Chaplain On-Call

Description

Chaplains support spiritual well-being by assisting patients, families, and staff members to cope with the uncertainty, stress, and critical demands of the hospital setting. Chaplains are patient-centered in their approach, supporting others to identify sources of meaning and hope by drawing upon the values, beliefs, religious resources, and spiritual practices that are most nourishing for them. Chaplains’ scope of practice includes : conducting spiritual assessments and tailoring interventions to the individualized needs of patients; providing emotional and spiritual support; guiding advance care planning conversations to advocate for patient needs and wishes; facilitating religious rituals, providing sacraments, and leading prayer, blessings, and guided meditations; serving as a liaison to community clergy; and collaborating on clinical cases, ethics discussions, and hospital initiatives as an active member of the inter-professional team.

The chaplain reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Provides spiritual care to patients, families, and staff :

• Provides compassionate spiritual care to patients and families of all backgrounds through direct visitation, and by telephone, as needed.
• Conducts a spiritual assessment, provides appropriate interventions, and develops a care plan.
• Consults with the interdisciplinary team when making an assessment and coordinating the plan of care.
• Facilitates meaning-making conversations, inclusive of, but not limited to, suffering, grief, and loss.
• Documents all patient / family encounters in the medical record.
• Incorporates the patient’s support network, , family, friends, religious community, etc., when appropriate and possible.
• Guides advance care planning conversations and supports patients to apply their values in decision-making.
• Serves as a resource to staff regarding advance directives and ethical issues.
• Provides supportive care to staff via one-on-one consultation and group debriefings.
• Contributes to a culture of safety by utilizing safety tools and being alert to practices and processes that could benefit from quality improvement initiatives.

Provides Spiritual Leadership :

Establishes and maintains professional and interdisciplinary relationships :

Qualifications

Required :

Preferred :