Chaplain

Brief Overview

Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and team members.

Essential Functions

• Facilitate or perform religious rituals as requested.
• Act as a contact to community clergy according to family request and need.
• Participates as a member on various committees as assigned.
• Refers patients to other disciplines as needed.
• Maintains a flexible schedule and demonstrates a willingness to adjust time to meet patient needs.
• Answers stat pages within 2 minutes and responds to emergencies while on-call within 30 minutes.
• Shares responsibility in providing 24 hour emergency coverage to the hospital.

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree in ministry, theology or a related field from an accredited school required.
• 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) required.

Experience Qualifications

• Current standing in a religious tradition/denominational endorsement required.
• Experience in pediatrics preferred.
• Experience working as a chaplain, preferably in a healthcare setting preferred.

Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of human behavior.
• Knowledge of faith development and religious theory.
• Knowledge of the principles of pastoral care.
• Ability to work with families and staff with diverse spiritual understandings and needs.
• Comfortable in and brings a calming presence to crisis situations.

Licenses and Certifications

• Board Certified Chaplain by one of the accredited certifying bodies (APC, NACC, NAJC, etc.) preferred.

Children’s Commitment

Children’s is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.