Pool Associate Chaplain - Spiritual Health & Education

Tampa General Hospital; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, FL seeks a Pool Associate Chaplain to provide compassionate spiritual care to patients, families, and staff within the Spiritual Health & Education Department. The role emphasizes listening, empathy, crisis intervention, and education around advance directives.

Responsibilities include visiting patients, supporting bereavement, collaborating with clinical teams, and participating in required department meetings to ensure holistic care across the hospital.

Qualifications

• ACPE Internship and ACPE Residency completed.
• At least one year of experience in a professional and/or clinical environment.
• Bachelor-level religious studies/theology degrees required.
• Strong spiritual care skills across diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent spiritual care to patients, families, and staff.
• Assess spiritual needs and assist families in applying their faith.
• Provide crisis intervention; respond to Code Blue/Trauma Alerts.
• Visit patients on assigned units and build ongoing ministry relationships.
• Educate on Advanced Directives; discuss Living Wills and Health Care Surrogates.
• Support bereavement processes and family coping through faith traditions.
• Collaborate with medical staff to integrate spiritual care into treatment plans.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Listening & presence

Empathic reflection

Conflict resolution

Crisis management

Use of spiritual resources

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Pastoral integration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree Religious Studies

Bachelor’s Degree Divinity

Bachelor’s Degree Theology

Bachelor’s Degree Equivalent field

Job description

Job Description - Pool Associate Chaplain - Spiritual Health & Education (260002SL)

Job Description

Pool Associate Chaplain - Spiritual Health & Education - ( 260002SL )

Description

Under the supervision of the Clinical Manager of Spiritual Health and Education, the Associate Chaplain provides spiritual support to patients, visitors and staff members. Uses, as appropriate, a wide range of spiritual care skills, including listening/attending, empathic reflection, conflict resolution/confrontation, crisis management and appropriate use of religious/spiritual resources. Responsible for performing job duties and implementing the mission, vision and goals of the Spiritual Health and Education Department and Tampa General Hospital.

Essential Functions

• Provides consistent spiritual care to team members facing personal or professional concerns.
• Assess patient and family spiritual needs and assists families in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma and stress.
• Provides crisis intervention as necessary; responds to all Code Blue and Trauma Alerts; assists in helping families remain informed of patient’s condition.
• Develops ongoing spiritual relationships on assigned clinical units. Visits patients on assigned areas, special requests and in critical care waiting areas; establishes ongoing ministry relationship with patients and families from previous visits when appropriate.
• Educates and helps patients and families execute Advanced Directives; advises patients on understanding documents related to their healthcare (i.e. Living Wills and Health Care Surrogate).
• Completes bereavement care protocol; supports family using their faith system to cope with death; provides support to the family as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains a working relationship between the Spiritual Health and Education Department and medical staff, nursing staff and other departments.
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds of assigned service line or patient area.
• Attends to requirements of regulatory agencies by representing the department in assigned patient areas.
• Plans, provides and maintains a safe environment for patients, staff and families.
• Responds promptly to orders and requests for spiritual care services with special attention to trauma patients and urgent requests within the hospital.
• Formulates goals for ongoing personal and professional development.
• Successful completion of assigned Professional Development Courses.
• Participates in all required Spiritual Health and Education required meetings.

Qualifications

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree Religious Studies
• Bachelor’s Degree Divinity
• Bachelor’s Degree Theology
• Bachelor’s Degree Equivalent field

Experience Qualifications:

• Successful completion of ACPE Internship and ACPE Residency.
• At least one year of experience working in a professional and/or clinical environment.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrates current knowledge and level of expertise to provide spiritual care to a variety of people, inclusive of multiple elements of cultural and ethnic diversity, social conditions, systems and family issues.
• Demonstrates a range of spiritual care skills including listening/attending, empathic reflection, conflict resolution/confrontation, crisis management and appropriate use of religious/spiritual resources.
• Communication skills necessary to counsel patients, families and team members.
• Ability to be self-supervising and self-motivated.
• Able to integrate knowledge of behavioral science, theology and pastoral identity into spiritual care function.

Primary Location

Tampa

Work Locations

TGH Main Campus 1 Tampa General Circle Tampa 33601

Eligible for Remote Work : On Site

Job

Pastoral Care

Schedule

Scheduled Days : Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday