Associate Chaplain- Flexi

City/State Woodbridge, VA Work Shift Rotating Overview: Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is hiring a Flexi (On-Call) Associate Chaplain for a Flexi, on call role in Woodbridge, VA. About the role: Provides spiritual care throughout the hospital for patients, families and staff. Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team members to facilitate comprehensive and integrated holistic care of patients and families. Documents patient care concerns and interventions. Offers expertise or refers to staff chaplain issues in cultural/faith diversity, advance care planning, major life transitions, end of life medical decision-making, and grief processes. Works in a multi-staff and culturally diverse setting. An Associate Chaplain functions as member of the Interdisciplinary Care Team participates effectively in Inter-disciplinary family meetings. Communicates effectively with other members of the healthcare team regarding patient and family needs. Provides spiritual care throughout the hospital for patients, families and staff. Responds to crises while on call and in-house to provide appropriate crisis intervention and referral as needed. Responds to the bereavement needs of patients, families and staff and refers as needed. Responds to referrals while on call and conducts rounds as scheduled to identify and respond to patient, family and staff needs. Conducts religious or spiritual rites as needed or requested. Contact requested faith tradition to provide faith specific support. Refers ethical issues to the Ethics Consultant on call and provides chaplaincy care in a non-judgmental manner that respects patient diversity and acknowledges patient rights. Offers expertise or refers to staff chaplain issues in cultural/faith diversity, advance care planning, major life transitions, end of life medical decision-making, and grief processes. Assess and addresses staff needs for holistic support in a high stress environment. Documents patient care concerns and interventions using "Smart Text" in eCare via the Spiritual Wellbeing goal or in an appropriate hospital format. Documents pastoral care activity in a timely manner according to the Chaplaincy Services Department's standard. Education Bachelor’s Degree in Religion & Theology (Required) Experience Hospital Experience (Preferred) One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education required Keywords: #Indeed, Talroo, Chaplain, CPE, Clinical Pastoral Education, Religion, Counselor, Minister, Theology, Spiritual, Patient Advocacy . Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career • Medical, Dental, Vision plans • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000 • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave • Emergency Backup Care • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans • Life Insurance • 401k/403B with Employer Match • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 • Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development • Pet Insurance • Legal Resources Plan • Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center located in Woodbridge, VA is a 183-bed not-for-profit hospital. We combine the resources of a major health system with the compassionate, personalized care of a community hospital. We offer quiet, private rooms and quality care focused on safety and patient satisfaction. Our clinical services include advanced imaging, cancer services, cardiovascular care, emergency care, lab services, orthopedics, weight loss services and more, all powered through Sentara eCare®, a comprehensive electronic medical record system. In addition to our hospital, Sentara Health is enhancing access to healthcare services in Northern Virginia with outpatient and imaging centers in Lake Ridge, Lorton, Springfield and Alexandria, Va. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community. Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment. For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. 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