Chaplain
St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff, and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness, and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”
About the role
This PRN (on-call) Chaplain position requires you to live within a 30-minute radius of the hospital. The role provides spiritual care, short-term counseling, worship leadership, education, and other religious support to patients, families, and staff as a member of the interdisciplinary care team.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families.
- Provides consultation to other members of the care team regarding spiritual issues, resources in patient and family care, and ethics.
- Provides direct pastoral care to staff and physicians, as needed, complementing staff support services provided by others.
- Contributes to the field of professional spiritual care by conducting and reporting research, publishing, and providing workshops at professional meetings.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Theology or a related field.
- No prior supervisory experience required.
- Preferred: 1 unit of ACPE CPE or equivalent.
- Preferred: Board certification as a chaplain (APC, NACC, AJC) or ordination/eligibility.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available on the first day of the month after hire.
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
- 401(k) plan with BJC match.
- Tuition assistance available from the first day.
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Paid Time Off benefit combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
- Adoption assistance.