Associate Chaplain

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

Rotating

Overview:

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring an Associate Chaplain to support Sentara Hospitals in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, VA.

Provides spiritual care throughout the hospital for patients, families and staff. Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team members to facilitate comprehensive and integrated holistic care of patients and families. Documents patient care concerns and interventions. Offers expertise or refers to staff chaplain issues in cultural/faith diversity, advance care planning, major life transitions, end of life medical decision-making, and grief processes. Works in a multi-staff and culturally diverse setting.

Functions as member of the Interdisciplinary Care Team Participates effectively in Inter-disciplinary family meetings. Communicates effectively with other members of the healthcare team regarding patient and family needs. Provides spiritual care throughout the hospital for patients, families and staff. Responds to crises while on call and in-house to provide appropriate crisis intervention and referral as needed. Responds to the bereavement needs of patients, families and staff and refers as needed. Responds to referrals while on call and conducts rounds as scheduled to identify and respond to patient, family and staff needs.

Conducts religious or spiritual rites as needed or requested. Contact requested faith tradition to provide faith specific support.  Refers ethical issues to the Ethics Consultant on call and provides chaplaincy care in a non-judgmental manner that respects patient diversity and acknowledges patient rights. Offers expertise or refers to staff chaplain issues in cultural/faith diversity, advance care planning, major life transitions, end of life medical decision-making, and grief processes. Assess and addresses staff needs for holistic support in a high stress environment. Documents patient care concerns and interventions using "Smart Text" in eCare via the Spiritual Wellbeing goal or in an appropriate hospital format. Documents pastoral care activity in a timely manner according to the Chaplaincy Services Department's standard. One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education required.

Shift/hours: Flexi, Rotating shifts from 5 p.m. and on weekends.

• This position provides on-call coverage for 4 Sentara Hospitals and must have an On-call Response time within 30-45 minutes. The 4 hospitals are Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (SVBGH), Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (SPAH), Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH), and Sentara Leigh Hospital (SLH).
• Hours on call are Sunday through Thursday from 5 PM to 8 AM and Friday through Sunday and are divided into (4) 12-hour shifts beginning at 5 PM on Friday.
• Must be able to work some Sunday day shifts.
• Must be able to work 5 nights Sunday through Thursday and (4) 12 hr weekend shifts across on-call schedule period. The on-call period varies from 4-6 weeks.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion & Theology (Required)

• 1 Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education in a Hospital, Nursing Home, or Clinical Setting (Required)

Experience

• Hospital Experience (Preferred)

Keywords: #Indeed, Chaplain, Religion, Counselor, Minister, Theology, Spiritual, Patient Advocacy

.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans

• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000

• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

• Emergency Backup Care

• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans

• Life Insurance

• 401k/403B with Employer Match

• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000

• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development

• Pet Insurance

• Legal Resources Plan

• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital , located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.