Associate Chaplain - PRN | Sanford Health

Good Samaritan Society; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team dedicated to providing spiritual care in a not-for-profit health system. As a PRN Associate Chaplain, you will offer emotional support to patients and families during challenging times. This role emphasizes empathy, collaboration, and critical thinking while working with diverse populations. You will be part of an interdisciplinary team, ensuring that spiritual needs are met with attentiveness and compassion. If you are eager to learn and grow in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) Retirement Plan

Voluntary Benefits

Company Paid Benefits

Qualifications

• One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education required, two preferred.
• Ordained or licensed by a religious authority required.

Responsibilities

• Provides spiritual and emotional support during illness and crisis.
• Documents spiritual care visits in the electronic health record.

Skills

Pastoral Care Skills

Empathy

Critical Thinking

Communication

Education

Clinical Pastoral Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced Degree in Divinity or Theology

Job description

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Sanford Health

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Health Insurance

We offer multiple health plan options allowing you flexibility to choose what fits best for your family.

Paid Time Off

With our paid time off program we encourage you to take time away to re-charge and re-fresh.

Voluntary Benefits

A large assortment of voluntary benefits allow you to customize your benefit package.

Company Paid Benefits

Eligible employees receive base life insurance and disability at no cost to help with financial needs.

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

We provide a generous employer match contribution while you put away money for your retirement.

Employees get access to a wide selection of discounts/perks both local and nationwide.

Careers With Purpose

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Facility: East Patient Building
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Address: 1305 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
Shift: Varies
Job Schedule: PRN
Weekly Hours: Varies
Salary Range: $19.00 - $28.00

Join our compassionate Spiritual Care team at Sanford Health and help Grow the Good as a PRN Associate Chaplain, providing support to patients, families, and staff during evenings, overnights, and weekends.

Schedule: Pick up at least 3 shifts per month.

Evenings: 5 PM – 8 PM, on-call 8 PM – 6 AM

Weekends: Start at 6 PM, on-call 8 PM – 8 AM

We’re looking for someone humble, adaptable, and eager to learn, while working with a supportive team to offer spiritual care across all faith backgrounds.

Job Summary

Aims to offer a sense of attentiveness and compassion in the midst of suffering and struggle. Provides spiritual and emotional support during illness, injury, crisis and/or emergency. Performs spiritual care. Demonstrates pastoral care skills. Assesses patients’/residents' spiritual resources and well-being and encourage the patient/resident and/or family member to utilize his or her own spiritual and religious coping strategies. Possesses empathy for challenges experienced by patients/residents and families in the medical setting and comfortable with diverse populations of varying ages, cultures and beliefs. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships, serving as a member of the interdisciplinary team, collaborating with other members to develop and provide spiritual support to client and families. Functions effectively in trauma and crisis situations.

Follows the Association of Professional Chaplains Code of Professional Ethics. Effectively documents spiritual care visits in the electronic health record. Addresses the spiritual care referrals and consults in a timely manner. Follows departmental policies and procedures. Demonstrates critical thinking skills under adverse situations in order to respond appropriately to patients/residents and families. Understands one's limits and seeks appropriate guidance and assistance when needed to ensure delivery of adequate care. Communicates appropriately and thoroughly with chaplain colleagues about patient/resident care needs. Attends and participates in department meetings and gatherings. Depending on location, may be required to serve on call as assigned.

Qualifications

One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in an accredited CPE center required, two units of CPE preferred.

Will consider two years equivalent experience as a Chaplain, preferably in a medical or healthcare setting dependent on facility

needs and size.

One Unit = 400 hours, 300 clinical ministry, 100 group experience under supervision of certified supervisor of CPE program.

Ordained, licensed, or commissioned to function in a religious vocation by an appropriate religious authority required and obtains letter of endorsement or letter of good standing from their faith group.

Associate Chaplains hired on or after January 1, 2014, acceptable qualifications included one of the following:

Completion of, or in the process of obtaining a bachelor's degree.

Completion of advanced degree in divinity, theology, or its equivalency.

Minimum of one unit of clinical pastoral education.

Eligibility for certification in the Association of Professional Chaplains, Catholic Chaplains, or comparable professional organization.

Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [e-mail] .

Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

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