Associate Chaplain

Job Summary

Aims to offer a sense of attentiveness and compassion in the midst of suffering and struggle. Provides spiritual and emotional support during illness, injury, crisis and/or emergency. Performs spiritual care. Demonstrates pastoral care skills. Assesses patients’/residents’ spiritual resources and well-being and encourage the patient/resident and/or family member to utilize his or her own spiritual and religious coping strategies.

About the role

Supportive Work Environment
Patient Focused Care
Flexible Scheduling
Employee Wellness Program
Competitive salary based off of experience
Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
  Master’s degree or above preferred.
  One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in an accredited CPE center required, two units of CPE preferred.
• Will consider two years equivalent experience as a Chaplain, preferably in a medical or healthcare setting dependent on facility needs and size.
• One Unit = 400 hours, 300 clinical ministry, 100 group experience under supervision of certified supervisor of CPE program.
• Ordained, licensed, or commissioned to function in a religious vocation by an appropriate religious authority required and obtains letter of endorsement or letter of good standing from their faith group.
• Associate Chaplains hired on or after January 1, 2014, acceptable qualifications included one of the following: Completion of, or in the process of obtaining a bachelor's degree.
  Completion of advanced degree in divinity, theology, or its equivalency.
  Ecclesiastical endorsement.
  Minimum of one unit of clinical pastoral education.
  Eligibility for certification in the Association of Professional Chaplains, Catholic Chaplains, or comparable professional organization.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

Pay

$17.50 - $28.00

Schedule

Variably scheduled, covering nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts.

Department Details

Hours: PRN schedule covering nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts.

Featured

No

Contact Information

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.