Chaplain-On Call/Per Diem
About The Position
The Chaplain provides for the spiritual, emotional, religious, and educational needs of patients, their families, loved ones, caregivers, staff, faculty, and volunteers. The role includes assessing and addressing spiritual, religious, and existential distress, collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, and supporting staff through debriefings and intentional rounding. The position requires a Master of Divinity degree or an equivalent graduate degree appropriate for board certification, clinical pastoral education, endorsement by a religious judicatory body, and healthcare ministry experience. Board certification must be pursued by the second employment anniversary and maintained through a recognized professional chaplaincy organization, subject to the stated exception for traditions without a recognized certification pathway. Current or provisional certification and relevant pediatric, academic healthcare, language, cultural competency, staff support, and research experience are preferred. The compensation range is $36.16–$54.24 per hour. The range is based on full-time employment and offers may vary according to factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise. Seattle Children’s describes its benefits package as including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
Requirements
- Master of Divinity degree or an equivalent graduate degree in theology, religious studies, pastoral counseling, or spirituality appropriate for board certification.
- Satisfactory completion of four units of clinical pastoral education if board certified, or two units if working toward board certification, through a program accredited by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education.
- Ordination or commissioning and ecclesiastical endorsement, or equivalent healthcare chaplaincy endorsement, from the candidate’s religious judicatory body, and good standing with the endorsing body.
- One year of healthcare ministry experience as staff, student, and/or volunteer.
- Proficient experience and interpersonal skills in assessing and addressing spiritual, religious, and existential distress with anxious patients, families, and staff.
- Experience working effectively and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team, using knowledge and practice of theology, the grieving process, and medical ethical issues.
- Experience providing staff support, individually, in groups, and/or organizationally, through formal and informal debriefings and intentional rounding.
- By the two-year anniversary of employment, sit for board certification; pass and maintain certification through a professional chaplaincy organization that participates in the Common Standards and Common Code of Ethics, unless the candidate’s tradition does not yet have a recognized certification pathway. Provisional certification is acceptable.
Nice To Haves
- Current certification by a professional chaplaincy organization participating in the Common Standards and Common Code of Ethics; alternatively, provisional certification or eligibility to obtain certification within 1–3 years of employment.
- Maintenance of professional certification.
- Chaplaincy experience in a pediatric hospital or academic healthcare organization focused on children, families, and staff.
- Functional or fluent oral Spanish proficiency, or proficiency in another non-English language.
- Experience working with people from varied cultural, linguistic, religious, and non-religious backgrounds.
- Experience providing staff support through events such as Tea for the Soul.
- Experience providing staff support and education related to spiritual care, spiritual, religious, or existential distress, cultural and spiritual humility, resiliency, and palliative care.
- Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training and experience facilitating healthcare staff debriefings.
- Experience with research related to spiritual care and healthcare chaplaincy.
Responsibilities
- Provide for the spiritual, emotional, religious, and educational needs of patients, families, loved ones, caregivers, staff, faculty, and volunteers.
- Assess and address spiritual, religious, and existential distress among patients, families, and staff.
- Work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team, applying knowledge of theology, grieving processes, and medical ethical issues.
- Provide staff support through formal and informal debriefings and intentional rounding.
Benefits
- Medical plan
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- 403(b)
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
