Chaplain

About the role

As our Chaplain, you will serve as a vital spiritual leader and compassionate caregiver within our hospital community, providing essential spiritual counseling and support to patients, families, and staff. You will offer compassionate presence, support, and appropriate rituals, especially during times of crisis or grief, and collaborate with the healthcare team to advocate for spiritual needs and integrate holistic care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct spiritual, religious, and existential care to patients, families, and staff.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure respect for diverse beliefs and integrate spiritual care into holistic treatment plans.
• Work with the spiritual care department to build a cohesive, spiritually grounded team; cover on-call and holiday shifts as scheduled.
• Establish respectful working relationships with staff and physicians across departments.
• Gather and evaluate relevant information for the holistic care of patients and their families.
• Develop and implement spiritual care plans, including crisis intervention, counseling, and assistance with religious/spiritual rituals.
• Provide spiritual care and counseling in response to referrals and through proactive rounding.
• Document assessments and interventions in the Electronic Medical Record.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Divinity, Theology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2,080 hours of experience in clinical chaplaincy upon hire.
• Four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) from a program accredited by ACPE or USCCB/CCA.
• Board certification as a chaplain (APC, BCC) or Certified Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education, or Catholic Chaplain certification, upon hire.

About the workplace

Saint Joseph London is a 150-bed regional hospital founded in 1926, located on a 52-acre healing environment with private patient rooms overlooking a small lake and healing garden. It has been recognized as a Best Place to Work in Kentucky for five consecutive years (2020–2024). Part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit Catholic health system, it serves communities across 24 states with 140 hospitals and over 2,200 care centers.

Pay

$22.51 – $31.79 per hour.