Chaplain

**About Corewell Health South – Lakeland Hospitals** The health system comprises three hospitals, an outpatient surgery center, a regional cancer center, rehabilitation centers, two long-term care residences, home care and hospice services, and 34 affiliate physician practice locations. We provide both inpatient and outpatient medical services throughout Southwest Michigan. **Scope of Work** * Conducts and records spiritual assessments of patients in a manner which is useful to departmental colleagues and members of interdisciplinary healthcare teams. * Provides pastoral care, counsel, emotional support and spiritual/religious rituals—as requested and appropriate--to patients, families and staff. Otherwise, the chaplain identifies additional, available resources and assists with referrals. Carefully documents interventions provided. * Collaborates closely with departmental colleagues around shared responsibilities, timely referrals, accurate charting and logging, flexibility in helping with unexpected involvements during a shift, making patient hand-offs and follow-ups, taking pager coverage, and offering mutual support. * Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary health care team in identifying holistic approaches to patient care needs, and in facilitating progress towards resolution of these needs or the patient’s/family’s adjustment to illness or injury. * Plans and leads chapel and memorial services, as assigned/authorized, according to a schedule or on special occasions. Provides sacraments in fitting ways and contexts as needs/requests for them emerge. Offers to make appropriate referrals when a particular valid request is outside of the chaplain’s ability to provide. * Demonstrates the ability to facilitate small groups within the organization or community (e.g., committee leadership, support group guidance and facilitation of patient/family decision making). * Provides in-service education for relevant hospital units, nursing/medical students, exten