Job Description:

The Acute Care Chaplain works within the healthcare continuum providing emotional, spiritual, and religious care for patients, families, and staff. The Chaplain is responsible to utilize effective communication skills with all patients, volunteers, and staff in a timely, concise, clear, and positive manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• This position adheres to the Joint Commission standards of Spiritual Care and the Common Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains.  
• Patient and caregiver experience is improved through a variety of means including active listening, supportive dialogue, prayer, and meditation.  
• Chaplains provide support during a wide variety of clinical scenarios including chronic illness, sudden changes in health status, adjustments to new and chronic illness, and end-of-life situations (including codes whenever possible). They coordinate with local clergy for religious rituals and sacraments as needed and may assist with advance directive preparation and advance care planning. 
• Chaplains may lead or coordinate Intermountain caregiver self-care activities, including individual work with caregivers, staff outreach, and group support activities.
• This position consults and collaborates with other members of the interdisciplinary team and contributes to the patient plan of care as appropriate, providing a spiritual perspective on ethical decision-making related to treatment and other health care issues as appropriate.
• Chaplains demonstrate continued professional growth and development through participation in education programs and review of current literature and develop, lead, and/or participate in appropriate support groups as appropriate. 
• These duties are performed in a manner that assures that all documentation meets requirements for accuracy and timeliness, and reflects services provided, billing requirements, patient/caregiver needs, and confidentiality.  Chaplains maintain confidentiality of business and health information in accordance with HIPAA and state regulations, and Intermountain policies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree at an accredited school or an equivalent four years of CPE and/or Chaplain work experience.
• Two or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) . (Any CPE organization)
• Endorsement training from chaplain’s faith organization or a certifying body.
• Maintain ordination/commissioning and endorsement from individual’s faith background. Verified upon hire and every five years.
• Demonstrated familiarity with and respect for spiritual, religious and cultural diversity.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally, in writing, using technology.
• Willing to work as part of a team in an interfaith, inter-spiritual, interdisciplinary multicultural setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master in Divinity or a related field
• Four or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
• Board Certified Clinical Chaplain certification from a recognized Chaplaincy program (Required within 2 years of hire APC or SCA)
• One or more years of experience as a professional Chaplain in a healthcare setting. 
• Experience working with Palliative Care/Hospice patients.
• Ability to understand, speak, write and read the Spanish language

Physical Requirements:

Location:

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital

Work City:

St George

Work State:

Utah

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 packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment todiversity, equity, and inclusion.

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.

All positions subject to close without notice.