at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Winfield, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Location Winfield, Illinois
Business Unit Central DuPage Hospital
Job REQID 132679
Job Function Mental Health/Social Services
Shift Day Job (1st)
Benefits
$10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
$10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
$1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
$250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
Matching 401(k)
Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
Life insurance
Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
Paid time off and Holiday pay
Pay Starting at: $27.83+ per hour based on experience
Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you'll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
We recognize where you've been, and we support where you're headed. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and culture of service.
Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment.
Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that support your physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.
Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce-led resource groups.
From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.
Description
The Chaplain reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
Chaplains support spiritual well-being by assisting patients, families, and staff members to cope with the uncertainty, stress, and critical demands of the hospital setting. Chaplains are patient-centered in their approach, supporting others to identify sources of meaning and hope by drawing upon the values, beliefs, religious resources, and spiritual practices that are most nourishing for them. Chaplains' scope of practice includes: conducting spiritual assessments and tailoring interventions to the individualized needs of patients; providing emotional and spiritual support; guiding advance care planning conversations to advocate for patient needs and wishes; facilitating religious rituals, providing sacraments, and leading prayer, blessings, and guided meditations; serving as a liaison to community clergy; and collaborating on clinical cases, ethics discussions, and hospital initiatives as an active member of the inter-professional team.
The chaplain reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
Provides spiritual care to patients, families, and staff:
Provides compassionate spiritual care to patients and families of all backgrounds through direct visitation, and by telephone, as needed.
Conducts a spiritual assessment, provides appropriate interventions, and develops a care plan.
Consults with the interdisciplinary team when making an assessment and coordinating the plan of care.
Facilitates meaning-making conversations, inclusive of, but not limited to, suffering, grief, and loss.
Documents all patient/family encounters in the medical record.
Incorporates the patient's support network, i.e., family, friends, religious community, etc., when appropriate and possible.
Guides advance care planning conversations and supports patients to apply their values in decision-making.
Serves as a resource to staff regarding advance directives and ethical issues.
Provides supportive care to staff via one-on-one consultation and group debriefings.
Contributes to a culture of safety by utilizing safety tools and being alert to practices and processes that could benefit from quality improvement initiatives.
Provides Spiritual Leadership:
Provides for the sacramental needs of patients, family members, and staff.
Officiates services and ceremonies for patients, family members, and staff as appropriate and upon request.
Creatively uses rituals and blessings with hospital staff to mark transitions and honor the sacredness of the work. Participates in the... For full info follow application link.
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