The Staff Chaplain will provide Interfaith pastoral/spiritual care to patients, families, and staff. The Staff Chaplain will work with the team to develop programming, share in service to the organization, and participate as appropriate in Chaplaincy research.

Minimum Education

Master of Divinity degree or equivalent. Four units of Clinical Pastoral Educations (1600 hours). One year of professional chaplaincy work, preferably in a pediatric setting. Board Certified or Board Certified Eligible and working toward certification.

Minimum Work Experience
1 year Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (1600 hours of training under supervision), preferable by an accredited program of the Association of
Clinical Pastoral Education (acpe.edu) or equivalent in terms of training expectation and objectives, completed satisfactorily. One year experience in pediatric chaplaincy (may be met through a clinical pastoral education residency). (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge

Understanding of some Developmental Theory and ability to use it in service of clients

Understanding of some Spiritual Assessment Theory and ability to use it in service of clients

Skills in team work, consultation, and collaboration both with a colleague team and the assigned multidisciplinary team

Skills in creative thinking

Skills in maintaining professional boundaries

Skills and knowledge of ethical standards and bioethical issues

Skills in fostering a spiritual dimension throughout the healthcare setting and addressing the mission and vision of the organization utilizing both spiritual and psychosocial lenses to meet the needs of all clients, including internal

Ability to triage the work-day into manageable portions, maintaining direct client care, record keeping, and staff care

Adhere to organizational policies and protocols, department policies and protocols

Skills in maintaining confidentiality

Well grounded in one's self with a commitment to ongoing education and growth in one's profession

Functional Accountabilities
Interdisciplinary/Leadership

• Ability to work as a cooperative member of the healthcare team through appropriate patient chart entries, use of common healthcare terminology , handwashing and other safety precautions, referrals, interdisciplinary conferences, and collegial relationships.

• Have knowledge and skill to serve as a resource in ethical decision making.

• Use skill to foster a spiritual dimension of care throughout the healthcare setting, consistent with appropriate accreditation standards.

• Awareness of, and commitment to, the overall mission of the healthcare setting and the role of pastoral/spiritual care in that mission.

• Use skill and judgment necessary to serve as a thoughtful member and spiritual/religious/cultural voice on committees within the healthcare setting and for the institution in the wider community .

Administrative

• Show adherence to, all hospital and department requirements, policies and procedures.

• Use good stewardship of time, energy, physical, and financial resources.

• Use skill to communicate with members of the pastoral/spiritual care team for appropriate hand-off, resolution of all needs/issues.

• Use skill to maintain an appropriate schedule, responding to all requests in a timely manner, engaging in appropriate communication in a professional manner.

• Use accountability to report complex situation to the Senior Chaplain/Manager and all off-shift and/or on-call situations which require follow up and demonstrate follow-through in ascertaining that follow up has occurred.

• Participate regularly in pastoral/spiritual care staff meeting and/or on-call chaplain in-service meetings.

• Report safety issues, conflicts, risk issues directly to the Senior Chaplain as well as to any other appropriate entity within the healthcare setting.

• Keep a commitment to Pediatric Chaplain competencies and professional certification competencies and requirements through appropriate continuing education.

• Ability to maintain appropriate data regularly.

Work Environment

• Keep the environment appropriately clean.

• Maintain files and papers in closed drawers and cabinets.

• Share in the work of administration as appropriate.

• Show respect for the individuals in a shared work space.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization

• Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences

• Demonstrate personal and professional integrity

• Maintain confidentiality at all times

Customer Service

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance