Chaplain

11015 Advocate Aurora Health Corporate - Chaplain Services:
Frontline

Full time

Yes

40

1st Shift Remote

$28.55 - $42.85

• Delivers wholistic ministry of spiritual care for patients, families, team members and physicians. Provides spiritual care, consultation and short-term counseling to patients, families, physicians, and team members as assigned and in accordance with site and system policies, facilitates sacramental ministries.
• Responds to codes, emergencies and/or crises. Assists families with their needs in relation to the patient’s illness so they can provide supportive care to the patient:assists family members in understanding procedures surrounding a death and in contacting families or other significant persons. Promotes patient safety by reporting of issues through established channels and participating in safety initiatives.
• Participates in the life and work of the department and patient service area to assure integrated efficient services; participates in providing overall site coverage, including weekends and holidays, conducts services as scheduled; serves on department, site, or system committees as assigned.
• Participates in patient care planning, interdisciplinary team activities and development, staff and patient directed support groups, orients new team members; participate in grand rounds, case conferences, team meetings, identifying resolving ethical dilemmas in assigned areas. Provides consultation to team members to assess the role of a patient’s faith in recovery. Represents the values of the religious communities to health care professionals and hospital associates.
• Collaborates with the clinical pastoral education program by mentoring and/or orienting students as assigned and providing feedback to CPE Supervisor regarding student performance and educational needs.
• Supports and interprets the mission and values of Advocate Aurora Health in clinical and departmental responsibilities and team member engagement. Supports the hospital ministry of parish clergy through referrals, consultation and education. Participates in educational initiatives and support groups for patients and families, team members, community and faith groups; provides spiritual health education, crisis support and debriefings. Maintains good standing and ecclesiastical endorsement through active participation in the life and work of one’s faith group.
• Provides virtual spiritual care services through approved telehealth and video platforms to patients, families, physicians, and teammates. Facilitates scheduled video visits, establishes therapeutic presence in a virtual environment, assesses spiritual, emotional, and existential needs remotely, and documents encounters in accordance with organizational policies and professional standards.
• Coordinates and manages virtual visit workflows, including preparation for scheduled appointments, monitoring virtual visit schedules, troubleshooting basic connectivity issues, ensuring appropriate patient and teammate engagement within virtual platforms, and collaborating with operational and clinical partners to support a seamless virtual care experience.
• Maintains a professional virtual environment that supports privacy, confidentiality, and meaningful spiritual care encounters. Demonstrates the ability to adapt pastoral assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, bereavement support, and spiritual care interventions to a virtual setting while maintaining the same standards of compassionate care expected in face-to-face interactions.
• Serves as a resource to patients, families, teammates, and physicians regarding access to virtual spiritual care…