University of Utah Health
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Chaplain assesses spiritual care needs and develops treatment plans for patients and families while providing support to hospital staff. They coordinate religious rituals and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure holistic patient well-being.
Candidates must show progress toward Board Certification from a recognized body and maintain good standing with an APC-recognized faith body. Preference is given to those with experience in Level I or II trauma hospitals and bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
Essential Functions Completes spiritual needs assessments and formulates interventions strategies based on professional best practice guidelines for addressing spiritual care needs. Actively collaborates with all members of the treatment team, furthering team-based understanding of significant spiritual needs and spiritual/emotional factors contributing to the patient's well-being. In coordination with other IDT members, provides patient/family/staff support in times of crisis, death or difficult diagnoses per hospital and professional protocols. Provides spiritually appropriate counseling or guidance in individual and group settings, affirming the dignity and autonomy of an individual’s own orientation to spirituality and/or religion. Conducts and/or assists in coordination of individual, communal, and/or public religious rituals including prayer, spiritually-informed mindfulness/centering, baptisms, weddings, seasonal worship services, and at end-of-life. Liaises between patients/families and community-faith leaders to coordinate tradition-specific spiritual care. Knowledge / Skills / Abilities Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above. Demonstrated respect for people of all religious/spiritual backgrounds, for the care recipient’s religious/spiritual orientation and the ability to provide spiritual care in accordance with this frame. Excellent verbal/written communication and active listening skills. Excellent public speaking and leadership ability . Excellent interpersonal skills and evidence of ability to effectively connect with people of all ages with empathy and compassion.
Required Demonstrated progress towards Board Certification eligibility by the Association of Professional Chaplains or other nationally recognized certifying body (NACC, NAJC, CACC). Endorsement and good-standing with an APC-recognized faith-body. Qualifications (Preferred) Preferred At least one year experience working in a Trauma Level I or II level hospital. Bi-lingual in English and Spanish. Working Conditions and Physical Demands Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation. This position may stand for sustained periods of time and/or walk for long distances moving from one area to another that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Physical Requirements Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Non Indicated, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking
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