Associate Chaplain Per Diem

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

Job Location:

Grand Rapids, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Cost Center

164 Pastoral Services

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Work Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Shift & Status

Who Are We

We at Pine Rest believe in the power of healing and that everyone in our community has the right to expert care for mental health and substance use disorders. We are much more than just the third largest non-profit behavioral health system in the country our 220-acre main campus and our network of clinical sites across Michigan. We are a tight-knit community of healers who witness the impact of our life-changing work each day.

Each day we are closing the gaps in access to care. We are innovating through leading-edge research testing programs and treatment modalities that others replicate across the country. Our services include a state-of-the-art psychiatric urgent care center and a soon-to-be-built pediatric behavioral health center outpatient inpatient partial hospitalization (day programs) assessment and testing residential addiction treatment and specialty services such as crisis response employee assistance programs forensic psychiatry and psychology and neuromodulation. On-the-job educational programs for nurses psychologists advanced practice providers psychiatrists and chaplains are equipping the next generation of care providers.

We are passionate about serving and are honored to be a part of this incredible work.

What Will You Do
As an Associate Chaplain at Pine Rest youll be part of tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. This roleprovides emotional and spiritual support to patients families and employees regarding their personal religious or philosophical needs in accordance with Pine Rests mission and values. Our associate chaplains are pursuing their CPE and provide spiritual care on an individual group or class level. Mature in their faith they are compassionate about serving individuals that are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. As a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team our associate chaplains have an understanding of psychology and provide support and input for the holistic care of the persons served. As employees experience work stress and emotional fatigue associate chaplains offer supportive care so employees can continue to work effectively. Associate chaplains are able to relate to a wide range of ages faiths backgrounds and are dedicated to excellent customer service enthusiastic about the care we offer and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide spiritual comfort through individual and group prayer and scripture reading share devotional readings/thoughts music communion and meet individual spiritual needs.
Respect cultural and ethnic diversity yet keep our Christian foundational values and Christian identity.
Periodically conduct Sunday worship services.
Comfortable with assisting patients and residents with their spiritual needs. Part of this process is performing spiritual assessments and providing spiritual care based upon the assessments and memorial/funeral services for patients or residents who pass away. Memorial services have been interactive in the past allowing grieving staff and residents a chance to speak informally at the service. There is also prayer music and a message of hope.
Limited documentation of the visit is helpful to provide the staff with insight into the spiritual needs of the patients or residents for continuity of care.
Documents in the Electronic Charting software summaries of individual and group ministry with patients according to Pastoral Services Department standards.

What Does This Role Require

Education/Experience:

Knowledge of theology spiritual development and pastoral counseling at a level normally acquired through completion of a Masters of Divinity degree or equivalent training at an accredited theological seminary or school.
Minimum of 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education training required for Per Diem employees.
Endorsement as a Chaplain by ones denomination of faith group or obtainable within one year of hire.
Approximately two years ministry experience preferably in chaplaincy.

What Benefits Do We Offer

Medical dental vision & life insurance plans
403(b) retirement match contribution by Pine Rest
Generous PTO for full and part time employees
Tuition assistance & loan forgiveness
Employee Assistance Program offering many free and discounted services for therapy legal accounting gym membership etc.
Partnership with Davenport University provides generous discount on tuition for employees and family members.

Notice:

Pine Rest provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma GED or college transcripts.

Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is also part of our background process.

Required Experience:

Cost Center164 Pastoral ServicesScheduled Weekly Hours0Work ShiftFirst Shift (United States of America)Shift & StatusWho Are WeWe at Pine Rest believe in the power of healing and that everyone in our community has the right to expert care for mental health and substance use disorders. We are much mo...