Chaplain Pool BH in Phoenix, Arizona at Valleywise Health System

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Pastoral Theology, Pastoral Counseling, Religion, or a related field.
• Prefer Master's of Divinity or an equivalent combination of training and progressively responsible experience that will result in the required specialized knowledge and abilities to perform the assigned work.
• Must have successful completion of one to four (1-4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) from a nationally accredited Chaplain Program, preferably Healthcare Chaplain Ministry Association, Professional Chaplains, or Association of Clinical Pastoral Education.

• Minimum of two (2) years of service/ministry experience as a Chaplain and/or equivalent (Clinical Pastoral Education CPE).
• Preferred experience in a hospital and/or in a behavioral health setting.

Specialized Training:

• Behavioral Health Areas: Requires Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training.

• Must have a solid standing within his or her denomination, as evidenced by ecclesiastical endorsement.
• Demonstrates value placed on the importance of working as a team both within and outside the department.
• Ability to be assertive, resilient, and empathetic.
• Must be in good physical and emotional health. Ability and stamina to minister/serve patients, families and staff with varying physical and mental dysfunctions.
• Must be able to work in an acute setting with individuals who have mental illness and may have experienced trauma due to violence, abuse or neglect, and/or substance abuse and bring hope.
• Must have flexibility of work schedule, programs, and services and ability to work in both Medical and Behavioral Health setting with little direct supervision of work.
• Ability to work with community spiritual support providers of pluralistic faith backgrounds.
• Ability to conduct, facilitate, and provide assistance and support to community spiritual support providers who may provide positive spiritually based coping activities by utilizing non-denominational, religious, and inter-faith services that may include worship services, spirituality groups, recovery groups, and faith based groups, for patients, family, and staff, when requested, scheduled or directed.
• Have good verbal and written communication skills.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary team approach to patient care.
• Requires the ability to read, write and speak effectively in English.