Chaplain (Palliative Care) - Fulltime - Afternoons (12p - 8:30p) - Detroit

Specific Duties And ResponsibilitiesOperates at height of a chaplain’s scope of practice consistently demonstrating all professional competencies that are required for board certification, including operating in evidence-based practice. Serves as a specialist in spiritual/existential care on an interdisciplinary palliative medicine team: Attends daily interdisciplinary team meetings and collaborates with the interdisciplinary palliative medicine team, sharing important psycho-social, spiritual/existential and family dynamic concerns. Collaborates with palliative care team to participate in family care conferences, advance care planning and medical decision-making, and other palliative generalist support within the chaplain’s scope of practice. Works with an appropriate spiritual assessment model to fully assess spiritual and existential pain, drive chaplain’s interventions, and contribute meaningfully to the plan of care. Appropriately meets the spiritual and religious needs of patients, families, and team members from a diversity of faith backgrounds, including those of no faith. Collaboratively provides bereavement and end-of-life care for patients and their families, and supports team members with their own grief in caring for patients at the end-of-life Provides institutional leadership through spiritual care education and advocacy for all disciplines, including residents and fellows, at Henry Ford Detroit. Develops and facilitates non-religious spiritual formation, debriefing sessions, and self-care rituals to support palliative care team colleagues as well as other team members in need of support in difficult cases. Collaborates with the spiritual care team at Henry Ford Detroit to ensure palliative care patient needs are met on evenings and weekends.Education Master's degree in divinity, Theology, or a related field from an accredited school is required. 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education 3-5 years of healthcare experience as a chaplain is preferred.Additional Information Organization: Henry Ford Health Main Hospital Department: Pastoral Spiritual Care 001 Henry Ford Health Location: Henry Ford Main Shift: Full time eveningsAdditional InformationOrganization: Corporate ServicesDepartment: Ascension MinistryShift: Evening JobUnion Code: Not Applicable