PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Hospital - Whittier, PIH Health Hospital - Downey and PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, 27 outpatient medical locations, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is recognized by Watson Health as one of the nation’s Top Hospitals, and College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. PIH Health is certified as a Great Place to Work TM. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
- Engage in culturally appropriate spiritual care conversations, assessing and addressing spiritual needs for people of all faith traditions and/or no spiritual affiliation.
- Coordinate patient coverage with staff chaplains and other student chaplains on assigned units.
- Develop collegial relationships with interdisciplinary staff on assigned units.
- Participate in activities, special events, and services sponsored by the Spiritual Care Department.
- Attend and participate in interdisciplinary rounds as appropriate, representing patient’s spiritual and emotional interests.
- Respond to patient, family, and staff requests for spiritual support, getting consultation as needed.
- Maintain accurate documentation regarding patient visitations.
- Demonstrate PIH Health System’s vision of “Patients First” care.
- Actively participate with Spiritual Care Department staff as a student representative member of the team in meeting and joint activities for the benefit of the hospital.
- Actively fulfill the requirements of the CPE program.
- Conduct one’s self in accordance with PIH Health policies and ACPE Code of Ethics.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skills
- Demonstrated ability to engage the clinical learning model (action-reflection-new action) of ACPE.
- Apply excellent communication and teamwork skills to maintain successful working relationships with team members and various groups throughout the system.
- Listen effectively. Build appropriate rapport. Use diplomacy and tact.
- Demonstrate ingenuity, self-reliance and resourcefulness. Able to take needed action without direct Instructions.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated success building rapport, trust, and credibility with patients/families.
- Exemplary personal-responsibility and follow-though as demonstrated in prior roles requiring frequent self-direction, effective time management, and appropriate boundary maintenance in both inpatient and outpatient contexts.
- Promote cooperation with other work units, ensure team members are treated fairly, encourage teamwork behaviors.
Required Experience
- Completion of bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- Completion of (or significant progress in) a graduate level theological or related degree
- Successful completion of at least one unit of CPE
- Chaplain Residents must be accepted into the ACPE Certified CPE program by the CPE Certified Educator
Beyond the benefits that come with working for the area's leading community healthcare provider – one that also recognizes the need to ensure patient safety and comfort – you'll enjoy an extremely competitive compensation and benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek diversity in our workforce. EOE M/F/D/V