Associate Chaplain

About the role

Provide compassionate spiritual and emotional counsel to patients and families of all faiths, ensuring no one faces a medical crisis or loss alone.

Assess the spiritual needs of patients and staff to deliver personalized interventions that reduce distress and promote holistic healing.

Support medical teams and families through complex ethical decision-making, offering a values-based perspective during difficult moments of care.

Facilitate prayer, blessings, and sacred rituals within the hospital and local community to maintain a culture of connection and spiritual well-being.

Document pastoral encounters with precision to ensure the entire care team understands the patient’s emotional and spiritual roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate spiritual and emotional counsel to patients and families of all faiths, ensuring no one faces a medical crisis or loss alone.
• Assess the spiritual needs of patients and staff to deliver personalized interventions that reduce distress and promote holistic healing.
• Support medical teams and families through complex ethical decision-making, offering a values-based perspective during difficult moments of care.
• Facilitate prayer, blessings, and sacred rituals within the hospital and local community to maintain a culture of connection and spiritual well-being.
• Document pastoral encounters with precision to ensure the entire care team understands the patient’s emotional and spiritual roadmap.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree in Theology, Religious Studies, Human Behavior or a related field preferred.
• One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education accredited by the ACPE required.
• Two units of Clinical Pastoral Education accredited by the ACPE preferred.
• 2 years of healthcare experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.
• Must be able to pass a background check.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.
• Knowledge of various religious traditions and practices.
• Proficiency in using hospital information systems.

Benefits

• Retirement: 403(b) plan.
• Well-being support: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

PRN (as needed).