What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chaplain position at Inova Health System?
The Chaplain assists the manager or director in leading/planning memorial services, bereavement ceremonies, and staff debriefings to support the religious/spiritual/emotional needs of the hospital community. Assists the manager or director in supporting an interdisciplinary approach to patient care among nursing, medical, and volunteer chaplain staff. Participates in delivering and/or arranging for effective and appropriate spiritual support to patients, their loved ones, and staff in assigned areas. Participates in hospital or system committees as assigned.
Job Responsibilities
- Provides timely and effective spiritual, religious and/or emotional support to patients, their loved ones, and staff from diverse cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds
- Responsible for leading memorial/bereavement services as directed by the Spiritual Care Manager.
- Plans and participates in memorial services for the benefit of staff members and families
- Assists the manager or director in the development and implementation of recommendations to enhance patient/visitor/staff well-being and satisfaction.
- Participates in educational opportunities for nursing, medical, and ancillary care staff on topics related to the spiritual dimensions of health and illness.
- Serves on operating unit committees as assigned by manager or director, eg., Bereavement, ethics, transplant consortium, palliative care committees, etc.
- Develops creative initiatives to promote the value of a bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of compassionate care.
- Works with manager to expand community faith-based resources by developing and maintaining effective relationships with area religious leaders through outreach and in-service opportunities.
- Contributes to the development and implementation of a standardized training program of core competencies for potential volunteers.
- Assists in the evaluation of spiritual care volunteers to ensure core competencies are maintained and documented.
- Assists in the preparation and presentation of bi-monthly continuing education seminars for spiritual care volunteers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Additional Requirements
Certification - Board Certified or eligible within two years.Licensure - Must obtain endorsement by authoritative board of one own religious affiliation within one year of employment.Experience - One year of working in a hospital setting or two years of other relative experience.Education - Masters Degree in Religious or theological pastoral studies. Four units of Clinical pastoral education(CPE).
Inova Benefits and Perks:
- Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
- Tuition reimbursement and Educational Assistance
- Student loan assistance - up to $10,000!
- State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
- Paid parental leave for birth/adoption of a child
- Retirement benefits with match from day one
- Free Parking to all employees
- Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!
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As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Salary : $10,000
