Chaplain Non Cert Job at American Nursing Care (Santa Maria)

Job Description

As our Chaplain, you will serve as a vital spiritual leader and compassionate caregiver within our hospital community, providing essential spiritual counseling and support to patients, families, and staff. Every day, you will provide direct spiritual, religious, and existential care, offering compassionate presence, support, and appropriate rituals to patients, families, and staff, especially during times of crisis or grief. You will collaborate with the healthcare team to advocate for spiritual needs and integrate holistic care, ensuring respect for diverse beliefs. To be successful in this role, you must be a highly compassionate individual, comfortable and skilled in engaging with people who may be emotional, panicked, stressed, or in pain. You'll need the proven ability to provide empathetic care, adapt to diverse spiritual needs, and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Job Responsibility

Provides spiritual support and counseling to patients, families, personnel and medical staff, taking special note of newly admitted and critically ill patients
Assesses spiritual/religious/sacramental needs of patients and families and provides follow-up as needed
Responds in an appropriate and timely manner to all referrals for spiritual care services and provides documentation in the patient's medical record
Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team and medical staff to provide total patient care
Participates in patient care conferences
Provides effective and appropriate spiritual care interventions during applicable codes and other patient crises
Acts as a liaison between family, healthcare personnel and medical staff
Provides spiritual care to the dying
Responds to patient deaths and provides spiritual and emotional support to family and loved ones if present
Collaborates with the Director of Spiritual Care and Bioethics Committee members in addressing medical ethical issues with patients, families and other health care professionals
Provides primary coverage for areas assigned -- which may include both inpatient and outpatient areas
Collaborates with staff to provide additional spiritual support assistance when needed
Collaborates with faith community representatives, including local clergy and volunteers, to provide continuity of spiritual care for patients and families
Reviews patient admission data to ensure proper religious preference is identified in the patient's medical record
Reviews appropriate clinical data to assist in the spiritual care of patients
Reviews patient directory/information as necessary to provide appropriate spiritual care services
Supports mission integration processes and activities which effectively support and promote the mission and values of Dignity Health
Promotes the mission and values as communicated in Dignity Health's Statement of Common Values
Collaborates with the Director of Spiritual Care to promote Spirituality in the Workplace and ensure the integration of spiritual care in patient care processes
Employee has the willingness and ability to perform additional duties and responsibilities in different areas of the department on an as-needed basis or as determined by management
Follows established departmental policies
Communicates well with supervisor -- reporting problems with equipment, supplies or procedures
Requests assistance as appropriate
Maintains good attendance and punctuality
Consistently projects positive professional image through appearance and behavior
Regularly participates in spiritual care department staff meetings
Errors, inefficiencies and inaccuracies are brought to management's attention with suggestions for improvement
Develops innovative solutions to departmental problems
Identifies and implements methods of improving the quality of spiritual care of patients, families, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team
Measures progress against quality goals

Requirements

Ability to work effectively with the sick and dying, respond effectively in crisis situations and effectively deal with stress
Basic understanding of differences among cultures, particularly Hispanic
Commitment to one's own personal and spiritual growth
Ability to utilize and explore options for technology providing connection and spiritual support for patients, families, and staff in the outpatient setting
Masters degree in theology or related field and Experience working in clinical specialty areas and the ability to effectively meet and address pastoral and spiritual needs., upon hire
Certificate Other Board certified, or certification eligible chaplain with current CPE completed, or the ability to complete at least 2 units of CPE and Experience in chaplaincy in the hospital and outpatient settings, upon hire
Experience with completing spiritual care assessments in an Electronic Health Record
Additional experience in outpatient spiritual care
Minimum of one-year experience in hospital chaplaincy
Catholic Chaplain, upon hire

Nice to have

Certificate Other Board certified, or certification eligible chaplain with current CPE completed, or the ability to complete at least 2 units of CPE and Experience in chaplaincy in the hospital and outpatient settings, upon hire
Experience with completing spiritual care assessments in an Electronic Health Record
Additional experience in outpatient spiritual care
Minimum of one-year experience in hospital chaplaincy
Catholic Chaplain, upon hire

What we offer

Medical plans
Prescription drug plans
Dental plans
Vision plans
Life insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k)
403(b)
Other defined benefits offerings

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