Chaplain PRN

Chaplain PRN – Wellstar Health System

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How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well‑being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

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The mission of Wellstar's Department of Spiritual Health is to enhance the spiritual health and well‑being of every person we serve. Our vision is to deliver world‑class spiritual care to every person, every time. We do this by impacting the healing experience by offering compassionate presence and bringing hope to patients and residents, families, staff, and community, solidifying our commitment to the health and well‑being of the whole person—mind, body, and spirit.

Our five‑fold values are the following: (1) Integrating professional and compassionate Religious/ Spiritual/ Humanist (R/S/H) care; (2) Refining evidence‑based, research‑literate practice; (3) Partnering with diverse and global voices; (4) Embracing local R/S/H community leaders; and (5) Honoring the past and building toward the future. The clinically‑trained professional Chaplain PRN has the primary responsibilities of offering spiritual health care and emotional support to patients/residents and their families/support systems, inclusive of all faith traditions and chosen spiritual paths, utilizing their expertise and advanced knowledge of spiritual health.

• Spiritual Health Care to Patients/Residents and their Families/Support Systems: Provide spiritual, religious, and emotional care to patients, residents, families, and their support systems, irrespective of faith tradition or spiritual path.
• Possess a working knowledge of major world religions, including an understanding of the integration of a patient’s belief system and values in plan of care decision‑making.
• Perform spiritual assessments to gather and evaluate the spiritual/religious, emotional, and social needs, hopes, and resources of patients/residents and their family; determine appropriate spiritual interventions, including rituals/sacraments, spiritual support, reflection, advisement, crisis intervention, and bereavement support; identify potential obstacles for the delivery of effective spiritual care.
• Function as advocate for the patient/resident/family; identify and interpret the impact of cultural beliefs and practices on the plan of care.
• Offer emotional support and perform legacy work with patients nearing end‑of‑life; provide bereavement support to families; identify anticipatory grief and provide resource assistance with navigating decedent care arrangements, as needed.
• Facilitate advance care planning with patients/residents and their families/support systems.
• Document in EMR (electronic medical record) all spiritual health encounters and interventions to ensure continuity and cohesiveness in care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team on the care plan to ensure spiritual health support and care; contribute to the well‑being of patients/residents and their family/support system, including attendance at IDRs (interdisciplinary rounds).
• Participate in on‑call rotation (including evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays) on a regular basis, as determined by site‑specific needs; required of all chaplains.
• Hospice chaplains only:
  Participate in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings and contribute to the plan of care to address the spiritual needs of the hospice patient and their family.
• Hospice chaplains only:
  Determine an individualized plan of care that contributes to the overall care of the patient and family, is measurable, documented in the EMR, and is updated regularly; develop visit order frequencies for follow‑up visits to provide spiritual support.
• Hospice chaplains only:
  Provide spiritual…