Chaplain Non Cert

CommonSpirit Health • Bryan, TX

2d

About The Position

The Chaplain serves as a spiritual leader and compassionate caregiver within the hospital community, providing spiritual, religious, and existential care to patients, families, and staff. The role offers compassionate presence, spiritual counseling, support, and appropriate rituals, particularly during crises or grief, and advocates for spiritual needs in collaboration with the healthcare team. Care should respect diverse beliefs and contribute to holistic care.

The Chaplain conducts routine and crisis-intervention pastoral care, provides sacramental ministry within their religious heritage as appropriate (including baptism and communion), provides on-call pastoral care when required, and coordinates patient-care responsibilities with other members of the Spiritual Care Department. Success requires compassion, empathetic care, adaptability to diverse spiritual needs, and effective communication with people who may be emotional, panicked, stressed, or in pain, as well as with a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, required upon hire.
• Compassion and the ability to provide empathetic care.
• Ability to adapt to diverse spiritual needs.
• Effective communication skills with patients, families, staff, and a multidisciplinary team.
• Comfort and skill engaging with people who may be emotional, panicked, stressed, or in pain.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Divinity or equivalent.
• Some pastoral ministry experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and crisis-intervention pastoral care for patients, families, and staff.
• Provide spiritual, religious, and existential care, counseling, compassionate presence, support, and appropriate rituals.
• Provide sacramental ministry within the Chaplain’s religious heritage as appropriate, including baptism and communion.
• Provide on-call pastoral care when required.
• Coordinate patient-care responsibilities with other members of the Spiritual Care Department.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to advocate for spiritual needs and integrate holistic care while respecting diverse beliefs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time