Chaplain

Northwell Health; Village/Town of Mount Kisco (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York seeks a chaplain to deliver spiritual care to patients, families and staff. You will work within interdisciplinary teams, provide comfort, counseling and religious support across services.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, board certification, four CPE units, and 1–3 years of healthcare chaplaincy experience. Endorsements and ongoing professional development are required to ensure compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Board certification from recognized chaplaincy bodies required, plus related healthcare field work experience.
• Completion of four CPE units (1600 hours) within a healthcare setting required.
• Endorsement by a spiritual/religious organization.
• 1-3 years of healthcare chaplaincy experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide chaplaincy/spiritual care to patients, family caregivers and team members as needed.
• Offer guidance and participate in patient care plans within interdisciplinary teams.
• Manage time to meet patient and family needs.
• Maintain professional conduct and participate in meetings and performance improvement activities.
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education and dress code.
• Demonstrate active listening, emotional support, and empathy to patient and family concerns.
• Visit patients regularly, building positive relationships with health team and volunteers.
• Document and maintain records; facilitate sacraments and memorial services as appropriate.
• Partner with community clergy or spiritual care leaders upon request.
• Work under general guidance with independent decisions on action.
• Perform related duties as required; all actions align with ADA considerations.

Skills

Active listening

Empathy

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Board certification in chaplaincy (APC/NACC etc.)

CPE units (4 units, 1600 hours)

Job description

Job Description

Delivers chaplaincy care to patients, family caregivers and team members, as appropriate. Ensures that religious and spiritual needs of patients, family caregivers and team members are met in assigned areas

Job Responsibility

• 1.Applies patient care standards and chaplaincy/spiritual care departmental goals in all patient care activities; offers religious and spiritual guidance to patients, family caregivers and team members.
• 2.Provides plan of care recommendations, as needed and appropriate, in a patient's interdisciplinary plan of care; demonstrates proficiency in identified counseling skills required in direct patient care.
• 3.Manages time appropriately to meet patient/family caregiver/team members' needs.
• 4.Promotes a professional atmosphere through courteous communication with patients, family caregivers, providers and team members; attends/participates in departmental and site-based meetings and performance improvement activities.
• 5.Maintains and develops professional competence through required in-service and educational programs; complies with hospital dress code and maintains a professional image.
• 6.Maintains satisfactory attendance record; reports for duty punctually; introduces self to patient and/or family caregivers; offers assistance to anyone who needs assistance, escalates as appropriate.
• 7.Demonstrates active listening, emotional support, and empathy to patient/family caregiver concerns; services the needs of families of deceased patients, as required by staff.
• 8.Regularly visits with patients while giving priority to those in greatest need (as determined by goals and objectives); establishes positive working relationship with all members of the health team as well as with the volunteers.
• 9.Documents and maintains records, as required; facilitates the celebration of the sacraments and holidays, as appropriate; is available for Memorial services/Funerals.
• 10.Partners with community-based clergy, religious and/or spiritual care leaders, if/when requested.
• 11.Operates under general guidance and work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.
• 12.Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Current Board certification required from Association of Professional Chaplains Certification, or National Association of Catholic Chaplains Certification, or Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains Certification, or Spiritual Care Association, or College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy required, plus specialized certifications as needed. Certifications within the Council on Ministry in Specialized Settings (COMISS) may qualify for this position along with related healthcare field work experience.
• Completion of four (4) Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Units (1600 hours) or equivalent within a healthcare setting, from an accredited CPE center/program, required.
• Endorsement or recommendation by spiritual or religious organization.
• 1-3 years of relevant healthcare chaplaincy experience, required.

Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).