Associate Chaplain

Sentara Health; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Paid Time Off

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Sentara Health is seeking a Flexi (On-Call) Associate Chaplain to support Sentara Hospitals in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, VA. You will deliver spiritual care across the facility, work with an interdisciplinary team, and address ethical and bereavement needs while maintaining patient dignity and cultural sensitivity.

The role requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Religion & Theology and 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education. On-call shifts begin at 5 p.m.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion & Theology required.
• 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in a hospital, nursing home, or clinical setting required.
• Hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual care throughout the hospital for patients, families, and staff.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to deliver holistic care.
• Respond to crises on call and provide crisis intervention and referrals as needed.

Skills

Spiritual care

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Cultural sensitivity

Documentation

Bereavement support

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Religion & Theology

Clinical Pastoral Education (1 unit)

Tools

eCare/Smart Text

Job description

City/State Virginia Beach, VA Work Shift Rotating Overview: Sentara Princess Anne Hospital is hiring a Flexi (On-Call) 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 (On-Call), Rotating shifts starting at 5 p.m. and on weekends: Must be able to work 5 nights Sunday through Thursday and (4) 12 hr weekend shifts across the on-call schedule period. The on-call period varies from 4-6 weeks. This position provides on-call coverage for 3-4 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.

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)

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $64,833.60 - $96,928.00 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

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
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Princess Anne Hospital is a 174-bed acute care hospital that provides quality clinical outcomes, experienced physicians, advanced technology, and a patient-centered approach to care in southern Virginia Beach, as well as neighboring Chesapeake and Northeastern North Carolina communities. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, advanced imaging, gynecological, comprehensive breast care services, and family maternity with a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit. Our facility also is home to Virginia’s only Ornish Lifestyle Medicine program.

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.

Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara Employer of Choice for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!