Associate Chaplain - Spiritual Health & Education

Tampa General Hospital

  • Tampa, FL
  • 11 days ago

    Highlights

    Skills and Abilities: Demonstrates current knowledge and level of expertise to provide spiritual care to a variety of people, inclusive of multiple elements of cultural and ethnic diversity, social conditions, systems and family issues. ''686699'',''true'',''686699'',''false'',''Submission for the position: Associate Chaplain - Spiritual Health & Education - (Job Number: 260004CJ)'',''false'',''686699'',''false'',''true'',''Associate Chaplain - Spiritual Health & Education'',''260004CJ'',''!*!

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationTampa, FL

    Description

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    Under the supervision of the Clinical Manager of Spiritual Health and Education, the Associate Chaplain provides spiritual support to patients, visitors and staff members. Uses, as appropriate, a wide range of spiritual care skills, including listening/attending, empathic reflection, conflict resolution/confrontation, crisis management and appropriate use of religious/spiritual resources. Responsible for performing job duties and implementing the mission, vision and goals of the Spiritual Health and Education Department and Tampa General Hospital.

    Essential Functions:

    • Provides consistent spiritual care to team members facing personal or professional concerns.
    • Assess patient and family spiritual needs and assists families in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma and stress.
    • Provides crisis intervention as necessary; responds to all Code Blue and Trauma Alerts; assists in helping families remain informed of patient's condition.
    • Develops ongoing spiritual relationships on assigned clinical units. Visits patients on assigned areas, special requests and in critical care waiting areas; establishes ongoing ministry relationship with patients and families from previous visits when appropriate.
    • Educates and helps patients and families execute Advanced Directives; advises patients on understanding documents related to their healthcare (i.e. Living Wills and Health Care Surrogate).
    • Completes bereavement care protocol; supports family using their faith system to cope with death; provides support to the family as appropriate.
    • Develops and maintains a working relationship between the Spiritual Health and Education Department and medical staff, nursing staff and other departments.
    • Participates in interdisciplinary rounds of assigned clinical units.
    • Attends to requirements of regulatory agencies by representing the department in assigned patient areas.
    • Plans, provides and maintains a safe environment for patients, staff and families.
    • Responds promptly to orders and requests for spiritual care services with special attention to trauma patients and urgent requests within the hospital.
    • Formulates goals for ongoing personal and professional development.
    • Successful completion of assigned Professional Development Courses.
    • Participates in all required Spiritual Health and Education required meetings.
    • Assists with the new team member orientation and training of both staff and student learners

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    Under the supervision of the Clinical Manager of Spiritual Health and Education, the Associate Chaplain provides spiritual support to patients, visitors and staff members. Uses, as appropriate, a wide range of spiritual care skills, including listening/attending, empathic reflection, conflict resolution/confrontation, crisis management and appropriate use of religious/spiritual resources. Responsible for performing job duties and implementing the mission, vision and goals of the Spiritual Health and Education Department and Tampa General Hospital.

    Essential Functions:

    • Provides consistent spiritual care to team members facing personal or professional concerns.
    • Assess patient and family spiritual needs and assists families in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma and stress.
    • Provides crisis intervention as necessary; responds to all Code Blue and Trauma Alerts; assists in helping families remain informed of patient's condition.
    • Develops ongoing spiritual relationships on assigned clinical units. Visits patients on assigned areas, special requests and in critical care waiting areas; establishes ongoing ministry relationship with patients and families from previous visits when appropriate.
    • Educates and helps patients and families execute Advanced Directives; advises patients on understanding documents related to their healthcare (i.e. Living Wills and Health Care Surrogate).
    • Completes bereavement care protocol; supports family using their faith system to cope with death; provides support to the family as appropriate.
    • Develops and maintains a working relationship between the Spiritual Health and Education Department and medical staff, nursing staff and other departments.
    • Participates in interdisciplinary rounds of assigned clinical units.
    • Attends to requirements of regulatory agencies by representing the department in assigned patient areas.
    • Plans, provides and maintains a safe environment for patients, staff and families.
    • Responds promptly to orders and requests for spiritual care services with special attention to trauma patients and urgent requests within the hospital.
    • Formulates goals for ongoing personal and professional development.
    • Successful completion of assigned Professional Development Courses.
    • Participates in all required Spiritual Health and Education required meetings.
    • Assists with the new team member orientation and training of both staff and student learners

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    Education Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's Degree Religious Studies
    • Bachelor's Degree Divinity
    • Bachelor's Degree Theology
    • Bachelor's Degree Related Field

    Experience Qualifications:

    • Successful completion of ACPE Internship and ACPE Residency
    • At least one year of experience working in a professional and/or clinical environment.

    Skills and Abilities:

    • Demonstrates current knowledge and level of expertise to provide spiritual care to a variety of people, inclusive of multiple elements of cultural and ethnic diversity, social conditions, systems and family issues.
    • Demonstrates a range of spiritual care skills including listening/attending, empathic reflection, conflict resolution/confrontation, crisis management and appropriate use of religious/spiritual resources.
    • Communication skills necessary to counsel patients, families and team members.
    • Ability to be self-supervising and self-motivated.
    • Able to integrate knowledge of behavioral science, theology and pastoral identity into spiritual care function.

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    Education Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's Degree Religious Studies
    • Bachelor's Degree Divinity
    • Bachelor's Degree Theology
    • Bachelor's Degree Related Field

    Experience Qualifications:

    • Successful completion of ACPE Internship and ACPE Residency
    • At least one year of experience working in a professional and/or clinical environment.

    Skills and Abilities:

    • Demonstrates current knowledge and level of expertise to provide spiritual care to a variety of people, inclusive of multiple elements of cultural and ethnic diversity, social conditions, systems and family issues.
    • Demonstrates a range of spiritual care skills including listening/attending, empathic reflection, conflict resolution/confrontation, crisis management and appropriate use of religious/spiritual resources.
    • Communication skills necessary to counsel patients, families and team members.
    • Ability to be self-supervising and self-motivated.
    • Able to integrate knowledge of behavioral science, theology and pastoral identity into spiritual care function.

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    TGH Main Campus (TGHMAIN)

    1 Tampa General Circle

    Tampa, 33601

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