Job description
- 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.
- 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)
- Preferred Ordination / commissioning or endorsement for chaplaincy by own religious judicatory.
- 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-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Caring Circle Hospice 90 Days required Or
- CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross Caring Circle Hospice 90 Days required
- Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
- Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs
- Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
- Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 20 lbs
- Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 15 lbs
- Sitting: Occasionally
- Standing: Occasionally
- Walking: Occasionally
- Forward Bend - Standing: Seldom
- Forward Bend - Sitting: Seldom
- Trunk Rotation - Standing: Seldom
- Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Seldom
- Squat: Seldom
- Stair Climbing: Seldom
- Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom
- Driving: Frequently
- Reach - Above Shoulder: Seldom
- Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Seldom
- Handling: Occasionally
- Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Seldom
- Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Seldom
- Finger/Hand Dexterity: Seldom
- Visual Acuity ¹
[None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom
Primary Location
SITE - Lakeland Medical Center - 1234 Napier Ave - St JosephDepartment Name
Chaplain Services - St Joseph/NilesEmployment Type
Part timeShift
Variable (United States of America)Weekly Scheduled Hours
0.04Hours of Work
Days Worked
Weekend Frequency
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Spectrum Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors and community. That is why we require a drug-free workplace and various vaccinations as a requirement for employment.
Spectrum Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.
An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.
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