Associate Chaplain

Assists in delivering chaplaincy care to patients, family caregivers, and team members, ensuring their religious and spiritual needs are met in assigned areas.

Responsibilities

• Assists in delivering and arranging appropriate chaplaincy and spiritual care to patients, family caregivers, and team members, as assigned.
• Participates in the offering of religious and/or worship opportunities.
• Responds timely to requests for chaplaincy/spiritual care.
• Promotes a professional atmosphere through courteous communication with patients, family caregivers, providers, and team members; attends/participates in departmental and site-based meetings.
• Demonstrates active listening, emotional support, and empathy to patient/family caregiver concerns; services the needs of families of deceased patients, as required by staff.
• Documents and maintains records, as required; facilitates the celebration of the sacraments and holidays, as appropriate; is available for Memorial services/Funerals.
• Participates in the meeting of ritual and sacramental needs.
• Assists in the coordination of clergy and pastoral visitors from the religious community.
• Operates with direct guidance and work assignments are generally straightforward and of moderate complexity.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Completion of four (4) Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Units (1600 hours) or equivalent within a healthcare setting, from an accredited CPE center/program, required.
• Endorsement or recommendation by spiritual or religious organization.
• 0-1 years of relevant healthcare Chaplaincy experience, required.

Pay

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity).