Chaplain PRN

HCA HealthONE; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 31,822 - 47,761; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Tuition assistance

401(k) Plan with match

Job summary

HCA HealthONE is seeking an On-Call Chaplain in Englewood, Colorado, to provide compassionate care and support to patients and families. This role involves working with a team to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of individuals.

The ideal candidate will have a strong spiritual identity, relevant education, and experience in a clinical ministry. Comprehensive benefits include medical coverage, retirement plans, and educational support, as well as an equal opportunity employer policy to promote diversity.

Qualifications

• Must be working toward board certification as a chaplain.
• Experience in Clinical Ministry Setting is preferred.
• Completed 1 or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate care for patients and families.
• Document all pastoral care visits and make referrals.
• Perform spiritual care in interdisciplinary settings.

Skills

Pastoral care

Communication

Confidentiality

Cultural understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree from accredited college

Master's of Divinity or equivalent

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $23.10 - $34.67 / hour

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The position of On-Call Chaplain supports the mission of Swedish Medical Center by providing compassionate and innovative care for patients and their families through our commitment to excellence, collaboration, education, and integrity. The On-Call Chaplain works in collaboration with the Director of Pastoral Care as well as with other Chaplains, physicians, nurses, social workers, and case managers to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of the patient, family members and hospital staff. He/she documents all pastoral care visits and, when necessary, makes referrals to other hospital staff. The On-Call Chaplain will have a strong sense of spiritual identity to function in all interdisciplinary settings by providing spiritual care in terms of the receiver’s spirituality and/or religious faith tradition. He/she will have an understanding of diverse theological perspectives and religious faith traditions, in order to meet the needs of people from a variety of backgrounds. When need arises, the On-Call Chaplain will perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Pastoral Care Department.

Work Hours

Must be willing to work weekend shifts, on call shifts nights, weekends and holidays as needed. Must be able to offer sacramental, spiritual and liturgical services for shifts as well as special events and holidays, as mutually agreed upon between Director of Pastoral Care and chaplain.

Position Requirements

• Licensure/Certification/Registration: Working towards board certification with one of the following organizations:
  • Spiritual Care Association
  • Association of Professional Chaplains
  • National Association of Catholic Chaplains
  • National Association of Jewish Chaplains
• Education: Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university. Must be in the process of pursuing a theological education from a recognized seminary or divinity school or has received a Master’s of Divinity or its equivalent from such. Will attend to necessary ecclesiastical endorsement or licensure requirements of faith tradition. Has completed 1 or more units of CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) with the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE).
• Experience: Minimum 1 year experience in Clinical Ministry Setting Preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Pastoral care with patients, family, and staff requires integrity, the maintenance of confidentiality and the ability to work as a member of the team. Considerable planning, judgment, and independent initiative are required to serve responsibly as a chaplain to persons of all ages with appropriate understanding of developmental and situational needs and differing cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds. Skills: Sense of pastoral identity to function capably and ecumenically in an interdisciplinary setting, providing pastoral care in terms of the receiver’s spirituality. Understanding of diverse theological perspectives, religious traditions and denominational polity. Demonstrates ability to anticipate problems and works effectively to resolve issues. Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing to patients, physicians, administration, chaplains and staff. Also, appropriately establishes priorities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.