Chaplain - Part-time 1st shift

Part time

Shift:

Day Shift

The Trinity Health PACE Chaplain serves as a clinical spiritual care provider who supports patients, participants, families, and staff by addressing spiritual distress, grief, crisis situations, and major life transitions. As an integrated member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, the chaplain assesses spiritual needs, delivers individualized care aligned with diverse beliefs, documents interventions in the medical record, and contributes to holistic care planning. The role also includes developing and improving spiritual care programs, educating staff, promoting workplace spirituality, facilitating religious practices in collaboration with community faith leaders, and maintaining sacred spaces. Additionally, the chaplain is expected to uphold ethical and professional standards, engage in ongoing self-care and formation, and possess the necessary education, clinical training, and communication skills to effectively meet the spiritual needs of the community served.

Spiritual Care Delivery

Provide compassionate, individualized spiritual care to patients, families, and staff.

Ensure respect for diverse religious and cultural beliefs within care.

Assess spiritual and religious needs, including spiritual distress and ethical concerns.

Document spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic medical record.

Serve as an active member of the healthcare team, contributing to holistic care planning.

Partner with clinical staff to address spiritual dimensions of patient care.

Develop and support spiritual care programs aligned with organizational goals.

Educate staff on recognizing and responding to spiritual needs.

Religious and Community Engagement

Collaborate with community clergy and faith leaders.

Uphold ethical, legal, and organizational standards.

Contribute to continuous improvement of spiritual care services.

Master's degree in theology, Religion, Spiritual Care, or related field (or equivalent experience).

1-3 years of spiritual care experience, including Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).

Board Certified Chaplain (preferred).

Proficiency with electronic documentation systems and standard software tools.

Involves travel between care sites.

Cultural and religious sensitivity

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. 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.

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