Staff Chaplain
Core
Provide spiritual care to patients, families, visitors, and staff in hospital settings, including bedside visits, crisis intervention, and end-of-life support.
Role type
Staff Chaplain (Clinical Pastoral Care)
Builds
Spiritual care services, interfaith programs, and educational workshops for clinical students
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Pastoral Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Theological reflection, crisis intervention, ethical decision-making, cultural/religious sensitivity, medical practice knowledge, counseling, teaching, leadership
Preferred skills
Bilingual (English/Spanish), board certification (APC/NACC/NAJC/etc.), ordination
Technologies
Electronic medical records, data gathering tools
Responsibilities
Provide direct spiritual care to patients and families; facilitate critical incident stress debriefings; mentor Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) students; coordinate interfaith services; participate in ethical case consultations; maintain daily activity records
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship duties