{"id":4632,"date":"2024-02-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=4632"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:00:24","slug":"bereav-spiritual-svcs-crd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/bereav-spiritual-svcs-crd\/","title":{"rendered":"Bereav\/Spiritual Svcs Crd"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

21406 (NE H SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional)
\n23035 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional)<\/p>\n

BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a member of the health care team, provide professional spiritual care\/spiritual health services.<\/p>\n

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Provide spiritual care and wellbeing services to patients, their caregivers, and staff\/faculty; and exercise independent decision-making authority and expertise specific to assigned area of practice.<\/p>\n

TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of a multidisciplinary team, provide emotional and spiritual support and interventions to address the spiritual and existential distress of patients and families;
\nProvide specialty consultation to health care staff\/faculty regarding psychosocial and spiritually focused aspects of client\/patient care;
\nAct as Spiritual Care Provider for the institution; prepare, create, and conduct rituals including remembrance gatherings for staff; lead formal and informal debriefs for staff (post code, grief support, moral distress support, and traumatic events);<\/p>\n

Offer support and consultation to the spiritual\/religious\/existential needs of persons of all backgrounds;<\/p>\n

Conduct group sessions, seminars, and individual counseling;<\/p>\n

Participate in the continuing education of staff\/faculty in the area of spiritual care and well-being;<\/p>\n

Participate in formal and informal teaching of health care professionals, health sciences students, and the general community;<\/p>\n

Arrange for appropriate spiritual community leaders as requested by patients\/caregivers.<\/p>\n

Make timely referrals to hospital and community agencies including those required by any mandatory reporting laws such as child and vulnerable adult abuse;<\/p>\n

Maintain appropriate documentation;<\/p>\n

May participate in health sciences teaching activities, research studies, and projects;<\/p>\n

May participate in or chair departmental program development activities or committees;<\/p>\n

Perform other duties as assigned.<\/p>\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four units in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) spiritual care training program and\/or employment experience
\nAND
\nMaster of Divinity or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited seminary or graduate school<\/p>\n

AND<\/p>\n

Currently ordained, commissioned, certified, or otherwise endorsed for chaplaincy by, and in good standing with a nationally recognized religious, humanist, interfaith body<\/p>\n

AND<\/p>\n

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) within 2 years of hire date.<\/p>\n

There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certifications. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses\/certifications are obtained for each position.<\/p>\n

Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n

CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

02\/12\/2024: Class spec written<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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