CHAPLAIN

United Regional • Wichita Falls, TX

60d

About The Position

The Chaplain provides spiritual, emotional, and relational support to patients, families, and team members across various care settings. This role involves conducting spiritual assessments, developing care plans, and offering interventions to foster hope, meaning, and resilience. The Chaplain also provides crisis intervention, grief and bereavement support, and support for team members experiencing stress or moral distress. Responsibilities include documenting care, participating in quality improvement, and adhering to ethical standards. The position also requires on-call coverage and performing additional duties as assigned to support the spiritual well-being of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in healthcare chaplaincy or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in crisis care and interdisciplinary teamwork.
• Strong spiritual assessment and crisis intervention skills.
• Ability to adapt spiritual care approaches to inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and virtual settings.
• Proficiency in documentation and professional communication.
• Emotional maturity and capacity for sustained pastoral presence.
• Ability to function effectively within a dynamic, system-wide healthcare environment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in theology, pastoral care, or a related field
• Minimum of one (1) unit of Clinical Pastoral Education
• Eligible for or board certified/credentialed in professional chaplaincy
• Endorsement/credentialing from a recognized faith tradition
• Experience providing spiritual care across diverse populations and care settings

Responsibilities

• Assess spiritual, emotional, and relational needs of patients, families, and team members across care settings.
• Develop and document spiritual care plans integrated into the interdisciplinary plan of care when applicable.
• Provide presence and interventions that foster hope, meaning, connection, resilience, and spiritual well-being.
• Support individuals from diverse cultural, religious, and spiritual backgrounds, including those with no religious affiliation.
• Provide spiritual care in person or through approved virtual platforms when appropriate.
• Provide crisis intervention and emotional support during acute events, serious diagnoses, end-of-life situations, and other significant life transitions.
• Respond to urgent care needs across the system, including high-acuity clinical events when applicable.
• Support individuals and teams during organizational stressors, critical incidents, or traumatic events.
• Provide grief support and bereavement care consistent with cultural, spiritual, and family preferences.
• Support individuals navigating illness, loss, anticipatory grief, or major health transitions.
• Participate in family meetings, care conferences, or goals-of-care discussions when requested.
• Provide spiritual and emotional support to team members experiencing stress, moral distress, grief, or compassion fatigue.
• Offer pastoral presence following critical incidents or challenging clinical situations.
• Promote resilience and well-being through supportive conversations and reflective presence.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries in all encounters.
• Document spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with organizational, and professional standards.
• Participate in departmental quality improvement efforts as assigned.
• Demonstrate cultural humility, self-awareness, and ethical integrity.
• Adhere to the Code of Ethics of a recognized professional chaplaincy organization.
• Provide scheduled on-call coverage to support spiritual care needs across the health system.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to support patient, family, and team member spiritual well-being throughout the organization.

What This Job Offers

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