Job Description

Opportunity for religious professionals to develop specialized competence and decision-making in focused areas of healthcare ministry including palliative care, ethics, pediatrics, behavioral health, community engagement, leadership and trauma. Called upon during emergencies, crises, and moral distress situations. Offers care and support by conducting spiritual/emotional assessments and uses interventions to develop a spiritual care plan for patients, families, and staff to ensure continuity of care. Collaborates with key stakeholders in clinical settings and aids in the preparation of the materials required for board certification. Provides pastoral care, leads, and trains in assigned areas through shift rotations. Participates in self-directed and group learning processes.

• Ordination or equivalent is required. Requires affiliation in a religious/faith community.
• Requires quality patient care, communication and crisis intervention skills.
• Requires knowledge of the action/reflection model of Clinical Pastoral Education.
• Requires knowledge in fields of theology and ethics in health care and behavioral sciences.
• Requires effective written and verbal communication skills. Must be Chaplain Research Literate. Masters of Divinity, Masters of Theology, or equivalent theological degree is required.
• Requires successful completion of a Clinical Pastoral Education Residency (total of 4 Level I and Level II units) in a center accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (One West Court Square, Suite 325, Decatur, GA 30030).

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.