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Job Summary:
JOB SUMMARY
Provides spiritual care and counseling with pediatric, families, and staff in crises of illness and/or trauma. Builds supportive relationships with pediatric patients and families during their healthcare journeys. Provides sound management of department and resources.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides Spiritual Care with Staff and Faculty.
• Act as a liaison to community clergy and congregations.
• Provides spiritual care with patients and families.
• Ensure the most effective operation of the department through program development, process improvement and coordination of process across functions.
• Contributes to the organization by actively participating in process improvement initiatives and shared decision making.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Adult Learning (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of the Adult Learning skill in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering products and services using the Adult Learning skill without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Spiritual Knowledge (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of spiritual knowledge in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering spiritual knowledge services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Crisis Intervention (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of crisis intervention in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Patient Assessment (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of patient assessments in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
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Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.
Core Accountabilities:
Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Core Capabilities :
Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one’s own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees’ effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: – Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. – Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: – Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.
Certifications:
Board Certified Chaplain – Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
Work Experience:
Relevant Work Experience
Experience Level :
5 years
Education:
Master’s
Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled
Posted: September 2024
Contact:
Cecil Willard, Executive Recruiter
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Cecil.willard@childrenscolorado.org
The Manager of Spiritual Care is responsible for the oversight of spiritual care professional practice across the CHCO system of care. They partner with Family Services leaders to develop initiatives that advance patient and family centered care and meet the spiritual needs of patients, families, and team members. The Spiritual Care Manager advocates for the spiritual needs of patients, families, and staff through partnerships with the multidisciplinary healthcare team and organizational leadership. The Manager of Spiritual Care is responsible for the organization and coordination of spiritual care services with community faith leaders and with the patient/family’s faith communities when requested. They are responsible for the direct supervision and development of chaplains and bereavement coordinators across Denver Metro, and they collaborate with the Spiritual Care leaders in Southern Colorado.
Department: Spiritual Care
Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits
Shift: Monday-Friday days
POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
Neonate – <30 days
Infancy – >30 days to 1yr
Toddlers – >1yr to 3yrs
Pre-Schoolers – >3yrs to 5yrs
School age – >5yrs to 13yrs
Adolescent – >13yrs to 18yrs
Adult – >18yrs to 65yrs
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.
Leads spiritual care team members in providing direct care to patients and families by conducting needs assessments, developing, and implementing interventions, and monitoring the progress, cooperation, and acceptance of services.
Selects, trains, develops, and evaluates department team members. Creates a worker-friendly environment that develops and realizes the full potential of department team members.
Evaluates performance of team members, providing continuous feedback and establishes performance metrics for spiritual care team members. Oversees discipline and performance issues.
Assesses professional competency and clinical practice of spiritual care team members.
Directs and manages the daily operations of the department to ensure policies, procedures, and guidelines are being followed. Utilizes evidence-based practice to develop and maintain policies, procedures, and guidelines for practice.
Establishes performance metrics for department. Works with spiritual care team members to achieve department outcomes, performance, and professional development standards; identifies opportunities for continual improvement to performance standards.
Oversees education and training for students, interns, and/or residents.
Provides spiritual care and counseling for CHCO team members, as appropriate.
Facilitates faith community leaders’ support and integration of services as it relates to healing for patients and families of CHCO.
Serves as a champion of enterprise-wide culture, influencing culture change to support functional objectives.
Provides input into financial management activities including operational and restricted fund budgetary decisions and cost-containment. Develops departmental budget recommendations and monitors expenditures to ensure compliance organizational financial goals. Serves as a representative on various committees. Participates or leads research and quality improvement projects and manages communications to the enterprise on projects and initiatives related to functional areas. Resolves escalated, complex, or controversial operational and patient/family issues, making decisions that are inclusive of multiple perspectives and solves underlying problems.
Salary Information
Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $68,066.41 to $102,099.61
Hourly Salary Range: $32.72 to $49.09
Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children’s Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
Posted: July 2024
SUMMARY:
The Staff Chaplain provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff of varying faith traditions and no faith.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff of varying faith traditions and no faith.
