7. Collaborates with other care providers to promote the well-being of patients and their families
8. Provides spiritual care to employees and medical staff through group and individual interactions
9. Respects the confidentiality of information from all sources, including the care recipient, legal, or organizational records, and other care providers
10. Serves as a liaison to community clergy/faith community leaders and collaborates with them in the care for patients and their families
11. Provides spiritual care to the organization in ways consonant with the organization's Core Values and Mission
12. Provides staff and community education on matters of spirituality and spiritual care
13. Makes referrals to community resources as appropriate
14. Participates in on-call and holiday rotation based on department need
15. Serves as mentor to Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Interns, if organization has a CPE program
16. Other duties as assigned by management

Required Education for Staff Job Levels

• Master's Degree in Divinity, Theology, or related field

Required Licensure and Certifications

• Board Eligible or Certified by one of the nationally recognized accrediting bodies: National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC); Board of Chaplaincy Certification, Inc (BCCI), an affiliate of Association of Professional Chaplains (APC); Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC); or Neshama (NAJC) required; Board certification prerequisites include: Ordained as a minister or rabbi, or recognized by a religious congregation as a formal member or a lay person with the appropriate credentialing; Minimum of four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) from a program accredited by ACPE or USCCB/CCA; 2,080 hours experience in clinical chaplaincy; Documentation of maintenance of certification is required.

Preferred Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Mature Chaplain experience within a hospital setting is strongly preferred.
• Resident of London, KY/willing to relocate is strongly preferred.