Description
Summary: Provides timely and sensitive spiritual care to patients, families, associates, and physicians via individual and group interactions; systematically and intentionally gathers data to provide ongoing spiritual assessment of patients or families and develops, implements, and documents spiritual plans of care; participates as a member of interprofessional teams, identifying patient/family needs and developing specialized spiritual care services for specific areas of assignment; plans and facilitates rituals and worship services as needed; collects relevant data to self-monitor quality and effectiveness of spiritual care, and serves as a teaching resource in formal and informal situations about spirituality, spiritual needs of patients and families, and the connection between spirituality and health outcomes; assists with debriefing and support of associates after major events. Responsibilities:
- ASSESSES, PROVIDES, AND DOCUMENTS EFFECTIVE SPIRITUAL CARE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CRISIS INTERVENTION, GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT, END OF LIFE CARE, AND FAITH CRISES
- SYSTEMATICALLY AND INTENTIONALLY GATHERS DATA TO PROVIDE ON-GOING SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS OR FAMILIES
- DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS A SPIRITUAL PLAN OF CARE BASED ON SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT
- DOCUMENTS SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT AND SPIRITUAL PLAN OF CARE IN PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORD
- PARTICIPATES AS A MEMBER OF THE PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM, AS ASSIGNED
- PARTICIPATES AS A MEMBER OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IDENTIFYING PATIENT/FAMILY NEEDS AND DEVELOPING PLAN OF CARE
- PLANS AND FACILITATES WORSHIP SERVICES AS NEEDED
- PROVIDES TIMELY AND SENSITIVE SPIRITUAL CARE TO ASSOCIATES VIA INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP INTERACTIONS
- COLLECTS RELEVANT DATA TO SELF-MONITOR QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SPIRITUAL CARE
- DEVELOPS SPECIALIZED SPIRITUAL CARE SERVICES FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF ASSIGNMENT
- SERVES AS A TEACHING RESOURCE IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL SITUATIONS ABOUT SPIRITUALITY, SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH OUTCOMES
- ASSIST WITH DEBRIEFING AND SUPPORT OF ASSOCIATES AFTER MAJOR EVENTS
- PROVIDES SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS RESOURCES AS REQUESTED BY PATIENT/FAMILY
- INTRODUCES PATIENT/FAMILY TO SERVICES OF THE SPIRITUAL CARE DEPARTMENT
- CONTACTS COMMUNITY CLERGY AS REQUESTED BY PATIENT/FAMILY
- ABILITY TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY UNDER STRESS, TO COPE WITH CRISES SITUATIONS, AND TO RESPOND CREATIVELY TO A MULTIPLICITY OF CHANGES
- PROVIDES HOSPITALITY AND ASSISTANCE TO VISITING CLERGY AS NEEDED
- SERVES AS ETHICS RESOURCE FOR PATIENTS, FAMILY, and ASSOCIATES FOR A VARIETY OF CLINICAL SITUATIONS, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL/WITHHOLDING OF LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT
- SERVES AS CLINICAL PARTNER OR MENTOR TO CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION INTERNS
- UNDERSTANDS AND ADHERES TO THE CHRISTUS HEALTH ASSOCIATE COVENANT AND CODE OF ETHICS
- RESPECTS CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION FROM ALL SOURCES, INCLUDING PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, OTHER VOLUNTEERS AND CSRHS ASSOCIATES
- DEMONSTRATES CULTURAL HUMILITY AND SENSITIVITY WITH RESPECT TO PATIENT POPULATIONS SERVED
- PERFORMS MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL TASKS AS ASSIGNED OR REQUESTED BY DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL CARED.
Requirements:
- High Scool Diploma or GED required
- MASTER'S DEGREE IN DIVINITY, THEOLOGY, PASTORAL MINISTRY OR SPIRITUALITY PREFERRED (unless level of degree not required at time of chaplaincy certification)
- COMPLETION OF A MINIMUM OF FOUR UNITS OF CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION
- SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE WITHIN A CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIRED
- IF NOT YET CERTIFIED BY ONE OF THE NATIONAL CERTIFYING BODIES (APC, NACC, OR CPSP), MUST OBTAIN CERTIFICATION WITHIN TWO YEARS OF HIRE
- MUST BE ENDORSED BY LEADER OF THEIR FAITH COMMUNITY
Work Schedule: 5 Days - 8 Hours Work Type: Full Time
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Christus Health
Aug 22, 2026