2. Develops and leads inter-faith prayer and worship opportunities, memorial services, and rituals as deemed appropriate.
3. Provides spiritual assessment and care plan which addresses age appropriate and developmental specific needs as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
4. Provides education to identified audiences related to the spiritual needs of children and their families.
5. Participates in committees as assigned and may conduct research into the spiritual care of the sick.
6. Maintains professional integrity.
7. Other duties as required.
Other information:
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
1. Experience in provision of spiritual care for all age groups is required.
2. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
3. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
4. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
1. Education: Master of Divinity degree or related field is required. 4 units of clinical pastoral education is required with at least 2 units in a pediatric setting is preferred.
2. Certification: Association of Professional Chaplains, National Association of Catholic Chaplains, National Association of Jewish Chaplains, or other National Chaplaincy certifying body is required within two years of hire.
3. Years of relevant experience: 0 to 2 years is preferred.
4. Years of experience supervising: None.
Full Time FTE: 1.000000 Status: Onsite
Posted: June 2024
SUMMARY:
The Staff Chaplain provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff of varying faith traditions and no faith.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff of varying faith traditions and no faith.
2. Develops and leads inter-faith prayer and worship opportunities, memorial services, and rituals as deemed appropriate.
3. Provides spiritual assessment and care plan which addresses age appropriate and developmental specific needs as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
4. Provides education to identified audiences related to the spiritual needs of children and their families.
5. Participates in committees as assigned and may conduct research into the spiritual care of the sick.
6. Maintains professional integrity.
7. Other duties as required.
OTHER INFORMATION:
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
1. Experience in provision of spiritual care for all age groups is required.
2. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
3. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
4. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
1. Education: Master of Divinity degree or related field is required. 4 units of clinical pastoral education is required with at least 2 units in a pediatric setting is preferred.
2. Certification: Association of Professional Chaplains, National Association of Catholic Chaplains, National Association of Jewish Chaplains, or other National Chaplaincy certifying body is required within two years of hire.
3. Years of relevant experience: 0 to 2 years is preferred.
4. Years of experience supervising: None.
Part Time FTE: 0.500000 Status: Onsite
Posted: June 2024
Position Summary
At Stony Brook Medicine the Maternal/Child/Pediatric Chaplain works within the Department of Spiritual Care to meet the spiritual and religious needs of our patients, families and staff.
Duties of a chaplain may include the following but are not limited to:
• Unit rounding and patient visitation on assigned units with specific attention to staff referrals and family concerns.
• Interdisciplinary approach and support to staff members.
• Maintain awareness of hospital systems; facilitate an understanding and awareness of Chaplaincy to others.
• Leader in interfaith services, memorials, blessings and seasonal/holiday services.
• Provide support to Deshanes Muscular Dystrophy Clinic.
• Be flexible for nights/weekends/holiday coverage as needed.
• Consistent charting in EMR of patient encounters.
• Attend departmental and unit-based meetings as required.
• Participate in code coverage as a member of the chaplaincy team.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
• Masters of Divinity from an ATS accredited program
• 4 units of CPE through ACPE
• At least 1 year of experience as a chaplain post completion of CPE
• Pssess ecclesiastical endorsement from the official endorsing agency of the Chaplains faith or denomination at the time of appointment and maintain such endorsement for the duration of their employment.
• Board certified or board certified within 2 years of hire through a recognized cognate group: APC, NAJC, NACC or CASC
Preferred Qualifications
• Maternal/Child/Pediatric experience
• Specialized training in Pediatrics/Ethics
• Member of Pediatric Chaplain’s Network
Special Notes: Resume/CV should be included with the online application.
Posting Overview: This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).
If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.
• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position maybe designated as \“essential.\” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.
Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:
• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine’s Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).
Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.
*The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.
Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the University Office of Equity and Access .
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