GENERAL SUMMARY:

　　Provide a collaborative and inclusive approach to pastoral care by ministering holistically to the spiritual needs of patients, their families, medical staff and administration. Reports to the Supervisor of Spiritual Support Services.

　　PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Attend daily interdisciplinary team meetings and collaborate with the interdisciplinary palliative medicine team, sharing important psycho-social, spiritual, and family dynamic concerns.

　　Participate in family care conferences with interdisciplinary team.

　　Help interpret spiritual distress and its effect on patient decision-making.

　　Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients of diverse backgrounds.

　　Develop relationships with community faith leaders and cultural brokers, building the sources of support available for specific needs

　　Provide institutional leadership through spiritual care education for all disciplines

　　Support end-of-life decision making and provide spiritual support during the dying process.

　　Perform Advanced Care Planning conversations and document in the EMR

　　Provide in the moment bereavement support

　　Collaborates with palliative social workers and nurses to perform bereavement follow-up calls and connect families with hospice and other community resources for follow-up bereavement support.

　　Develop self-care activities to engage the palliative medicine team and other hospital staff in self-reflection regarding their own spirituality.

　　Lead debriefing sessions for the palliative medicine team and other hospital staff after a difficult patient death.

　　Through structured activities and embedded in daily work, provides spiritual care education for the palliative care fellows, rotating learners, and team.

　　EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

　　· Master’s degree in theology, Pastoral Studies, or a related field.

　　· Palliative Care and Hospice Advanced Certification (PCHAC) (with either NACC or BCCI or any accredited National certifying bodies), preferred or required within the first year of hire.

　　· For Chaplain only: Two (2) basic and two (2) advanced units of CPE toward certification within one year of hire. (Not required for Priest) Certification preferred.

　　· Minimum of 2-5 years’ experience in spiritual care ministry in a hospital and or hospice care setting preferred.

　　· Endorsement from congregation leadership

　　Additional Information

　　Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus

　　Additional Details

　　This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

　　Overview

　　Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a $6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one of the nation’s oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region’s major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and remaining Michigan’s fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses, pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians. visitHenryFord.com.Benefits

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