Associate Chaplain

OhioHealth Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth seeks a chaplain to provide pastoral counseling and spiritual support within our hospital setting. You will engage with patients, families, and staff, developing a hospital parish and participating in ecumenical care activities.

You will join a dedicated pastoral care team, performing rituals, liaising with faith leaders, and contributing to ethics discussions as needed. The role requires flexibility across shifts and settings.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of pastoral care and counseling in hospital settings.
• Two years ministry experience, at least one year in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct spiritual support to patients and families and document responses.
• Participate in on-call rotations including overnight or weekend shifts.
• Offer religious/spiritual rituals and liaise with faith leaders and community resources.
• Apply medical ethics knowledge; serve as ethics liaison and consultant.
• Deliver care across diverse hospital, outpatient, extended care, and home settings.

Skills

Pastoral counseling

On-call availability

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more - in our careers and in our communities.

Job Description Summary:

Provides pastoral counseling and spiritual support to patients, family members/significant others and staff throughout the hospital. Usually this involves development of a "parish" within the hospital. Actively serves as a member of an ecumenical pastoral care staff sharing in activities such as staff meetings, on-call responsibilities, and providing hospital wide worship experiences.

Responsibilities And Duties:

• 60% Provides direct patient care as requested for emergent and routine requests. Assesses spiritual needs/concerns of patients and their families using clinical pastoral conversation. Communicates and documents patient responses to determine the effectiveness and congruence with plan of care
• 20% Participates in on-call rotation which may include overnight or weekend shifts.
• 10% Provides appropriate religious/spiritual rituals, non-pharmacological interventions to patients, families, and interprofessional team. Acts as a liaison with the patients faith group/leaders including other community or cultural resources.
• 5% Demonstrates knowledge of medical ethics and legal issues including advance care planning, organ donation, futility of care, and patient rights. Acts as a primary contact for ethics concerns and formal consultations.
• 5% Provides care in diverse acute/non-acute settings including but not limited t o hospital, outpatient areas, extended care facilities, and homes.

As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.

The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Additional Job Description:

Knowledge of pastoral care and counseling skills, especially as practiced within the hospital setting. Two years ministry Experience , at least one year of this in a hospital setting.

Work Shift:

Variable

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

As Needed

Department

Pastoral Care

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment