Staff Chaplain-Bronson Battle Creek

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Location

BBC Bronson Battle Creek

Title

Staff Chaplain- Bronson Battle Creek, Variable Shift- Part Time

Job Title: Staff Chaplain
Location: Bronson Battle Creek
Department: Spiritual Care
Shift: Part Time- 24hrs/wk Variable Shift

Schedule: Two 12-hour shifts being 11-1130, and the other 8-830

Benefits Eligible

The Staff Chaplain provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff across all ages throughout the hospital. The chaplain helps individuals draw on their faith and spiritual beliefs to cope with illness, trauma, stress, and loss. This role is an integral part of the interdisciplinary care team, ensuring holistic patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess the spiritual needs of patients and families.

• Offer spiritual guidance and support during times of illness, trauma, and stress.

• Visit newly admitted patients and those with special requests in assigned units.

• Provide regular support in critical care waiting areas.

• Conduct follow-up visits as appropriate.

• Respond to all Code Blue and Trauma Alerts to offer crisis support.

• Communicate effectively with families during medical emergencies.

• Accurately document chaplaincy services in the patient's medical record.

• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care.

• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to integrate spiritual care into treatment plans.

• Provide culturally competent and age-appropriate care.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Divinity degree or equivalent strongly preferred, from a graduate school accredited by a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

• Strongly prefer a minimum of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) from a program accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE).

• ACPE Board Certification preferred. Board Certification is accepted from:

  • Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)

  • National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC)

  • National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC)

• Must be in good standing and credentialed for practice in the state of Michigan.

• Experience in healthcare chaplaincy preferred.

• Ability to work effectively in crisis situations and across diverse faith traditions.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills.

Highlights of Working at Bronson Battle Creek:

• Mission-Driven Culture: Be part of a team that values compassion, respect, and excellence in care.

• Community-Focused: Located in a vibrant community with a strong commitment to holistic health and well-being.

• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with physicians, nurses, social workers, and support staff in a highly integrated care model.

• Professional Development: Opportunities for continuing education, certification support, and chaplaincy leadership roles.

• Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, wellness resources, and more.

• Recognition & Support: A hospital that recognizes the vital role spiritual care plays in patient and staff wellness.

Master of Divinity degree or equivalent strongly preferred from a graduate school accredited by a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Strongly prefer a minimum of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), from a program accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education.
ACPE Board Certification is preferred. Board Certification is accepted from the Association of Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, or the National Association of Jewish Chaplains.Must be in good standing and valid in the state of Michigan.
• Must have demonstrated human relation skills including verbal and written communication, problem solving, advocacy, assertiveness and empathy skills.
• Must be able to work in and cope with a changing environment and be able to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Must be able to role model pastoral identity and skills for Clinical Pastoral Education students.
• Ability to practice within the guidelines of Pastoral Care Department Policies and Procedures necessary.
• Must be proficient in using Word, Outlook to communicate and Epic to document in the electronic medical record.
• Interpersonal skills to work with distressed and anxious patients, families, and employees.
• Analytical ability to assess persons’ spiritual needs and sense of well-being and find appropriate solutions to problems.
• An empathy for the problems experienced by patients, families and employees; commitment to help the distressed.
• Communication skills necessary to counsel patients, families, and employees.
• Ability to work together with other disciplines to facilitate the spiritual needs of patients and their families.
Work which produces levels of mental/visual fatigue which are typical of jobs that perform a wide variety of duties with frequent and significant uncontrollable deadlines. Work may include the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT up to 40 percent of the time.
Involves considerable standing or walking, regular lifting of light-weight objects (i.e., 20 pounds or less) and assisting with heavier tasks such as assisting in lifting and moving patients. Minor straining or fatiguing positions must be assumed, and some fatiguing physical motions are required.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a safe environment and communicate effectively with all age groups of patients served by the Pastoral Care Department.
• Performs pastoral care responsibilities as assigned by manager.
• Responds to requests for pastoral care in a timely manner.
• Provides pastoral care and crisis intervention throughout the hospital.
• Appropriately triages calls and arranges for additional assistance when necessary.
• Participates in offering worship opportunities.
• Participates in meeting ritual and sacramental needs.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings and rounds.
• Serves on institutional committees as appointed.
• Assists in the coordination of clergy and pastoral visitors from the religious community.
• Assists family to use their faith system in coping with death; provides support to the family as appropriate when they view body; assists family in completing all necessary paperwork i.e. funeral home release, etc. Supports staff in dealing with their emotion in loss of a patient.
• Educates patients and family regarding Power of Attorney for Health Care; assists with finding witnesses.
• Completes departmental on-call records by end of shift.
• Maintains a working relationship between the department of Pastoral Services and medical staff, nursing staff, and other departments.
• Participation in Clinical Pastoral Education Program as resource when requested.
• Contributes as able to spiritual care and pastoral education through publication, teaching, and research.
• We strongly encourage the participation in continuing education which is provided by the department.
• Provides pastoral services in such a way as to accomplish the institutional, as well as the departmental objectives for continuous quality improvement. Functions in such a manner that reflects the mission and vision of Bronson Healthcare Group.
• Functions within the Common Code of Ethics for Chaplains, Pastoral Counselors, Pastoral Educators, and Students.

Shift

Variable

Time Type

Part time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Cost Center

1900 Pastoral Care (BBC)

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