Chaplain
About The Position
The Chaplain provides spiritual and emotional care to patients, their families, and staff, helping assess and address spiritual needs and supporting holistic healing throughout the healthcare journey. The Chaplain serves as a full member of the healthcare team and ministers to the spiritual and emotional needs of the hospital community. The role supports the organization’s mission, core values, and strategic performance improvement goals, integrating spiritual care into a clinical environment through compassionate service and an understanding of the healing mission. The Chaplain visits and ministers to patients and families, assesses needs, determines appropriate care plans, maintains accurate service records, and prioritizes terminally ill people and those experiencing mental, spiritual, or emotional distress. The position also includes participation in meetings, educational sessions, committees, rounds, and patient care conferences; on-call services; grief counseling and education; and coordinating area clergy services when needed.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Divinity, Theology, or Pastoral Studies, with at least four units of clinical pastoral education or equivalent.
- Must obtain certification by NACC or APC, or certification within 18 months to move to Chaplain II.
- Experience working as part of a team; hospital experience is preferred.
- Must hold one of the listed licenses or certifications: Board Certified Chaplain APC; Certified Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education; Board Certified Chaplain BCC; BCC - Jewish Chaplain; Catholic Chaplain; or BCC - Canadian Spiritual.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a hospital setting.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate commitment to the regional health system’s mission through caring, openness to change, respect for life, compassionate service, and quality.
- Participate in regional and departmental meetings and educational sessions, contributing ideas, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
- Participate in interdisciplinary and performance improvement committees as assigned.
- Share new concepts with regional colleagues and collaborate effectively with patient care staff.
- Visit and minister to patients and their families, providing counsel and determining appropriate care plans.
- Assess needs and manage time and resources effectively while keeping accurate records of services rendered.
- Prioritize terminally ill patients and those experiencing mental, spiritual, or emotional distress.
- Communicate effectively with supervisors, coworkers, physicians, clergy members, and the public.
- Participate in continuing care rounds and patient care conferences, and provide on-call services.
- Provide grief counseling and education, including outreach grief counseling when appropriate.
- Help coordinate services of area clergy when necessary.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
