Chaplain

Thomas Jefferson University • Montgomery County, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Spiritual Care Supervisor/Staff Chaplain provides compassionate spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff while overseeing the operations of the Spiritual Care Department. This role combines direct pastoral care with leadership responsibilities, including supervising chaplains, managing schedules, and ensuring quality spiritual care services. The position requires strong counseling skills, cultural and religious sensitivity, and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team. The chaplain also serves as adjunct faculty for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) programs and participates in departmental education initiatives.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree (M.Div or equivalent) required.
• Completion of Clinical Pastoral Education (minimum 4 units) required.
• Minimum of 1 year in pastoral care and 3 years of chaplaincy experience preferred; experience in healthcare settings strongly preferred.
• Board Certification (or eligibility) by the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), NACC, NAJC, or equivalent required within 18 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• experience in healthcare settings strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual care assessments and interventions for patients, families, and staff, responding to diverse spiritual and emotional needs in a non-judgmental manner.
• Deliver crisis intervention during emergencies (e.g., Code Blue) and share in trauma and on-call coverage (daytime, weekends, overnight).
• Lead religious rituals, services, bereavement groups, and support groups as appropriate.
• Supervise Staff Chaplains, Contractor Chaplains, and CPE Chaplains; oversee onboarding, training, and continuing education programs.
• Manage departmental operations, including scheduling, payroll, and compliance with project deadlines and budgets.
• Conduct annual performance evaluations and participate in interviewing and hiring processes.
• Maintain accurate documentation in electronic medical records and ensure adherence to organizational policies.
• Promote a positive patient experience and demonstrate excellent communication and customer service skills

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees