Four (4) units of Accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) (required)
For PRN applicants/positions: One (1) unit of ACPE accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) (required)
Four (4) units of ACPE accredited CPE for PRN chaplains (preferred)
Certification:
Eligibility for board-certification through Association for Professional Chaplains (APC), National Association for Catholic Chaplains (NACC), or National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC)/Neshama (required)
Board-certification through APC, NACC, or NAJC/Neshama (preferred)
For PRN applicants/positions : No certifications required
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insurance
Additional Information
Primary Location:
JHHS - Jewish Hospital - ULP - CMG
Address:
200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202
Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)
Job Description Summary:
UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members-physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals-UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.
Job Description:
The Chaplain provides intensive and extensive spiritual care throughout the hospital and in assigned clinical areas to diverse patients and their families as well as to hospital employees and the organization.
Essential Functions:
Assesses patients' and families' spiritual needs and resources and provides culturally sensitive spiritual care interventions accordingly, including but not limited to the provision or coordination of religious rituals, crisis care, spiritual counseling, grief counseling, and support groups
Communicates spiritual care needs of patients and their families as a member of the interdisciplinary care team and collaborates with physicians, hospital staff, and spiritual/religious leaders in the community in the care of patients and their families
Provides spiritual care and emotional support to hospital employees individually and in group settings
Participates in the Chaplaincy Services department's educational programs for chaplain interns and chaplain residents
Other Functions:
Documents all spiritual care interventions and plans of care in patients' medical records
Participates in departmental and interdepartmental process improvement initiatives
Serves on organizational committees or in work groups as assigned or requested
PRN Chaplains at Jewish Hospital must work at least one (1) weekend shift and five (5) on-call shifts per month
Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
Performs other duties as assigned
Additional Job Description:
Education:
Master's level degree that is accepted by certifying chaplaincy organizations (required)
Master of Divinity with specialization in spiritual/pastoral care or chaplaincy (preferred)
For PRN applicants/positions : Completion of at least half of their Master level degree (preferred)
Uoflhealth · Louisville, KY