Associate Chaplain (Casual) - Mount Carmel St. Ann's

Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Rotating Shift

Description:

Chaplain provides Spiritual Care within his/her local ministry, addressing the spiritual needs of patients, participants, residents, families, and colleagues, with a particular focus on spiritual distress, grief support, crisis intervention, and support during significant life changes. As a fully integrated member of the health care team with professional expertise in Spiritual Care, works alongside other care givers, responding specifically to the spiritual needs of those served. Develops, conducts, and participates in programs of spiritual care to promote healthy communities and sacred environments while facilitating the inclusion of faith leaders from churches, synagogues, and mosques, etc. in the provision of Spiritual Care for their members, as appropriate. Reports directly to the Manager of Spiritual Care and in some cases may also report to an immediate ministry site supervisor as appropriate. The following essential functions do not preclude the possible addition of other duties as well.

Position Purpose:

• Chaplain provides Spiritual Care within his/her local ministry, addressing the spiritual needs of patients, participants, residents, families, and colleagues, with a particular focus on spiritual distress, grief support, crisis intervention, and support during significant life changes. As a fully integrated member of the health care team with professionalexpertisein Spiritual Care, works alongside other care givers, responding specifically to the spiritual needs of those served. Develops, conducts, andparticipatesin programs of spiritual care to promote healthy communities and sacred environments whilefacilitatingthe inclusion of faith leaders from churches, synagogues, and mosques, etc. in the provision of Spiritual Care for their members, as appropriate. Reports directly to the Manager of Spiritual Care and in some cases may also report to an immediate ministry site supervisor asappropriate. The following essential functions do notprecludethe possible addition of other duties as well.

What You Will Do:

• Makes available, delivers, andfacilitatestransformative Spiritual Care experiences to patients, residents, participants, visitors, and all colleagues across the healthcare continuum, and the communities served. Ensures that the religious beliefs, practices, and values of those served are honored and respected within the total healing process.

• Implements systems and processes to assess religious and spiritual needs, including needs for ethics consultation, and provides interventions or referrals based on the assessed needs.

• Makestimely, professional observations ofapparentoutcomes of Spiritual Care provided and adjusts the continued provision of Spiritual Care as needed.

• Documents in the electronic medicalrecordprofessional Spiritual Care assessments (e.g., assessment of "spiritual distress") asdetermined, interventions as provided, and outcomes asobservedwithappropriate plansof care.

• Integrates the Spiritual Care dimension of healing of those served as a full, clinical member of the inter-professional healthcare team.

• In collaboration with the Spiritual Care Manager, measures, evaluates, and improves functional processes of Spiritual Care for effectivenessin accordance withapproved Mission Integration strategy and tactics connected to achieving system-wide priorityobjectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree in Theology, Religion, Spiritual Care or Spirituality, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Licensure / Certification: Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) strongly preferred via one of the following licensing groups: APC, CASC, NACC, and NAJC, which includes completion of a master’s degree as required by one of the certifying agencies from a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) academic institution with completion of 4 units (1600hours) of ACPE accredited Spiritual Care education, and faith-based endorsement as recognized by one of the certifying agencies.

• Experience: One(1) to three (3) years of Spiritual Care experience, including CPE training, isrequired. Chaplaincy or Spiritual Care ministry experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of experience may be considered.

• Effective Communication Skills

• Must be able to set and organizeownwork priorities and adapt to them as they change frequently. Must be able to work concurrently on a variety of tasks/projects in an environment that may be stressful with individuals having diverse personalities and work styles.

• Must be able to travel with a local community across a continuum of care to the various Mount Carmel sites (10-50%) as needed.

• Mustpossessthe ability tocomply withTrinity Health policies and procedures.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.

• Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.

• Generous paid time off programs.

• Employee recognition programs.

• Tuition/professional development reimbursementstarting day one.

• Relocationassistance(geographic and position restrictions apply).

• Discounted tuition and enrollment opportunities at the Mount Carmel College of Nursing.

• Employee Referral Rewards program.

• Mount Carmel offersDailyPay- ifyou’rehired as an eligible colleague,you’llbe able to see how muchyou’vemade every day and transfer your money any time before payday. You deserve togetpaid every day!

• Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.

Ministry/Facility Information:

Mount Carmel, a member of Trinity Health, has been a transforming healing presence in Central Ohio for over 135 years. Mount Carmel serves over 1.3 million patients each year at our five hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreach sites and homes across the region. Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers one of Ohio's largest undergraduate, graduate, and doctor of nursing programs. If you’re seeking a rewarding career where your purpose, passion, and desire to make a difference come alive, we invite you to consider joining our team. Here, care is provided by all of us For All of You!

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran