Manager, Spiritual Care Services At Christian Hospital (BJC Healthcare)

Manager, Spiritual Care Services

Christian Hospital is recruiting for a Manager, Spiritual Care Services for their Chaplain Team. This leader will oversee a team of five FTEs. They will manage the spiritual care services at two hospitals along with working as a "working Chaplain." Hours: Monday-Friday (days) with occasional weekends/holiday on-call duties.

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state! The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as "high performing" in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition. Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24-hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

Spiritual Care provides intensive, inter-faith spiritual care and counseling to patients and their families, as well as all employee hospital staff members. Our comprehensive spiritual care and counseling practice includes spiritual care assessment, grief support, managing emotional stress, and sacramental/religious care. Our department is accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Inc., to educate students in the practice of clinical ministry. All of our chaplains hold advanced academic degrees in theology, and in some cases mental health, are professionally board certified as chaplains, and are endorsed for health care ministry by their respective faith traditions. Our chaplains are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Role Purpose

Provides direct supervision to Staff Chaplains, Contract Chaplains and Volunteers related to spiritual care of patients, families and staff. Participates in the development of department policies and procedures. Serves as a member of the Spiritual Care Department Leadership Team and contributes to the overall operations of the department.

Responsibilities

• Directs operations and integrates services within the work unit and with other departments.
• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families.
• Provides consultation to other members of the care team regarding spiritual issues and resources in patient and family care and regarding ethics.
• Implements and participates in hospital wide improvement of quality care processes and services.
• Manages individuals including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Master's Degree - Theology/related
• Experience: 2-5 years
• Supervisor Experience: 2-5 years

Licenses & Certifications

• Board Chaplain APC,NACC,AJC
• Ordination or eligible

Preferred Requirements

• Licenses & Certifications: Cert/Lic in Area of Expertise
• Organ/Tissue Donation Request

Benefits and Legal Statement

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• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer