Chaplain Associate

CommonSpirit Health; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health's CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, Nebraska, seeks a Chaplain Associate to provide compassionate spiritual care to patients, families, and staff during critical times.

You will perform pastoral assessments, document as required, respond to routine and emergency referrals, coordinate with local faith communities, and arrange bereavement support as patients approach end of life. The role requires deep empathy, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to work within a

Qualifications

• Completed one or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
• Pastoral ministry experience under supervision preferred.
• Educational credentials align with theology/ministry fields.

Responsibilities

• Provides pastoral/spiritual care to patients, loved ones, and staff.
• Completes spiritual assessments and documents as required.
• Responds to routine and emergency referrals in a timely manner.
• Coordinates with local religious communities to meet spiritual needs.
• Coordinates spiritual/pastoral ministry and bereavement care for end of life and at death.
• Provides blessing/ritual/prayer for pastoral support on request.

Skills

Pastoral care

Empathy

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in theology/ministry

Master's degree or equivalent in theology/behavioral science/ministry

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Chaplain Associate, you will be a beacon of compassionate spiritual care, profoundly impacting patient recovery and well-being during critical times.

Every day, you will facilitate connections, offer comfort, and provide essential chaplaincy services to nurture the holistic healing journey for patients and their families.

To be successful in this role, you will possess deep empathy, exceptional interpersonal skills, a profound commitment to spiritual care, and the organizational ability to seamlessly coordinate compassionate support within a dynamic healthcare environment.

• Provides pastoral/spiritual care to patients, loved ones, and staff.
• Completes spiritual assessments and communicates with other care team members. Provides clinical documentation as required.
• Responds to and initiates routine and emergency referrals in a timely manner.
• Coordinates with the local religious community to ensure the patient’s/loved ones spiritual and/or sacramental needs are being met.
• Coordinates spiritual/pastoral ministry and bereavement care for those approaching end of life and at death.
• Provides blessing/ritual/prayer for pastoral support upon request.

Job Requirements

Required

• Other Completion of one or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
• None, upon hire

Preferred

• Bachelors Other, upon hire and
• Masters Other or equivalency in theology, behavioral science, ministry or related field and One to three years of pastoral ministry or related experience under institutional supervision, upon hire and

Where You'll Work

CHI Health St. Elizabeth, founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1889, is a full-service, 260-bed, nonprofit regional medical center in Lincoln, Neb. St. Elizabeth specializes in the treatment areas of newborn and pediatric care, women’s health, burn and wound, cardiology, oncology, emergency medicine, orthopedics and neuroscience.