Chaplain

Good Shepherd Health Care System; Hermiston (OR); On-site; USD 37,512 - 61,826; Full time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Health Care System in Hermiston, Oregon, seeks a Chaplain to provide spiritual presence, counsel and Soul Care coordination for patients, families and staff. The role includes on-call visits, EPIC charting, and aligning soul care with the overall plan of care.

The chaplain will collaborate with department leadership, attend monthly training, and support diverse faith perspectives while flexible scheduling and travel for best practice training are expected.

Qualifications

• Written endorsement from the local congregation or supervising denomination.
• Maintains respectful, trusting relationships with patients, families and staff.
• Ability to discuss faith perspectives without imposing personal bias.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to cultural and religious diversity; EPIC literacy.
• Flexible on-call scheduling including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Willingness to travel for specialized Soul Care training.
• Past training in grief counseling or related ministry areas.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates Soul Care services to augment patient/family visits with spiritual well-being.
• Document pastoral encounters in EPIC and integrate into the care plan.
• Report to Soul Care Manager and Nursing Supervisor as needed.
• Assist in addressing employee secondary trauma during critical incidents.
• Attend ongoing professional chaplain training (4 hours monthly).

Skills

Pastoral care

Cultural sensitivity

Communication

On-call scheduling

EPIC literacy

Education

Local congregation endorsement

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

Overview

Hourly wage range: Min: $27.23 Max: $44.88 The Chaplain provides spiritual presence, counsel, guidance and coordination of Soul Care to the patients, their families and Good Shepherd staff who request such support. He or she makes on-call visits as requested by department manager or nursing supervisor, records work in the digital record (EPIC) and assures that soul care is integrated in the overall plan of care.

Overview

Hourly wage range: Min: $27.23 Max: $44.88 The Chaplain provides spiritual presence, counsel, guidance and coordination of Soul Care to the patients, their families and Good Shepherd staff who request such support. He or she makes on-call visits as requested by department manager or nursing supervisor, records work in the digital record (EPIC) and assures that soul care is integrated in the overall plan of care.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

The chaplain provides short term soul care in the Emergency Department and as needed on the units. When possible and requested, the chaplain works in collaboration with a patient’s AREA MINISTER in service of the ultimate goal of a more whole person-centered hospital visit or stay.

Major Responsibilities

• Coordinates the planning and provision of Soul Care services for patient/families to positively augment their visit with a focus on spiritual well-being.
• Records significant elements of pastoral encounters and assures that EPIC documentation is timely and integrated into the patient’s plan of care.
• Reports both to Soul Care Manager AND during evenings, weekends, holidays and manager paid time off, ALSO to the Nursing Supervisor as scheduled and needed.
• In the event of a critical incident, assists department manager and/or Resilience Education and Peer Support (REPS) Lead in addressing employee secondary trauma.
• Attends four (4) hours / monthly professional chaplain training.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Written endorsement of the board of elders/session/council of a local congregation where applicant is a member. (Applicant must be in good standing with home congregation and/or supervising denominational judicatory)
• Maintains relationships characterized by mutual support, open communication, trust and respect.
• Able to help patients, family and staff reflect on their experiences from a theological or faith perspective without imposing any personal bias.
• Able to assess and respond sensitively to cultural and religious diversity. Computer Literacy commensurate with use of EPIC, electronic medical record for charting patient/family interventions.
• Flexibility with on-call scheduling to meet department needs including overnight, weekends and holidays.
• Willingness to travel to receive specialized training appropriate to "best practice" of Soul Care.
• Past training in the areas of grief counseling, hospice volunteering, Critical Incident Stress Management and Stephen’s Ministry should be noted within the application.

1 Hour USD $27.23/Hr. USD $44.88/Hr. 01-8302 Chaplain Services Flex Schedule