Staff Chaplain Relief (Downtown)
Posting ID
140676
Department
Nursing Service/UIHC
Jobcode
Behavioral Health Consultant
Working Title
Staff Chaplain Relief (Downtown)
Details
Job Duties/Performance Expectations
- Assists patients and families with the development of Advance Directives and other end-of-life planning.
- Attends and actively participates in departmental activities and required hospital meetings and training.
- Cooperates with the Spiritual care and health care teams in assisting patients to make personal adjustments regarding their illness.
- Documents all patient care activity in the patient's medical record.
- Participates in hospital sponsored support groups.
- Participates in patient care conferences.
- Provides emotional support to patients, patient's families and staff through regular visits, prayer, comfort and consolation, spiritual counseling and worship.
- Researches and writes articlesas assigned.
- Takes on-call as assigned.
- Visits newly admitted patientsand initiates or recommends programs and services to meet patient and family needs.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Education or related field is required
Experience Requirements
- Three or more years of experience, equivalent to full time employment, working directly with individuals with challenging behaviors such as verbal and physical aggression, property destruction, or self-harm.
- One or more years of experience, equivalent to full time employment, working directly with individuals who are dealing with unanticipated life events, and doing so within a supportive care environment such as hospital, care center, educational setting, or correctional facility.
- Excellent verbal communication skills; including demonstrated positive, compassionate, and supportive interpersonal skills and experience leading and/or participating as a member of work teams and groups.
- Proficiency in computer software applications, including demonstrated experience using email, spreadsheets and word processing programs.
- Demonstrated experience promoting a diverse workforce/academic environment.
Desired Qualifications
- Certification or training in Chaplaincy
- Experience with Applied Behavior Analysis and treatment with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or challenging behavior desired.
- Experience with counseling such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Experience working with Adult psychiatry patients
- Experience with CPI (Crisis Prevention) or MOAB (Management of Aggressive Behavior) training
- Knowledge of University policies, procedures and regulations is desired.
Contact
EMILIO VILLAGRANA
Email: emilio-villagrana@uiowa.edu
Application Instructions
Please send your resume and cover letter to emilio-villagrana@uiowa.edu with the working job title in the subject line.
Ad Start Date
03/11/2024
Ad End Date
07/01/2024
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