Participates in the Riverside Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Residency training program. Prepares written material, completes assigned reading and demonstrates understanding of didactic material while working appropriately under the guidance of ACPE Certified Educator in individual and group experiences. Engages to meet the spiritual, religious and emotional needs of patients, families, and team members conducting self in manner which is congruent with cultural humility, diversity, equity, and inclusion principals.
Responsibilities
Provides timely spiritual care to patients and members of their families in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to understand and determine care/treatment, length, type and purpose to the situation.
Provides appropriate intervention in emergency situations to patients, families, and staff; and referrals to other spiritual care staff, community clergy and/or congregations when appropriate.
When on duty in house, must respond at beside for deaths, traumas and code blue within 10 minutes of the page.
When on call, must be on site within 30 minutes of the page.
Works with Staff Chaplain, Interns, Community Clergy and Churches/Synagogues/Mosques/Places of worship in a professional and mutually acceptable manner.
Provides on call coverage for one shift per week with holiday and some weekend coverage.
Charts in electronic medical record for all patient visits immediately after each visit.
Uses New Innovation to record time in office, education, clinical time, and EIB/PTO daily.
Students will receive credit for the unit of ACPE education in which they are enrolled provided they meet the educational and administrative requirements of the unit.
Keeps recorded record when on call in the logbook in the Staff Chaplain Office to ensure a good hand off to the next chaplain.
Requirements
Education
Bachelors Degree, (Required) and
Program Graduate, 1 unit of ACPE or approved Cognate Group (CASC, NAJC, NACC) (Required)
Masters Degree, Divinity or Equivalent (Preferred)
1 year Experience in Hospital, Parish or Related Field (Preferred)
Skills and Abilities
Must have public speaking skills, organizational skills, cultural competence, patience, ability to actively listen, interpersonal skills, empathy, liturgical planning, crisis intervention experience and interfaith dialogue skills.
Must demonstrate ability to learn bereavement and spiritual counseling skills.
Must conduct self in manner which is congruent with cultural humility, diversity, equity, and inclusion principals.
To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers .
Benefits
Health insurancePaid time offEquity / stock options
Rivhs · Riverside Regional Medical Center - Newport News, VA