Chaplain Resident

CommonSpirit Health • Houston, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

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. 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 Other Divinity, upon hire
• Masters Other Divinity, upon hire ( 6 Month Grace Period)
• Masters of Arts Chaplanicy & Pastoral Care ( 6 Month Grace Period )
• 12 month commitment to the CPE Center- Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

• Exceptions are made on a case basis.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level