Summary:

Assesses, provides, and documents effective spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in a variety of situations, including but not limited to crisis interventions, grief and bereavement, end of life care, and faith crises.

Responsibilities:

• Provides spiritual and religious resources as requested by patient/family
• Introduces patient/family to services of the Spiritual Care department
• Contacts community clergy as requested by patient/family
• Screens for possible spiritual distress and refers these cases to chaplain for follow up
• Refers ongoing complex needs to chaplains for assessment and follow up
• Ability to function effectively under stress, to cope with crises situations, and to respond creatively to a multiplicity of changes
• Provides hospitality and assistance to visiting clergy as needed
• Facilitates ethical decision making with patients/families
• Respects confidentiality of information from all sources, including patients, family members, other volunteers and CSRHS associates
• Understands and adheres to the CHRISTUS Associate Covenant and Code of Ethics
• Demonstrates cultural humility and sensitivity with respect to the patient populations served
• Documents spiritual assessments and interventions in the patient's medical record

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor's degree preferred, Master's degree in Pastoral Ministry, Spirituality, Theology, or Divinity preferred
• Previous CPE unit(s) preferred
• Minimum of one year supervised ministry in a clinical setting
• Previous CPE unit(s) preferred
• Must be endorsed by leader of their faith community

Work Schedule:

PRN

Work Type:

Per Diem As Needed

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About CHRISTUS Health

CHRISTUS Health is an international faith-based, not-for-profit health care system based in Irving, Texas, with more than 60 hospitals in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. CHRISTUS Health is made up of 50,000 Associates providing compassionate and individualized care at more than 600 centers, including community hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and health ministries. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of Houston, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, our mission is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to every individual we serve.

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