Associate Chaplain (Casual) - Mount Carmel St. Ann's

Mount Carmel Health System; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Employer retirement match

Generous PTO

Tuition/professional development

Relocation assistance

DailyPay eligibility

Employee Referral Rewards

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion groups

Job summary

Mount Carmel Health System is seeking an Associate Chaplain (Casual) at Mount Carmel St. Ann's in Westerville, OH.

This role supports spiritual care for patients, families, and staff as an integral part of the care team, with emphasis on spiritual distress, grief support, and crisis intervention. Qualifications include a Master's degree in Theology or related field and 1–3 years of Spiritual Care experience; Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Theology, Religion, Spiritual Care or Spirituality, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) strongly preferred via APC, CASC, NACC, NAJC with related ACPE education and endorsement.
• 1–3 years of Spiritual Care experience; CPE training preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to set and organize own work priorities.
• Willingness to travel across Mount Carmel sites (10–50%) as needed.
• Ability to comply with Trinity Health policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provides Spiritual Care within the local ministry, addressing spiritual needs of patients, residents, families, and colleagues.
• Assesses religious and spiritual needs and offers interventions or referrals.
• Documents spiritual care assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the EMR.
• Works as a full member of the inter-professional healthcare team.
• Collaborates with the Spiritual Care Manager to measure and improve processes aligned with Mission Integration strategy.

Skills

Effective Communication Skills

Travel willingness

Education

Master's degree in Theology or related

Job description

Associate Chaplain (Casual) - Mount Carmel St. Ann's

Location: Westerville, Ohio, 43081

Category: Mission & Pastoral Care

Job Id: 00698049

Employment Type

Part time

Shift

Rotating Shift

Description

Chaplain provides Spiritual Care within his/her local ministry, addressing the spiritual needs of patients, participants, residents, families, and colleagues, with a particular focus on spiritual distress, grief support, crisis intervention, and support during significant life changes. As a fully integrated member of the health care team with professional expertise in Spiritual Care, works alongside other care givers, responding specifically to the spiritual needs of those served. Develops, conducts, and participates in programs of spiritual care to promote healthy communities and sacred environments while facilitating the inclusion of faith leaders from churches, synagogues, and mosques, etc. in the provision of Spiritual Care for their members, as appropriate. Reports directly to the Manager of Spiritual Care and in some cases may also report to an immediate ministry site supervisor as appropriate. The following essential functions do not preclude the possible addition of other duties as well.

Position Purpose

• Chaplain provides Spiritual Care within his/her local ministry, addressing the spiritual needs of patients, participants, residents, families, and colleagues, with a particular focus on spiritual distress, grief support, crisis intervention, and support during significant life changes. As a fully integrated member of the health care team with professionalexpertisein Spiritual Care, works alongside other care givers, responding specifically to the spiritual needs of those served. Develops, conducts, andparticipatesin programs of spiritual care to promote healthy communities and sacred environments whilefacilitatingthe inclusion of faith leaders from churches, synagogues, and mosques, etc. in the provision of Spiritual Care for their members, as appropriate.Reports directly to the Manager of Spiritual Care and in some cases may also report to an immediate ministry site supervisor as appropriate. The following essential functions do not preclude the possible addition of other duties as well.

What You Will Do

• Makes available, delivers, andfacilitatestransformative Spiritual Care experiences to patients, residents, participants, visitors, and all colleagues across the healthcare continuum, and the communities served. Ensures that the religious beliefs, practices, and values of those served are honored and respected within the total healing process.

• Implements systems and processes to assess religious and spiritual needs, including needs for ethics consultation, and provides interventions or referrals based on the assessed needs.

• Makestimely, professional observations of apparent outcomes of Spiritual Care provided and adjusts the continued provision of Spiritual Care as needed.

• Documents in the electronic medicalrecordprofessional Spiritual Care assessments (e.g., assessment of "spiritual distress") asdetermined, interventions as provided, and outcomes asobservedwithappropriate plansof care.

• Integrates the Spiritual Care dimension of healing of those served as a full, clinical member of the inter-professional healthcare team.

• In collaboration with the Spiritual Care Manager, measures, evaluates, and improves functional processes of Spiritual Care for effectivenessin accordance withapproved Mission Integration strategy and tactics connected to achieving system-wide priorityobjectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education:Master's degree in Theology, Religion, Spiritual Care or Spirituality, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Licensure / Certification: Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) strongly preferred via one of the following licensing groups: APC, CASC, NACC, and NAJC, which includes completion of a master’s degree as required by one of the certifying agencies from a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) academic institution with completion of 4 units (1600hours) of ACPE accredited Spiritual Care education, and faith-based endorsement as recognized by one of the certifying agencies.

• Experience: One(1) to three (3) years of Spiritual Care experience, including CPE training, isrequired. Chaplaincy or Spiritual Care ministry experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of experience may be considered.

• Effective Communication Skills

• Must be able to set and organizeownwork priorities and adapt to them as they change frequently.Must be able to work concurrently on a variety of tasks/projects in an environment that may be stressful with individuals having diverse personalities and work styles.

• Must be able to travel with a local community across a continuum of care to the various Mount Carmel sites (10-50%) as needed.

• Mustpossessthe ability tocomply withTrinity Health policies and procedures.

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.

• Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.

• Generous paid time off programs.

• Employee recognition programs.

• Tuition/professional development reimbursementstarting day one.

• Relocationassistance(geographic and position restrictions apply).

• Discounted tuition and enrollment opportunities at the Mount Carmel College of Nursing.

• Employee Referral Rewards program.

• Mount Carmel offersDailyPay- ifyou’rehired as an eligible colleague,you’llbe able to see how muchyou’vemade every day and transfer your money any time before payday.You deserve togetpaid every day!

• Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.

Mount Carmel, a member of Trinity Health, has been a transforming healing presence in Central Ohio for over 135 years. Mount Carmel serves over1.3 million patientseach year at our fivehospitals, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreachsitesand homes across the region. Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers one of Ohio's largestundergraduate, graduate, anddoctor of nursingprograms. Ifyou’reseeking a rewarding career where your purpose, passion, and desire to make a difference come alive, we invite you to consider joining our team. Here, care is provided by all of us For All of You!

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.