Chaplain PRN

10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.; USA; Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta seeks a chaplain to provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff, addressing diverse religious and spiritual needs. You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support holistic care, respond to crises, and facilitate inter-faith services.

Qualifications include a Master’s in divinity and CPD units, with demonstrated knowledge of trauma-informed care and life-span spiritual development. Ordination or recognition is required.

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in divinity and ordination or equivalent.
• Minimum CPD units completed (4) for CPSE.
• Experience addressing spiritual needs across diverse beliefs.
• Ability to work with patients, families, and staff in crisis.

Aufgaben

• Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients and families of diverse backgrounds.
• Facilitate sacramental ministries and religious services.
• Respond to emergencies and codes as part of the care team.
• Support hospital employees with counseling and debriefing.

Kenntnisse

Spiritual assessment tools

Stages of faith

Psychosocial development

Diversity in spiritual beliefs

Crisis response

Trauma-informed care

Electronic charting

Ausbildung

Master's degree in divinity

Clinical Pastoral Education units

Jobbeschreibung

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and employees to address needs in coping with the impact of illness, injury, or traumatic events. Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team to address the holistic needs of a patient’s plan of care. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience

• A minimum of 4 completed units of Clinical Pastoral Education
• Experience with death, dying, and bereavement

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of pediatric healthcare experience
• Experience as a chaplain in a trauma center
• 2,000 hours of experience as a chaplain after completion of all Clinical Pastoral Education units
• Specialized training in Pediatrics/Ethics
• Member of Pediatric Chaplain's Network
• Board Certified, Provisionally Board Certified or Board eligible Chaplain by one of the following: Association of Professional Chaplains (APC); National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC); Nesham; Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC); or The Canadian Association for Spiritual Care/Association Canadienne des Soins Spirituels (CASC/ACSS).

Education

• Master's degree in divinity from an accredited graduate school of theology or equivalent
• A minimum of 4 completed units of Clinical Pastoral Education

Certification Summary

• Ordination or recognition as a spiritual leader in their religious/spiritual tradition required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of spiritual assessment tools.
• Demonstrated knowledge of stages of faith and spiritual development.
• Demonstrated knowledge of psychosocial development, family systems, and relational dynamics.
• Ability to work with families and staff with diverse spiritual understandings and needs.
• Comfortable in crisis situations and brings a calming presence to patients and families.
• Good understanding of Trauma informed care.
• Minimum typing skills and ability to navigate computers for electronic charting.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients and families of varying religious and spiritual traditions.
• Provides or facilitates sacramental ministries.
• Responds to codes and other emergencies or crises.
• Provides supportive services to hospital employees.
• Organizes and conducts inter-faith religious worship services to address identified spiritual holidays, grief needs, and other services deemed appropriate.
• Works with the interdisciplinary team in assessing the holistic care needs of the patient and family while supporting age-appropriate and developmental-specific spiritual care needs.
• Provides education to identified audiences related to the spiritual needs throughout the life span.
• Serves as preceptor/mentor to CPE Interns and Residents in the Clinical Pastoral Education program.
• Involvement in various department and hospital-wide committees and initiatives.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address 1001 Johnson Ferry Rd

Job Family Social/Emotional/Spiritual Support

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.