Manager, Spiritual Care

Location: Main Hospital Bldg - 1st Flr

Primary Purpose
Manages and monitors all spiritual care delivery by professional chaplains, chaplain residents, and chaplain interns to support the professional provision of religious, spiritual and emotional support for patients, their loved ones, and Parkland Health staff.

Minimum Specifications

Education

• Must have a graduate level theological degree or equivalency as determined by faith group or endorsing body
• Must have at least four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in an ACPE Accredited Center

Experience

• Must have five (5) or more years of related spiritual care experience beyond ACPE CPE training, including no less than two (2) years of administrative responsibilities within a spiritual care setting.

Certification/Registration/Licensure

• Must have an Ordination or Ecclesiastical endorsement
• Must be certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains or the National Association of Jewish Chaplains
• Prefer ACPE Certified Educator

Skills or Special Abilities

• Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of internal and external personnel both orally and in writing.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of pastoral care and education theory and application techniques.
• Must be able to demonstrate effective organizational and time-management skills.
• Must be able to demonstrate patient centered/patient valued behaviors.

Responsibilities
1. Assists Director with development, implementation, monitoring and revision of goals for Parkland's Spiritual Care program that supports the strategic goals and objectives of Parkland Health.
2. Assists with selection of permanent staff members and supervises and evaluates assigned staff to ensure maximum utilization of individual and group capabilities and optimum service to Parkland Health patients, their loved ones, and staff.
3. Responsible for developing and maintaining departmental staffing schedule to ensure the Spiritual Care Department is able to meet the spiritual and emotional needs throughout the hospital, including deaths, end of life situations, traumas, codes, family meetings, advance directive requests, and staff referrals.
4. Assists in revising policies and procedures as scheduled related to all aspects of spiritual care and ensures adherence.
5. If an ACPE Certified Educator, the role will assist Manager, Spiritual Education in supervising CPE students' ministry and learning through: facilitating group CPE seminars, teaching didactic material, providing individual supervision, and evaluating student performance for the purpose of enhancing ministry learning and improving interaction with patients and staff.
6. Stays abreast of latest developments in the field of spiritual care by attending seminars/workshops, reading professional journals, and actively participating in professional organizations. Integrates knowledge gained into current work practices and teaches staff new practices.
7. Attends educational events, participates in APC peer groups, and stays abreast of professional developments in order to maintain cutting edge educational program for Parkland Health.
8. Assists with spiritual care to patients and staff, including provision of decedent care, assistance with execution of Advance Directives, provision of pre-surgery coverage and on-call coverage when necessitated by department needs.
9. Maintains certification as an APC Board Certified Chaplain, ACPE Certified Educator (if applicable) and complies with the Common Code of Ethics for Spiritual Care Professionals.

Requisition ID: 987374