Chaplain

Jobtailor; Village of Clifton Springs (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a chaplain to provide proactive spiritual and emotional care to patients, families, and staff in a hospital setting. You will visit units, respond to referrals, and participate in interdisciplinary teams, address ethical issues, and support families and clergy with sensitivity.

The role requires ACPE-CPE certification, a Master’s in Theology preferred, and 3+ years pastoral experience preferred. Per diem availability and on-call coverage are expected.

Qualifications

• ACPE-CPE Certification required and verifiable.
• Master’s degree in Theology preferred.
• Three years pastoral experience preferred.
• Ability to work per diem, including shifts and on-call coverage.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive spiritual and emotional care to patients, families, and staff regardless of faith tradition or belief system.
• Make regular visits to assigned RRH patient units.
• Respond to referrals from medical, nursing, social work, and support staff.
• Respond to family requests for spiritual and emotional support.
• Attend interdisciplinary care-team meetings.
• Address ethical issues involving patients, families, and staff.
• Assist patients’ own clergy, including notifying clergy of hospitalization with permission.
• Serve on hospital committees and task forces as requested.
• Lead in-service presentations on relevant issues.
• Relay problems and concerns to leadership.
• Provide overnight and weekend on-call coverage as needed.

Skills

Spiritual Care

Emotional Support

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Theology

ACPE-CPE Certification

Job description

• Provide proactive spiritual and emotional care to patients, families, and staff regardless of faith tradition or belief system
• Make regular visits to assigned RRH patient units
• Respond to referrals from medical, nursing, social work, and support staff
• Respond to family requests for spiritual and emotional support
• Attend interdisciplinary care-team meetings
• Address ethical issues involving patients, families, and staff
• Assist patients’ own clergy, including notifying clergy of hospitalization with permission
• Serve on hospital committees and task forces as requested
• Lead in-service presentations on relevant issues
• Relay problems and concerns to leadership
• Provide overnight and weekend on-call coverage as needed

Requirements

• One unit of ACPE-CPE required
• Clinical Pastoral Education unit must be verifiable from the ACPE (Association of Clinical Pastoral Education)
• Strong analytical, computer, and communication skills
• Master’s level degree in Theology preferred
• Three years satisfactory pastoral experience preferred
• Ability to work per diem/as needed, including weekday or weekend day shifts, urgent call-ins, Sunday church services, and overnight/weekend on-call coverage as needed

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in providing spiritual and emotional care to diverse patient populations, with a strong foundation in Clinical Pastoral Education and the ability to collaborate effectively within interdisciplinary teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Clinical Pastoral Education
• Spiritual Care
• Emotional Support
• Analytical Skills
• Communication Skills

Hard Skills

• Pastoral Experience
• Ethical Issue Resolution
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• In-Service Presentation
• On-Call Coverage

Soft Skills

• Proactive Care
• Problem-Solving
• Team Leadership

Certifications & Qualifications

• ACPE-CPE Certification

Industry Keywords

• Theology
• Patient Care
• Clergy Collaboration
• Hospital Committees
• Family Support