Intermountain Health
About the Role
Join to apply for the Staff Chaplain role at Intermountain Health. This role provides spiritual care and emotional support, integrating into the care team to address complex needs.
Base Pay Range
$27.65/hr - $43.55/hr
Position Details
12‑hour overnight coverage for staff PTO, weekends, and holidays. Primary work location is Lutheran with the possibility of covering at St. Joseph's, Platte Valley, and Good Samaritan Hospital.
Responsibilities
Assist patients, families, and visitors in coping with psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual needs during illness, trauma, and stress. Develop, implement, and document spiritual assessment, interventions, and outcomes; participate as a member of interdisciplinary teams to provide whole‑person care. Participate in multidisciplinary patient rounds, care conferences, ethics consultations, and ethics triage calls as directed by care site. Respond to crisis situations (e.g., resuscitations, trauma, rapid response, death, BEST, and Security alerts) to provide spiritual care and support; provide pager coverage to meet required hours of the care site. Respond to referrals to visit patients and/or families regardless of religious affiliation and initiate pastoral visits as appropriate. Provide caregiver support for grief, moral distress, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue. Promote mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health. Assist with the development of the department's plan for continuous quality improvement and strategy deployment model. Assist patients and families with advance directives and provide resources for transition, bereavement, and loss. Appropriately and professionally document in the electronic medical record and other departmental, site or system‑based data tracking. Participate in hospital‑wide committees; may lead specific committee projects and initiatives.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree (accredited) Completion of 2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi Completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire Documentation from ecclesial judicatory body of current endorsement and/or reference prescribed in accordance with applicant’s spiritual/faith tradition (received or reaffirmed within the last 12 months) articulating current endorsement/authorization for hospital chaplaincy ministry and applicant’s good standing with endorsing/authorizing body. The letter must be mailed, emailed, or faxed directly from the endorsing/recommending organization. Faith groups must be recognized by the Department of Defense (Armed Forces chaplains Board) or previously reviewed and approved by the BCCi, If not, approval of documentation of authorization/endorsement must come from Intermountain Peaks Mission office regarding a review of the faith group. Two or more years of health care chaplaincy experience
Preferred Qualifications
Completion of Accredited Graduate Theological Degree (MDiv or Equivalent) Completion of 4 or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi Three or more years of relevant spiritual care experience in a hospital setting.
Physical Requirements
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs. Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy; this includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc. For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Location
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Benefits
We care about your well‑being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn More About Our Comprehensive Benefits Package.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
All positions subject to close without notice.
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Join to apply for the Staff Chaplain role at Intermountain Health. This role provides spiritual care and emotional support, integrating into the care team to address complex needs.
Base Pay Range
$27.65/hr - $43.55/hr
Position Details
12‑hour overnight coverage for staff PTO, weekends, and holidays. Primary work location is Lutheran with the possibility of covering at St. Joseph's, Platte Valley, and Good Samaritan Hospital.
Responsibilities
Assist patients, families, and visitors in coping with psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual needs during illness, trauma, and stress. Develop, implement, and document spiritual assessment, interventions, and outcomes; participate as a member of interdisciplinary teams to provide whole‑person care. Participate in multidisciplinary patient rounds, care conferences, ethics consultations, and ethics triage calls as directed by care site. Respond to crisis situations (e.g., resuscitations, trauma, rapid response, death, BEST, and Security alerts) to provide spiritual care and support; provide pager coverage to meet required hours of the care site. Respond to referrals to visit patients and/or families regardless of religious affiliation and initiate pastoral visits as appropriate. Provide caregiver support for grief, moral distress, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue. Promote mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health. Assist with the development of the department's plan for continuous quality improvement and strategy deployment model. Assist patients and families with advance directives and provide resources for transition, bereavement, and loss. Appropriately and professionally document in the electronic medical record and other departmental, site or system‑based data tracking. Participate in hospital‑wide committees; may lead specific committee projects and initiatives.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree (accredited) Completion of 2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi Completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi completed within 2 years of hire Documentation from ecclesial judicatory body of current endorsement and/or reference prescribed in accordance with applicant’s spiritual/faith tradition (received or reaffirmed within the last 12 months) articulating current endorsement/authorization for hospital chaplaincy ministry and applicant’s good standing with endorsing/authorizing body. The letter must be mailed, emailed, or faxed directly from the endorsing/recommending organization. Faith groups must be recognized by the Department of Defense (Armed Forces chaplains Board) or previously reviewed and approved by the BCCi, If not, approval of documentation of authorization/endorsement must come from Intermountain Peaks Mission office regarding a review of the faith group. Two or more years of health care chaplaincy experience
Preferred Qualifications
Completion of Accredited Graduate Theological Degree (MDiv or Equivalent) Completion of 4 or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education meeting approval of NACC/APC BCCi Three or more years of relevant spiritual care experience in a hospital setting.
Physical Requirements
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs. Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy; this includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc. For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Location
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Benefits
We care about your well‑being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn More About Our Comprehensive Benefits Package.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
All positions subject to close without notice.
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