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Job Description:

The Supervisor of Spiritual Care provides oversight of the daily standard work activities of the department. Includes providing guidance and assignments of the Chaplain team, engagement with multi-disciplinary teams, and a timely provision of care across the acute care, palliative care, and clinic setting at Good Samaritan Hospital (80%) and Platte Valley Hospital (20%). Collaborates with the Director of Spiritual Care and Mission Integration regarding long term priorities, initiatives, planning, policies and procedures. An estimated 40% of time will be at bedside providing direct spiritual care to patients, families, and staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, now Intermountain Health, and abides by service behavior standards.

+ Provide coaching and mentoring for the success of all chaplains.

+ Actively participate in determining best practices in healthcare chaplaincy and willing to integrate such best practices into our department's work in collaboration with the Director of Spiritual Care and Mission Integration.

+ Oversees the daily standard work of the Chaplain Team to include discernment of situations, problem solving, quality improvement/control, and a timely response to challenges as they present themselves in our care setting.

+ Effectively communicate and collaborate with the Chaplain team, other areas of the hospital and ambulatory setting, and the Director of Spiritual Care and Mission Integration.

+ Develop department work schedules, manage, and approve associate timecards and HR actions, complete required check-ins, and snapshots, provide constructive feedback to improve the ministry of Chaplains.

+ Works with the Director of Spiritual Care and Mission Integration to develop/plan/ implement annual budgets, goals, and strategic plans.

+ Provides reports on Spiritual Care ministry to the Director of Spiritual Care and Mission Integration as required and requested.

+ Be a leader in ongoing Research projects.

+ Represent the Chaplaincy Services and Spiritual Care on local and regional committees as assigned.

+ Participate on the Peaks Region Spiritual Care Leadership Team as assigned.

+ This position is responsible for providing emotional and spiritual support in pastoral care to patients, their families and hospital staff.

+ Responsible for assessing and attending to the spiritual needs of patients, their families, and caregivers, particularly in times of spiritual distress brought on by life threatening or life altering medical diagnoses and procedures.

+ As a service to the hospital staff, spiritual counseling and support is offered through group work, religious services, hospital celebrations, and other methods.

+ Represents the hospital to the broader religious community and the surrounding areas as needed or assigned.

+ Willing to grow in the Supervisory Role to move to additional leadership roles as needed.

+ Performs other related duties as directed to support the achievement of established goals and objectives.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

+ May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.

+ May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift or cover shifts outside of normal working hours.

Minimum Requirements** **:

+ Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited academic institution recognized by the Department of Education, or the Council for Higher Education.

+ Master of Divinity Degree, or equivalent Theology, Spiritual Care, Religious Studies, or relevant area of study from an accredited academic institution, recognized by the Department of Education, and listed in the Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs or the Council on Higher Education

+ Four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) accredited by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)

+ Endorsement/Standing from the chaplain’s faith tradition.

+ Board Certification as a Chaplain by the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), Spiritual Care Association (SCA) required within 1 year of hire.

+ 3 + years of experience as a healthcare chaplain.

Preferred** **:

+ Board Certification as a chaplain by the APC, NACC, NAJC or other cognate partners preferred.

+ 3 + years experience in a leadership/supervisory position that demonstrates leadership ability/proficiency in administrative skills, leadership skills, and human relationships skills.

Physical Requirements:

Location:

Good Samaritan Hospital, Platte Valley Hospital

Work City:

Lafayette

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$29.66 - $46.72

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 here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

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.

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