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Emory Healthcare
Spiritual Health Clinician- Behavioral Health Emory Decatur Hospital
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What they do
A Mental or Behavioral Health Social Worker assesses and treats individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.
$56,966 / year median in Georgia
+21% projected growth
Job Description
Description Job Summary:
An Emory spiritual health clinician (formerly chaplain) facilitates and provides spiritual care and counseling for a designated treatment inpatient and/or outpatient treatment area or for a system clinical service line.Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- May provide consultation on ethical issues.
- May provide individual and group counseling sessions and crisis intervention.
- May develop and facilitate various support groups.
- Plans and conducts religious services when needs indicate.
- Participates in or chairs various multi-disciplined hospital committees.
- Assists in planning, implementing, and evaluating established spiritual health programs, policies and procedures.
- Assesses and identifies areas for program development and assists in establishing new research, training and innovating intervention initiatives.
- Contributes to writing and publishing in professional journals when indicated.
- May teach or lecture by invitation.
- Prepares and conducts workshops and discussion groups on topics related to clinical spiritual health.
- Will be responsible to participate in patient treatment plans, multi-disciplinary rounds and periodic on-call.
- Provides care for staff to help in ameliorating burnout and to increase resilience and team cohesion.
- Performs related responsibilities as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- A Masters of Divinity or qualifying graduate degree that meets criteria for BCCI, Inc. (BCC) board certification.
- Ordination or endorsement by an acknowledged faith tradition.
- Four consecutive units of ACPE, Inc.