Our Purpose
At JPS, the Department of Spiritual Care & Ethics is here for patients, families, and team members, walking with you through moments of hope, challenge, and healing with compassion and care. We recognize that true healing is more than medical treatment alone. It’s about helping people find meaning, connection, and resilience through personal beliefs, sacred rituals, or simply a compassionate listening ear.
Our Impact
- Caring for Patients: Bringing comfort, hope, and meaning during illness, injury, and life’s most vulnerable moments, including end-of-life care.
- Walking with Families: Offering grief and bereavement support to those facing loss, and helping them navigate difficult decisions.
- Supporting Our Teams: Being present for healthcare team members facing burnout, moral distress, or compassion fatigue—because caring for others starts with caring for ourselves.
- Guiding Ethical Care: Assisting with advance care planning and end-of-life decisions to ensure patients’ values and beliefs are honored in their treatment.
- Responding in Crisis: Providing immediate spiritual and emotional care during emergencies, traumas, and unexpected events.
- Living Our Mission: Helping weave JPS mission and values into everyday care, fostering compassion and whole-person healing across the organization.
Support for Our Team Members
Caring for others can be both rewarding and demanding. At JPS, we believe that those who give care also deserve care. Our Spiritual Care & Ethics team is here to walk alongside you by offering presence, encouragement, and resources to help you navigate the challenges of healthcare work.
Team members care includes:
- Team members Rounding: Checking in on units to listen, offer encouragement, and provide a calming presence during busy or stressful shifts.
- Tele-Chaplaincy: Offering spiritual and emotional support by phone or video, so help is never far away—no matter your location or schedule.
- Code Lavender: Responding quickly when a team member or unit needs immediate emotional support after a distressing event.
- Memorial Services for Fallen JPS Team Members: Honoring the lives and contributions of colleagues we have lost, creating space for grief, remembrance, and healing.
- Participation in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings & Family Meetings: Bringing a voice of compassion and clarity to patient care discussions, while supporting the care team’s well-being.