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The Board Certified Chaplain provides the pastoral needs on the spiritual care team for all patients, patient family members, their support persons, and staff. Such ministry generally will encompass all of the following: emotional and spiritual support, counseling, ministry of presence, worship, prayer, and other religious resources as appropriate. The chaplain will attend to religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical problems of the newly admitted, critically ill, extended, hospice, and palliative care patients and their families. Spiritual support and care will also be provided to staff on a secondary level as needed.

• Works under the direction of the Spiritual Care Department Director with a primary work assignment in one or more patient care unit(s).
• Functions as a member of a consultative, interdisciplinary work team.
• Is responsible for providing spiritual/emotional support to patients/families and staff.
• Participates as an Interdisciplinary Care Team member in patient conferencing and interdisciplinary team meetings. Sees that assessment, service provision and documentation are in accordance with departmental policy and Unit Care Program standards.
• Provides bereavement support to patients and families along the continuum of their crisis and situation.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement projects and professional development with the Unit Care team.
• Provides debriefing support in times of crisis in conjunction with the Social Services Department.
• Provides supportive care to staff as requested and serves as a resource as needed.
• Maintains the highest standards of conduct in hospitality, appearance, attitude, respect and teamwork.
• Participates in department patient care schedules to ensure 24/7 coverage.
• Plan, implement and conduct appropriate worship or ceremonial services.
• Supports department office duties.
• Represents the Spiritual Care department at interdisciplinary meetings throughout the hospital, including initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality of the patient and family experience of care.
• Participates in the development and provision of Unit Care Program outreach/education/in-service training for hospital and medical staff as well as the community at large.
• Trains and on-boards new Chaplains, volunteers, and Eucharistic ministers.
• Participate in evidence-based research relating to specific aspects of clinical healthcare.
• Demonstrate proficiency and commitment to keeping abreast with the body of knowledge in the field of Spiritual Care by fulfilling 50 continuing education credits recognized by the Spiritual Care Cognate Group (APC; CAPPE, NACC; NJC) annually.
• Educates hospital staff and community on the role of the spiritual care professional in the clinical setting.

Required

• Master's Degree or equivalent from a CHEA accredited institution in a content area or major relevant to chaplaincy (ex. Pastoral ministry, divinity, religious studies, psychology, counseling, etc).
• Vocational/Technical Satisfactory completion of four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) rewarded from an approved CPE provider (ex. ACPE, CPEI, CPSP, ICPT).

• CRT-Chaplain Board Certification - Association of Profession Chaplains Association of Profession Chaplains upon hire Or
• CRT-Chaplain Board Certification - Canadian Association for Spiritual Care Canadian Association for Spiritual Care upon hire Or
• CRT-Chaplain Board Certification - National Association of Catholic Chaplains National Association of Catholic Chaplains upon hire Or
• CRT-Chaplain Board Certification - Neshama Association of Jewish Chaplains Neshama Association of Jewish Chaplains upon hire Or
• CRT-At least one Certification from preferred list - Chaplain Board Certification - SCA upon hire

Preferred

• 2 years of work experience as a chaplain Preferred

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.

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• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
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An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

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