Chaplain 1, Butterworth Hospital, Part time, Days

Spectrum Health   Grand Rapids, MI   Full-time
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Job Description

Job Summary

Provides spiritual care, counsel, education and spiritual/emotional support to patients, families and staff members of all faiths and traditions. Assists with referrals to particular faith group leaders when indicated and/or requested.

Essential Functions

  • Provides spiritual care and emotional support to patients, families and staff. Facilitates their spiritual understanding, emotional coping and adjustment in the face of illness, injury or death.
  • Identifies and engages additional spiritual providers and resources, either within or beyond our organization, when this is requested and beneficial. Does so in a culturally competent manner.
  • Documents clearly her/his interactions with patients and families--including assessments and plans--in a manner which is useful to departmental and interdisciplinary colleagues.
  • Collaborates closely with departmental colleagues in providing seamless spiritual care by receiving referrals, making following-up visits and providing hand-off reports. Participates in schedules with a flexibility that helps the team provide continuous coverage.
  • Integrates her/his professional practice and style into assigned interdisciplinary healthcare teams in ways that enhance their overall efforts to provide excellent, whole-person care.
  • Prioritizes emergent (sometimes concurrent) referrals while not losing sight of certain regular duties. Manages time well across successive shifts which can vary widely in their demands.
  • Maintains and applies a working knowledge of medical ethics. Recognizes when ethical principles could or do conflict in actual cases. Recognizes moral distress in care givers. Knows how to initiate an ethics consultation.
  • Able to facilitate advance care planning conversations and decision-making.

Qualifications
  • Required Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Ministry, Religion, Theology or other approved pre-seminary concentration. For LKD, Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Bible, Theology, religion, pastoral care, ministry practicum, psychology or counseling.
  • Preferred Master's Degree Divinity or Arts in Theology with concentration in pastoral care
  • Required Vocational/Technical One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) - within one year (excluding Lakeland Hospice & Home Care)
  • Preferred Vocational/Technical Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
  • 2 years of relevant experience providing spiritual care in a hospital, agency or congregation Preferred
  • LIC-Driver's License - STATE_MI State of Michigan SHCC Home & Community Based settings Upon Hire required
  • CRT-Chaplain and Fellow - UNKNOWN Unknown Board certification attained from a spiritual care organization that applies the Board of Chaplaincy Certification, Inc. (BCCi) Common Qualifications and Competencies for Professional Chaplaincy. preferred

    Primary Location

    SITE - Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St - Grand Rapids

    Department Name

    Spiritual Care

    Employment Type

    Part time

    Shift

    Weekly Scheduled Hours

    8

    Hours of Work

    7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

    Days Worked

    Variabl

    Weekend Frequency

    Every other weekend

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    Spectrum Health

    Grand Rapids, MI