Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Manager, Spiritual Health and Education, the Supervisor, Spiritual Health Chaplaincy Services ensures the emotional and spiritual needs of the patients served are respected and addressed. Supports the TGH commitment to holistic and integrative care that addresses physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs, taking into consideration multiple elements of cultural and ethnic diversity, social conditions, systems and family issues. Responsible for performing job duties and implementing the mission, vision and goals of the Spiritual Health and Education Department and Tampa General Hospital.

Essential Functions:

• Provides day to day leadership and direction to the staff chaplains providing daily supportive duties to the patients and families of Tampa General Hospital.
• Independently acquires, processes and reports requested data related to lives touched, productivity standards and effectiveness measures associated with a successful chaplaincy programs.
• Provides direct support to staff chaplains ensuring the communication of patient issues is consistent, the emotional needs of the department are met and organizational expectations are measured and reported.
• Understands and articulates the duties and expectations of a successful Spiritual Health department and ensures that all team members operate in accordance with expected guidelines.
• Acts as a resource for ongoing professional development of TGH clinical chaplains.
• Maintains a clinical presence on assigned clinical units.
• Provides on-call coverage to the department to include crisis management, scheduling adjustments, support for chaplains and disaster management roles as needed.
• Participates in formal and informal needs assessment process. Meets identified learning needs as demonstrated by: collaborative relationships with managers, educators and other departments.
• Ensures scheduling of shifts in collaboration with education program to meets the needs of patients and families.
• Responsible for skill set evaluation and feedback to chaplains under the supervision of the Manager.

Qualifications

• Master of Divinity or equivalent.
• Board Certification by recognized professional chaplaincy organization (e.g. Association of Professional Chaplains, National Association of Catholic Chaplains, Association of Jewish Chaplains, etc.).
• Completion of 4 Units of CPE (Internship I, Residency II-IV) with an accredited ACPE site.
• Previous experience in ministry and five (5) years of healthcare-based chaplaincy experience. At minimum of those, two (2) years in a leadership role in a large, complex academic medical setting.
• Hospital-based positions require previous health care experience in the appropriate pastoral care area such as mental health, women's services, trauma, pediatrics, etc.
• Ordination or endorsement by an acknowledged ecclesiastical body.