Chaplain

BJC HealthCare; Missouri; On-site; USD 38,572,800 - 57,859,200; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is seeking a PRN Chaplain to provide spiritual care and support to patients, families and staff. This on-call role requires residence within a 30-minute radius of the hospital and involves collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to address spiritual needs.

The role emphasizes counseling, worship leadership and education while contributing to professional spiritual care through workshops and research. A Master’s degree in theology or related field is required.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Theology or related field.
• Experience: <2 years.
• Ordination or eligible (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families.
• Provides consultation to care team regarding spiritual issues and resources and ethics.
• Provides direct pastoral care to staff and physicians as needed.
• Contributes to the field of professional spiritual care by conducting and reporting research, publishing and providing workshops at professional meetings.

Skills

Pastoral care

Counseling

Ethics consultation

Staff support

Education

Master's Degree

Theology/related

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

St. Louis Childrens Hospital is looking for a PRN Chaplain. This position is on call and you must live within a 30 min radius of the hospital.

Overview

St. Louis Children's Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children's hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to "do what's right for kids."

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children's commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children's Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children's hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides spiritual care, short term counseling, worship leadership, education and other religious support to patients, families and staff as members of the interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families.
• Provides consultation to other members of the care team regarding spiritual issues and resources in patient and family care and regarding ethics.
• Provides direct pastoral care to staff and physicians, as needed, complementing staff support services provided by others.
• Contributes to the field of professional spiritual care by conducting and reporting research, publishing and providing workshops at professional meetings.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree
• Theology/related

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Licenses & Certifications

• 1 Unit ACPE CPE or equiv
• Board Chaplain APC,NACC,AJC
• Ordination or eligible

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer