Job description
Who We Are
JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The health network employs more than 7,200 people.
Acclaim Multispecialty Group is the medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving JPS Health Network. Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim Multispecialty Group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance
outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.
Why JPS?
We're more than a hospital. We're 7,200 of the most dedicated people you could ever meet. Our goal is to make sure the people of our community get the care they need and deserve. As community stewards, we abide by three Rules of the Road:
1. Own it. Everyone who wears the JPS badge contributes to our journey to excellence.
2. Seek joy. Every day, every shift, we celebrate our patients, smile, and emphasize positivity.
3. Don't be a jerk. Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect. Smiling, laughter, compassion - key components of our everyday experience at JPS.
When working here, you're surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication. We look forward to meeting you!
For more information, visit www.jpshealthnet.org.
To view all job vacancies, visit www.jpshealthnet.org, www.jpshealthnet.org/careers, or www.teamacclaim.org.
Job Title:
Staff Chaplain - Palliative Care - Days
Requisition Number:
30025
Employment Type:
Full Time
Division:
NURSING SERVICES
Compensation Type:
Salaried
Job Category:
Business / Professional
Hours Worked:
7:30a-6:00p
Location:
John Peter Smith Hospital
Shift Worked:
Day
Job Description:
Description: This Palliative Care Chaplain will provide spiritual, religious, and emotional support to patients and families throughout the hospital in response to consultation with the Palliative Care Department.
Typical Duties:
- Responsible for spiritual assessment, pastoral intervention, crisis intervention, consultation, education, and supportive services for identified Palliative Care patients, families and staff.
- Coordinates resources and services in response to individual patient and family spiritual and emotional needs.
- Active member of the interdisciplinary Palliative Care team, contributing to patient assessments, plans, and interventions, as well as to team goal setting.
- Consultant within the palliative care team and participates in program development and quality improvement initiatives.
- Provides for sacramental needs of patients either personally or through contact with appropriate clergy.
- Maintains a contact list of the clergy of various faiths and acts as a liaison with other team members for religious needs, issues, or questions.
- Participates in family conferences and the development of patient care plans when deemed necessary.
- Provides for or oversees the patient's spiritual care and documents all visits, pertinent observations and spiritual care interventions in the patient's clinical record.
- Available to prepare and conduct in-service seminars on religious or spiritual subjects/issues upon request.
- Acts as a liaison between the palliative care team and the spiritual care & ethics department.
- Responds to interdisciplinary consults in a timely manner.
- Complies with call schedule in a timely manner.
- Facilitates end-of-life planning and decedent care.
- Provides emotional and spiritual support to staff.
- Engages in other duties as needed to further the mission of the Palliative Care Department.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree (MA, MS, MBA) or equivalent in Divinity; Theology; Pastoral Care; Religious Education from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education
- Three years of previous experience providing spiritual care in a healthcare environment, including care for the dying and their families
- Minimum one year experience in hospice or palliative care chaplaincy service Preferred Education and Experience:
- Five years of previous experience providing spiritual care in a healthcare environment, including care for the dying and their families Preferred Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:
- Eligible for board certification with the Association of Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, the Spiritual Care Association, or the National Association of Jewish Chaplains.
- Board-Certified Chaplain – Palliative Care and Hospice Advanced Certification.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Required Education and Experience:
Location Address:
1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
United States
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