Chaplain
Job Summary
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.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct spiritual, religious, and existential care, offering compassionate presence, support, and appropriate rituals to patients, families, and staff, especially during times of crisis or grief.
- Collaborate with the healthcare team to advocate for spiritual needs and integrate holistic care, ensuring respect for diverse beliefs.
- Be highly compassionate, comfortable, and skilled in engaging with people who may be emotional, panicked, stressed, or in pain.
- Provide empathetic care, adapt to diverse spiritual needs, and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Required Job Requirements
- Bachelors Other, upon hire 4 Units Clinical Pastoral Education, upon hire
- Masters Other in Theology or Divinity., upon hire 1 year of chaplaincy experience in the hospital setting, upon hire
- Board Certified Chaplain APC, upon hire
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission. One Community. One Mission. One California
Pay Range
$32.38 - $48.17 /hour