Chaplain

The Chaplain provides spiritual care, counseling, and crisis intervention for patients, families, and team members of Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO). The Chaplain offers spiritual guidance and resources during hospitalization and periods of illness, crisis and loss, providing services to a diverse population encompassing all faiths.

Additional Information

Department Name: Spiritual Care
Job Status: 40hrs FT
Shift: Sunday 8-4:30 Tues-Thurs 9:30-6

Qualifications

• Education: Master of Divinity, Pastoral Counseling, Theology, or related field; 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education at an ACPE accredited teaching center.
• Experience: One (1) year of spiritual care or pastoral ministry experience.
• Certification(s): Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) eligible. Certification completion within two years of start of employment.
• Licensure(s): Endorsement for Ministry in a Hospital setting or Certificate of Ordination by a recognized religious organization within two (2) years of hire.

Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

Neonate - <30 days

Infancy - >30 days to 1yr

Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs

Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs

School age - >5yrs to 13yrs

Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs

Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Assesses the source of internal strength (spiritual or faith tradition) for patients, families, and team members. Responds to spiritual care needs when dealing with illness, trauma, crisis, end of life, stress, and loss. Documents interventions and services provided.
2. Performs religious rites, services, and acts as a resource collaborating with community faith leaders.
3. Leads crisis debrief and coordinates with organizational resources for staff spiritual resilience.
4. Provides spiritual care materials for the support of patients and families. Supports team members with their spiritual resiliency and compassion development.
5. Provides spiritual services in alignment with departmental and organizational objectives and strategies.
6. Establishes and maintains rapport with faith leaders and spiritual community partners. Networks and sustains faith community or spiritual community partnerships.
7. Specializes in pediatric spiritual care related to a specific medical field, participates in annual continuing education.
8. Participates in education about grief and bereavement and research opportunities within the hospital and wider research community. Participates in programming spiritual concepts to meet the needs of families and staff.
9. Participates in educational and research opportunities within the hospital or wider research community. Participates in departmental meetings and projects as assigned.

Other Information

SCOPE & LEVEL

Guidelines: Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.

Complexity: Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.

Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non-routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.

Communications: Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.

Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

Physical Requirements

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good

Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good

Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Occasional.

Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Occasional.

Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Occasional.

Exposure: Exposure to dampness: Occasional.

Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.

Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.

Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $54,790.77 to $82,186.16

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.