Spiritual Health Clinician- Emory Decatur Hospital

Emory Spiritual Health Clinician

Job Summary: An Emory spiritual health clinician (formerly chaplain) facilitates and provides spiritual care and counseling for a designated treatment inpatient and/or outpatient treatment area or for a system clinical service line. Primary duties and responsibilities include providing consultation on ethical issues, individual and group counseling sessions and crisis intervention, developing and facilitating support groups, planning and conducting religious services, participating in multi-disciplined hospital committees, assisting in planning, implementing, and evaluating spiritual health programs, assessing and identifying areas for program development, contributing to writing and publishing in professional journals, teaching or lecturing by invitation, preparing and conducting workshops and discussion groups on topics related to clinical spiritual health, participating in patient treatment plans, multi-disciplinary rounds and on-call, providing care for staff to help in ameliorating burnout and to increase resilience and team cohesion, and performing related responsibilities as required.

Minimum Qualifications: Education: A Masters of Divinity or qualifying graduate degree that meets criteria for BCCI, Inc. (BCC) board certification. Ordination or endorsement by an acknowledged faith tradition. Four consecutive units of ACPE, Inc. clinical spiritual health education (CPE) with demonstrated competence. Experience: Specialty areas require previous health care experience in the designated service (i.e. mental health, geriatrics, pediatrics) and may require certification by one or more certifying agencies. Certification: Expectations within the first 1.5 years are to complete BCCI, Inc. board certification (BCC) foundational preparation in Cognitively Based Compassion Training (CBCT's) and become a registered clinician in Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health (CCSH's).

Physical Requirements: Medium Max 25lbs. up to 25 lbs., 0-33% of the work day (occasionally) Lifting 25 lbs. max; Carrying of objects up to 25 lbs.; Occasional to frequent standing & walking, Occasional sitting, Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing), Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks. Environmental Factors: Factors affecting environmental conditions may vary depending on the assigned work area and tasks. Environmental exposures include but are not limited to: Blood-borne pathogen exposure, Bio-hazardous waste chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors, Communicable diseases, Electrical shock, Floor Surfaces, Hot/Cold Temperatures, Indoor/Outdoor conditions, Latex, Lighting, Patient care/handling injuries, Radiation, Shift work, Travel may be required. Use of personal protective equipment, including respirators, environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.