CPE Intern

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Position Summary

One component of the Institute of Spiritual Health and Wellness is to oversee the CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) program for Residents and Interns at Northside Hospital—Atlanta and Northside Hospital—Gwinnett. In those settings they will serve alongside staff chaplains providing pastoral and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff. This is an extension of CHRIS 180’s mission to heal children, strengthen families and build community. The Chaplain Intern works at Northside Hospital, Inc. to provide emotional and spiritual care to the patients, families, and staff within the healthcare system. Under the supervision of the director of the Institute, a Certified Educator or a Certified Educator Candidate will work to help patients, families and staff find the spiritual path that will help lead to their healing. Participate with interdisciplinary staff at their assigned hospital to provide wholistic care conducive to helping individuals find their spiritual path without imposing one’s own perspectives. Provides spiritual care throughout the day, during evening and throughout the overnight shift according to a negotiated schedule. That care is provided through conversation, prayer, rituals, and presence depending on the needs of the patient.

Role and Responsibilities

1. Commits to working in the area of spiritual care with an openness to all forms of spirituality and a willingness to learn about spiritual faith or practices with which they are unfamiliar.

2. Works with the staff chaplains and resident chaplains of Northside Hospital, Inc. to build supportive relationships with patients, families and staff within the healthcare system.

3. Will be available, under supervision, to provide short-term spiritual care to people in moral or spiritual distress, experiencing physical or emotional trauma

4. Provides spiritual care services to patients and families which might involve providing rituals and services in response to community events or traumas.

5. Participates, as needed, in on call rotation with all CPE students and occasionally staff chaplains at a Northside Hospital location.

6. Assists in carrying out the mission and values of CHRIS 180 while upholding the standards of excellence of Northside Hospital, Inc.

7. Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with CHRIS 180’s policies and procedures.

8. Complies with the Association of Professional Chaplains’ Common Standards for Professional Chaplaincy as well as the Common Code of Ethics for Chaplains, Counselors and Pastoral Educators and the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education’s Code of Professional Ethics for ACPE Members.

9. Also complies with the policies and best practices of CHRIS 180.

Other duties as assigned by the site supervisor and educator.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed

CLIENT POPULATION

Chaplains must demonstrate and maintain current knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/services appropriate to the age of the clients served in their program. The grid below identifies the age group(s) of patients served, the nature of services provided and the skills necessary to provide the care appropriate for the ages of the patients served by this position.

Ages of Individual Served (Child/Adolescent/Adult/Geriatric)- Spiritual Assessments & Care/Treatment

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

1. Some training in theological reflection; enough to speak about spiritual and theological issues with passion and cognitive understanding.

2. In good standing with one’s ecclesiastical/denominational/spiritual community.

3. Open, flexible, sensitive to cultural and religious diversity.

4. Ability to do evening and weekend work as needed.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to effectively present spiritual and non-medical information and respond to questions from patients, families, and staff.

Ability to initiate and build healthy relationships for the betterment of those people entrusted to the care of the intern.

Ability to write reports, chart notes, verbatims, reflections, business, or pastoral correspondence in line with the responsibilities of a chaplain.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Basic mathematical skills

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS

SERVICE EXCELLENCE BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS

1. Live the values of CHRIS 180.

2. Treat people as individuals with courtesy, dignity, respect, and politeness.

3. Respect the privacy and confidentiality of others.

4. Provide information and explanations as needed.

5. Provide timely response.

6. Be professional in your appearance and in your actions.

7. Take the initiative to problem solve.

8. Create and maintain a calm environment.

9. Be a telephone professional.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Possible exposure to infectious/contagious diseases, confrontational behaviors, assisting with community residents and a violent incident.

CORPORATE COMPLIANCE

The employee agrees to comply with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, rules, regulations, and standards of conduct relating to the position and has a duty to report any suspected violations of the law or the standards of conduct to his or her immediate supervisor, the Business and Ethical Conduct Committee or the Chief Executive Officer.

Schedule

Flexible as the hours may vary, but a minimum of 40 hours a week and any hours over 40 will be compensated with time off.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.