Palliative Care Chaplain
Where
Valley View Hospital
Glenwood Springs, CO, United States
Description
Join a team of Chaplains--providing spiritual care and emotional support to Valley View patients and families. Must have clinical pastoral education and be working toward certifications.
The Palliative Care inpatient Chaplain plays a critical role in supporting the emotional, psychosocial, and/or spiritual needs of hospitalized patients and families facing life-limiting or complex medical conditions. The Chaplain also serves as an essential collaborator in delivering holistic, person-centered care within the hospital setting.
Position is based in an acute care hospital setting. This is a full-time position, 4 8-hour weekdays, 32 hours a week.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
• Provide bedside psychosocial and/or spiritual assessments of hospitalized patients referred to palliative care.
• Offer real-time emotional support, counseling, crisis intervention, and/or spiritual care to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Facilitate family meetings and goals-of-care discussions in collaboration with physicians or nurse practitioners.
• Help patients and families navigate complex medical decisions, ethical dilemmas, and advance care planning.
• Assess and address grief, anticipatory loss, existential distress, and cultural/spiritual concerns.
• Advocate for patient values, dignity, and preferences within the hospital environment.
• Collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, case managers, and other disciplines to ensure continuity of care.
• Document assessments, interventions, and care plans clearly and promptly in the electronic health record.
• Participate in daily interdisciplinary team rounds and contribute to holistic care planning.
• Assist provider in coordinating family meetings, including visits with and calls to families to explain Palliative Care and reason for consultation.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides and administers spiritual care and services for patients, families/visitors and staff who are in spiritual and/or emotional distress or need in the midst of trauma, stress, crisis, illness and/or medical treatment.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
• Required: Minimum of two units (two years) of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), Board Certification or Board-eligible through ACPE, CPSP, SCA, CSCPF, etc.
• Preferred: 4 years CPE
• Preferred: Board certified or certification eligible in good standing with a national chaplaincy certification association
Experience:
• Experience in palliative care, inpatient hospital settings, hospice, oncology, ICU, or emergency care.
• Strong background in serious illness conversations, family systems, grief counseling, and/or spiritual care in acute settings.
Skills & Attributes:
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, family systems, grief counseling, and/or spiritual care in acute settings.
• Compassionate, culturally competent, and nonjudgmental approach to care.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Skilled in conflict resolution, emotional de-escalation, and navigating family dynamics.
SALARY
• Starting wage dependent upon education, experience and skill set
• Position wage range: $21.23 to $31.22/hour
BENEFITS
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
• Employer paid basic life coverage with buy-up coverage options
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for health care and dependent care.
• Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), Paid Sick/Bereavement Leave under Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), leaves of absence.
• Tuition Assistance Available
• Retirement Plan 401(a)
• Retirement Plan 403(b) plans with employer matching contributions.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discount on Valley View Medical Services
• Employee voluntary benefits such as Discounted RFTA bus passes, discounted gym memberships, Corporate Ski passes, free car seat for new Valley View babies born or adopted by Valley View employee(s)
• Free Use of Sunlight and Aspen SkiCo day passes, based on availability.
• Loan Repayment:
Valley View is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program!
APPLICATION SUBMISSION END DATE
• This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.
About Us
Located between Aspen and Vail, along the Colorado River, Glenwood Springs is a mecca for outdoor adventures in our beautiful mountains. When you are looking to relax, we also have the largest hot springs pool in the world. As a community with a population of about 10,000, Glenwood Springs is an ideal size.
Valley View Hospital offers exceptional benefits, including a robust health and dental plan; vision and life insurance; defined contribution pension plan; 403(b); and generous accrual of vacation/sick days. Relocation and other financial assistance may apply, along with many more employee perks.
At Valley View, our mission is to provide convenient, connected care to the communities of Western Colorado with scope, technology, and expertise that are rarely found in regional hospitals.