Chaplaincy Resident

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The chaplains atCedars‑Sinairepresent a wide array of religious, spiritual and cultural backgrounds. As a key part of your interdisciplinary healthcare team, they spend time with patients and their loved ones to provide spiritual support for people of all religions—or no religion—with compassion and understanding during your hospital stay.Chaplains also provide support to all who are experiencing grief and emotional/spiritual distress. When you work with aCedars‑Sinaichaplain, they become an integral part of your healthcare team and will work to ensure that you are cared for holistically.

Students in the multi-faith, accredited ACPE clinical pastoral education (CPE) program at Cedars-Sinai work directly with patients in a hospital setting. You will learn how to provide spiritual support to patients, their families and staff members in their time of need. Our interdisciplinary approach combines observation, hands-on experience, mentoring and academic instruction.

Why work here?

Beyond an outstanding benefit package and competitive salaries, we take pride in hiring the best, most committed employees. Our staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a multifaceted, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for.

What will I be doing in this role?

The Chaplaincy Resident will be completing a yearlong course of Clinical Pastoral Education training with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center CPE Program, and all job duties are performed under the direct supervision of an ACPE Certified Educator.

The CPE Resident will complete clinical hours at assigned facility via a clinical placement agreement Cedars-Sinai CPE Program, if applicable. The resident will report to an approved ACPE Preceptor, who will serve as the onsite mentor. The Preceptor will provide support for the Resident, address any site-specific needs, and provide reports and updates to the Cedars-Sinai CPE Center ACPE Certified Educator.

Over the course of the residency, the CPE Resident will gain sophisticated training in providing spiritual care services, including the spiritual support and ritualistic needs of patients, families, and staff through Cedars-Sinai CPE Program. The CPE Resident will participate in supervision.

• Under the direct supervision of and consultation with an ACPE Certified Educator or ACPE Certified Educator Candidate, the CPE Resident will be assigned to clinical areas to provide direct pastoral/spiritual care services to patients, families, and staff, chart documentation of patient visits, and coordinate referrals with CPE Interns assigned for clinical practice.
• Participates in multidisciplinary collaboration, including interdisciplinary rounds, checking in with unit staff, making appropriate referral following patient encounters, communicating, and advocating for patients’ spiritual needs and working with clinical departments to support the emotional/spiritual wellbeing of the patients. Supports staff care initiatives through various programs.
• Coordinates the restocking of spiritual care supplies and resources.
• Participate in and/or lead interfaith prayer services and special religious services for the hospital as requested.
• Supports after-hours emergencies on an as needed basis, as determined by and discussed with leadership.
• Under the direct supervision of and consultation with an ACPE Certified Educator or ACPE Certified Educator Candidate, the CPE Resident will participate in sophisticated training in providing spiritual care services.
• Participates in Cedars-Sinai Clinical Pastoral Education program with case conference groups, peer group sessions, individual supervision, didactic seminars, and ongoing evaluation of oneself and program for the minimum specified hours per week of group supervision with a Certified Educator/Candidate and CPE peer group to meet program and certification requirements.
• Participates in scheduled individual supervision with their ACPE Certified Educator or Certified Educator Candidate for the minimum specified requirements to meet program and certification requirements. Participates in weekly Cedars-Sinai Spiritual Care Department Staff Meetings.
• Helps support the faith specific religious/spiritual needs of patients by improving community relations with religious leaders and their spiritual care congregational members hospitalized, coordinating resources for holidays, such as Ramadan, Passover, and Shabbat.
• Supports on-boarding and orientation process of new CPE Interns at the beginning of each new CPE Unit, including responding to charting questions and facilitating orientation to Spiritual Care Resources on-site.
• Documents daily statistics reports of visits and services provided.

Experience/Skills Requirements:

Ability to engage in pastoral/spiritual caregiving to persons of any faith group.

Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to diverse religious, spiritual, and cultural practices, and values.

Ability to respond to people of diverse backgrounds in a caring and conscientious way, enabling them to make decisions, accept loss, and cope with crisis situations.

Ability to function effectively in crisis or under stress.

Capable of theological and spiritual reflection with persons.

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other staff members, managers, volunteers, administrators, patients, and families.

Ability to articulate and communicate spiritual and/or religious needs of patients to the multi-disciplinary health care team and to other chaplains/spiritual caregivers.

Ability to work collegially with and to appreciate community religious leaders and their gifts to the hospital spiritual care and ministry.

Ability to be organized, responsible, and diligent.

Ability to demonstrate flexibility, genuineness, sensitivity, and willingness to assist in other areas of pastoral/spiritual care duties.

Ability to be mobile and function with emergency responsibilities.

Ability to sustain sufficient physical and emotional health to deliver pastoral/spiritual care and participate in the CPE programs without detriment to themselves, other students or professionals, or patients.

Ability to demonstrate the capacity to consistently establish and maintain relationships at significant levels and be open to learning.

Ability to demonstrate a capacity to endure, at least, moderate amounts of crisis and change, which is a normal part of a healthcare organization.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree is required to meet the requirements of Level II CPE and with expressed curiosity about divinity, theology, religious and/or spiritual care.

Master’s Degree is preferred. Enrolled in or have completed a Master’s of Divinity program or appropriate equivalent degree-earning program leading to ordination or endorsement for chaplaincy or other faith-based service.

Licenses/Certifications Requirements:

1 Unit (400 clinical hours) of CPE accredited is required upon hire, ACPE preferred.

Experience providing spiritual care in a patient care setting and a minimum of 400 supervised hours is required.

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