Chaplain

trinityhealth; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Trinity Health in Michigan is seeking a Part-time Spiritual Care professional who will provide compassionate spiritual support to patients, families, and staff as part of the multidisciplinary care team. The role focuses on addressing spiritual distress, crisis intervention, and grief support within a hospital setting.

The successful candidate will have a Master’s in theology or related field, 1–3 years of Spiritual Care experience, and ideally a Board Certified Chaplain credential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in theology, religion, spiritual care or spirituality, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One (1) to three (3) years of Spiritual Care experience, including CPE training, is required. Chaplaincy or Spiritual Care ministry experience is preferred.
• Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) strongly preferred via licensing groups: APC, CASC, NACC, and NAJC, with 4 ACPE units and faith-based endorsement.
• Ability to plan, develop, and implement programs for fulfilling departmental objectives in meeting spiritual needs across the care continuum.

Responsibilities

• Knows, understands, and implements Trinity Health Mission, Vision and Values.
• Delivers transformative Spiritual Care experiences to patients, families, and colleagues and respects diverse religious beliefs.
• Assesses religious and spiritual needs and provides interventions or referrals.
• Documents Spiritual Care assessments and outcomes in the EMR with appropriate care plans.
• Collaborates as a clinical member of the inter-professional healthcare team.
• Measures and improves Spiritual Care processes aligned with Mission Integration strategy.
• Promotes workplace spirituality and interfaith collaboration with clergy from outside communities.

Skills

CPE training

Strong communication

Education

Master's degree in theology / religion / spiritual care

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) preferred

Job description

Employment Type

Part time Shift:

Rotating Shift

Description

POSITION PURPOSE

Provides Spiritual Care within his/her local ministry, addressing the spiritual needs of patients, participants, residents, families, and colleagues, with a particular focus on spiritual distress, grief support, crisis intervention, and support during significant life changes. As a fully integrated member of the health care team with professional expertise in Spiritual Care, works alongside other care givers, responding specifically to the spiritual needs of those served. Develops, conducts, and participates in programs of spiritual care to promote healthy communities and sacred environments while facilitating the inclusion of faith leaders from churches, synagogues, and mosques, etc. in the provision of Spiritual Care for their members, as appropriate. Reports directly to the Manager of Spiritual Care and in some cases may also report to an immediate ministry site supervisor as appropriate. The following essential functions do not preclude the possible addition of other duties as well.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Makes available, delivers, and facilitates transformative Spiritual Care experiences to patients, residents, participants, visitors, and all colleagues across the healthcare continuum, and the communities served. Ensures that the religious beliefs, practices, and values of those served are honored and respected within the total healing process.
• Implements systems and processes to assess religious and spiritual needs, including needs for ethics consultation, and provides interventions or referrals based on the assessed needs.
• Makes timely, professional observations of apparent outcomes of Spiritual Care provided and adjusts the continued provision of Spiritual Care as needed.
• Documents in the electronic medical record professional Spiritual Care assessments (e.g., assessment of "spiritual distress") as determined, interventions as provided, and outcomes as observed with appropriate plans of care.
• Integrates the Spiritual Care dimension of healing of those served as a full, clinical member of the inter-professional healthcare team.
• In collaboration with the Spiritual Care Manager, measures, evaluates, and improves functional processes of Spiritual Care for effectiveness in accordance with approved Mission Integration strategy and tactics connected to achieving system-wide priority objectives.
• Fosters the provision of generalized Spiritual Care to those served (e.g., screening for Spiritual Distress and responding to signs of spiritual distress, etc.) by non-Spiritual Care colleagues via programs of Spiritual Care education and direct modeling of Spiritual Care practices.
• Promotes and implements programs of workplace spirituality for and with colleagues in collaboration with the Spiritual Care Manager and the Mission Leader.
• Facilitates opportunities for interfaith or specific faith meditation, prayer, worship, and as appropriate participation in religious sacraments, sometime in collaboration with clergy or ministers from outside communities. Contributes to maintaining appropriate sacred space.
• Plans and implements programs of ongoing personal self-care and formation to achieve and maintain a healthy work-life balance and resiliency.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health's Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, with other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in theology, religion, spiritual care or spirituality, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One (1) to three (3) years of Spiritual Care experience, including CPE training, is required. Chaplaincy or Spiritual Care ministry experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of experience may be considered.
• Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) strongly preferred via one of the following licensing groups: APC, CASC, NACC, and NAJC, which includes completion of a master's degree as required by one of the certifying agencies from a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) academic institution with completion of 4 units (1600 hours) of ACPE accredited Spiritual Care education, and faith-based endorsement as recognized by one of the certifying agencies.
• Ability to plan, develop, and implement programs for fulfilling the departmental objectives in meeting the spiritual needs of patients/families throughout the care continuum and life cycle for improving the health of our communities.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in the primary language of the workplace (English) with evidence of excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to present effective before groups. Must be able t