Chaplain - PRN

Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Utah Health seeks a chaplain to assess spiritual care needs and develop treatment plans, aligning with best-practice standards for patients and families.

The role also provides spiritual care support to hospital staff, collaborating with the care team to address emotional and spiritual needs in a culturally sensitive manner. Location: Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Salt Lake City.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated progress toward Board Certification eligibility by the APC or other certifying body.
• Endorsement and good standing with an APC-recognized faith-body.

Responsibilities

• Completes spiritual needs assessments and formulates intervention strategies.
• Collaborates with the treatment team to address spiritual needs and well-being.
• Provides counseling and guidance to patients, families, and staff in crisis or difficult diagnoses.
• Coordinates religious rituals and liaises with community-faith leaders for care.
• Supports staff spiritually and contributes to a compassionate care environment.

Skills

Chaplaincy

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Board Certification eligibility by APC or equivalent

Job description

Overview

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

This position assesses spiritual care needs, and also develops, implements, and updates spiritual care treatment plans in order to meet culturally appropriate emotional and spiritual needs of patients and families according to best-practice standards for professional chaplains. The position also provides spiritual care support to hospital staff.

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Completes spiritual needs assessments and formulates interventions strategies based on professional best practice guidelines for addressing spiritual care needs.
• Actively collaborates with all members of the treatment team, furthering team-based understanding of significant spiritual needs and spiritual/emotional factors contributing to the patient's well-being.
• In coordination with other IDT members, provides patient/family/staff support in times of crisis, death or difficult diagnoses per hospital and professional protocols.
• Provides spiritually appropriate counseling or guidance in individual and group settings, affirming the dignity and autonomy of an individual’s own orientation to spirituality and/or religion.
• Conducts and/or assists in coordination of individual, communal, and/or public religious rituals including prayer, spiritually-informed mindfulness/centering, baptisms, weddings, seasonal worship services, and at end-of-life.
• Liaises between patients/families and community-faith leaders to coordinate tradition-specific spiritual care.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Demonstrated respect for people of all religious/spiritual backgrounds, for the care recipient’s religious/spiritual orientation and the ability to provide spiritual care in accordance with this frame.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and active listening skills.
• Excellent public speaking and leadership ability .
• Excellent interpersonal skills and evidence of ability to effectively connect with people of all ages with empathy and compassion.

Qualifications

Required

• Demonstrated progress towards Board Certification eligibility by the Association of Professional Chaplains or other nationally recognized certifying body (NACC, NAJC, CACC).
• Endorsement and good-standing with an APC-recognized faith-body.

Preferred

• At least one year experience working in a Trauma Level I or II level hospital.
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position may stand for sustained periods of time and/or walk for long distances moving from one area to another that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Physical Requirements

Listening, Manual Dexterity, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Walking

Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed

EEO Statement

University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patient populations.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, is an Aff​ir​mative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy‑related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources office at 801-581-6500. If you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/ Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu/

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems(“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources at [phone] for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at [phone] or [phone] or Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources at [phone] if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

Requisition Number

85621

Reg/Temp

Regular

Employment Type

PRN

Shift

Day

Work Schedule

7 Day a week coverage 8am-4:30pm

Location Name

Huntsman Cancer Hospital

Workplace Set Up

On-site

City

SALT LAKE CITY

State

UT

Department

HCH ANC 60N PATIENT FAMILY SPT

Category

Social Services