Staff Chaplain-PRN Job at Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX

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  • Parkland Health and Hospital System
  • Dallas, TX

Job Description

Interested in a career with both meaning and growth? Whether your abilities are in direct patient care or one of the many other areas of healthcare administration and support, everyone at Parkland works together to fulfill our mission: the health and well-being of individuals and communities entrusted to our care. By joining Parkland, you become part of a diverse healthcare legacy that’s served our community for more than 125 years. Put your skills to work with us, seek opportunities to learn and join a talented team where patient care is more than a job. It’s our passion.

 

Primary Purpose

Provides spiritual care including spiritual counseling and guidance to patients, loved ones, and hospital workforce members.

 

Minimum Specifications

 

$34.68/ hr.

Schedules will vary according to need. Typically weekends, weekend nights, and week nights.

 

Education

  • Must have a Bachelor’s degree.
  • Must have one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education from an ACPE accredited center.
  • Prefer Graduate level theological education, completed or in process, or equivalent as determined by faith group or endorsing body.
  • Prefer four units of Clinical Pastoral Education from an ACPE accredited center.

 

Experience

  • Must have at least one (1) year of professional spiritual care experience, which can be satisfied by completing four (4) units of CPE

 

Skills or Special Abilities

  • Must be able to demonstrate effective written/verbal communication skills.
  • Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of hospital decedent care procedures within three months of employment.
  • Must be able to demonstrate patient centered/patient valued behaviors.
  • Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of hospital Advance Directive procedures within three months of employment.

 

Responsibilities

  1. Provides spiritual care and emotional support to patients, family members and staff involved in Level I Trauma cases, medical codes, and deaths. Provides assessment of spiritual needs and appropriate interventions.
  2. Responds in a timely manner to phone, fax, and verbal referrals for routine spiritual care and continuity of care referrals from other chaplains. Provides assessment of spiritual needs and appropriate interventions.
  3. Releases bodies to funeral homes and the DCME and completes proper documentation of release.
  4. Responds to referrals for Advance Directives, provides emotional support, education, facilitation of document completion and documentation in medical record.
  5. Manages spiritual care portion of decedent care, including proper and timely completion of paperwork and interacts on a professional basis with other interdisciplinary team members involved in decedent care tasks.
  6. Communicates spiritual assessments, plans, and interventions via patient chart notes and communicates on-going spiritual care needs to appropriate spiritual care staff. Provides detailed end of shift report o on-coming chaplain when on-call.
  7. Provides routine spiritual care visitation as time permits to areas of identified need.
  8. Performs other work as requested that is reasonably related to the employee’s position, qualifications, and competencies.

 

Job Accountabilities

  1. Identifies ways to improve work processes and improve customer satisfaction. Makes recommendations to supervisor, implements, and monitors results as appropriate in support of the overall goals of the department and Parkland.
  2. Stays abreast of the latest developments, advancements, and trends in the field by attending seminars/workshops, reading professional journals, actively participating in professional organizations, and/or maintaining certification or licensure. Integrates knowledge gained into current work practices.
  3. Maintains knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies, laws, and guidelines that impact the area. Develops effective internal controls designed to promote adherence with applicable laws, accreditation agency requirements, and federal, state, and private health plans. Seeks advice and guidance as needed to ensure proper understanding.

Parkland Health and Hospital System prohibits discrimination based on age (40 or over), race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, national origin, marital status, political belief, or veteran status. As part of our commitment to our patients and employees’ wellness, Parkland Health is a tobacco and smoke-free campus.

Job Tags

Relief, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work,

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