Chaplain Resident

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. Every day, you will 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. You will collaborate with the healthcare team to advocate for spiritual needs and integrate holistic care, ensuring respect for diverse beliefs. To be successful in this role, you must be a highly compassionate individual, comfortable and skilled in engaging with people who may be emotional, panicked, stressed, or in pain. You'll need the proven ability to provide empathetic care, adapt to diverse spiritual needs, and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is a 1,045‑bed facility located in the Texas Medical Center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, it is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence, home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCI‑designated) and the new McNair Campus, a 27.5‑acre transformative alliance focused on leading‑edge patient care, research, and education.

Responsibilities

• Supports patients, families and staff to ensure that both their personal and spiritual needs are met while in the hospital.
• Provides in‑house, on‑call coverage on a 24‑hour, 7 day a week basis by responding to all codes, deaths and other emergencies.
• Provides leadership for worship services to help ensure that the worship needs of patients, families and staff are met.
• Provides sacramental ministry to patients, families and staff.
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with members of the hospital staff in order to ensure that the Clinical Pastoral Education program is integrated into the hospital.
• Acts as a liaison for patients, staff and community clergy to fulfill the department's public relations commitment.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Divinity (required upon hire)
• Masters in Divinity (required upon hire)
• Exceptions considered on a case‑by‑case basis

Pay

$18.32 - $18.32 per hour