Chaplain PRN

About the role

As a Chaplain PRN with CarePartners, you will be a member of the clinical healthcare team providing clinical pastoral care, spiritual consultation, spiritual assessment, and emotional support to patients, families, and hospital staff. You will lead and participate in spiritual, worship, and educational programs for hospital staff and the community, serve as a liaison for area clergy and worshiping communities, and support department members and the director in scheduling and/or providing 24‑hour on‑call coverage while promoting teamwork. CarePartners Health Services, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is a member of Mission Health (an operating division of HCA Healthcare) and provides a full continuum of post‑acute care including rehabilitation, home health, adult care, hospice, and palliative care, as well as an acute care rehabilitation hospital. With over 1,200 colleagues and 400 volunteers, CarePartners is dedicated to helping people of western North Carolina live full and productive lives despite illness, injury, disability, or aging‑related issues.

Responsibilities

• Member of the clinical healthcare team providing clinical pastoral care, spiritual consultation, spiritual assessment, and emotional support to patients, families, and hospital staff.
• Leads and participates in spiritual, worship, and educational programs for hospital staff and the community.
• Serves as a liaison for area clergy and worshiping communities.
• Actively supports department members and the director in scheduling and/or providing 24‑hour on‑call coverage to meet accountabilities and promotes teamwork within the department.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in divinity, theology, religious studies, or counseling from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
• Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or one‑year residency from an Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) and/or College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy Training Center and/or equivalent training center.
• May consider a Master’s degree in Social Work with extensive supplementary training in theology and/or religious studies.
• Equivalent training through academic or denominational avenues may be considered.
• May consider two units of CPE with willingness to continue education and other supporting experience.
• One‑year residency in clinical pastoral education from an ACPE and/or College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy Training Center and/or equivalent training with a primary focus in hospital/trauma center ministry.
• Good standing with a professional chaplain’s association with documented evidence of continuing education, training, and experience.
• Must have one of the following: ordination, vowed religious status, or endorsement from a recognized religious authority.
• One‑year experience in healthcare chaplaincy in a hospital trauma center or equivalent experience