Associate Chaplain Job at Sentara Healthcare, Virginia Beach, VA

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  • Sentara Healthcare
  • Virginia Beach, VA

Job Description

Associate Chaplain

Sentara Health is hiring an Associate Chaplain to support Sentara Hospitals in Virginia Beach and Norfolk, VA. Provides spiritual care throughout the hospital for patients, families and staff. Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team members to facilitate comprehensive and integrated holistic care of patients and families. Documents patient care concerns and interventions. Offers expertise or refers to staff chaplain issues in cultural/faith diversity, advance care planning, major life transitions, end of life medical decision-making, and grief processes. Works in a multi-staff and culturally diverse setting.

Functions as member of the Interdisciplinary Care Team Participates effectively in Inter-disciplinary family meetings. Communicates effectively with other members of the healthcare team regarding patient and family needs. Provides spiritual care throughout the hospital for patients, families and staff. Responds to crises while on call and in-house to provide appropriate crisis intervention and referral as needed. Responds to the bereavement needs of patients, families and staff and refers as needed. Responds to referrals while on call and conducts rounds as scheduled to identify and respond to patient, family and staff needs.

Conducts religious or spiritual rites as needed or requested. Contact requested faith tradition to provide faith specific support. Refers ethical issues to the Ethics Consultant on call and provides chaplaincy care in a non-judgmental manner that respects patient diversity and acknowledges patient rights. Offers expertise or refers to staff chaplain issues in cultural/faith diversity, advance care planning, major life transitions, end of life medical decision-making, and grief processes. Assess and addresses staff needs for holistic support in a high stress environment. Documents patient care concerns and interventions using "Smart Text" in eCare via the Spiritual Wellbeing goal or in an appropriate hospital format. Documents pastoral care activity in a timely manner according to the Chaplaincy Services Department's standard. One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education required.

Shift/hours: Flexi, Rotating shifts from 5 p.m. and on weekends.

  • This position provides on-call coverage for 4 Sentara Hospitals and must have an On-call Response time within 30-45 minutes. The 4 hospitals are Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (SVBGH), Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (SPAH), Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH), and Sentara Leigh Hospital (SLH).
  • Hours on call are Sunday through Thursday from 5 PM to 8 AM and Friday through Sunday and are divided into (4) 12-hour shifts beginning at 5 PM on Friday.
  • Must be able to work some Sunday day shifts.
  • Must be able to work 5 nights Sunday through Thursday and (4) 12 hr weekend shifts across on-call schedule period. The on-call period varies from 4-6 weeks.

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Religion & Theology (Required)
  • 1 Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education in a Hospital, Nursing Home, or Clinical Setting (Required)

Experience:

  • Hospital Experience (Preferred)

Keywords: #Indeed, Chaplain, Religion, Counselor, Minister, Theology, Spiritual, Patient Advocacy, On Call Associate Chaplain

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

Emergency Backup Care

Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans

Life Insurance

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

Student Debt Pay Down $10,000

Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development

Pet Insurance

Legal Resources Plan

Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, located in Virginia Beach, VA, is home to the region's only Level III Trauma Center. Our 273-bed facility has a long history of commitment to our communities of Virginia Beach, Eastern Shore, and Northeastern North Carolina, offering specialized tertiary services as well as many advanced clinical services. We are located just 15 minutes from VA Beach Town Center and just a few minutes to the Oceanfront.

As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart, vascular, neuroscience, neurosurgery, orthopedics and spine care, cancer care, advanced imaging, and behavioral health.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Remote work, Shift work, Night shift, Rotating shift, Weekend work, Day shift,

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