Chaplain-MSM-FT Days

Mount Sinai Morningside; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Morningside seeks a Chaplain to respond to spiritual needs of patients, families, and staff across the organization. The role involves patient visits, needs assessment, chaplaincy support, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team in a major NYC health system.

Qualifications include a Master’s degree in theology or related field and CPE units; 2 years of direct chaplaincy experience and healthcare setting exposure are preferred.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with a focus in theology or related fields preferred.
• Successful completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education in an accredited program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients on assigned floors and in outpatient settings.
• Assess patient and family spiritual, emotional, and religious needs and document outcomes.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team and community clergy as needed.
• Provide spiritual support to staff and lead or facilitate group debriefs.

Skills

Compassionate care

Effective communication

Education

Master’s degree in theology or related field

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) – 4 units

Job description

Overview

Reporting to the Director of Spiritual Care & Education, the Chaplain is responsible for responding to the spiritual needs of patients, families, and staff throughout the organization. The Chaplain provides spiritual support to patients and their loved ones who are confronting serious illness, making difficult treatment decisions, feeling alienated or alone, or experiencing conflict, despair or feelings of hopelessness. The Chaplain functions as a team member of the Department of Spiritual Care & Education at Mount Sinai Morningside (MSM) and throughout the Mount Sinai Health System, and establishes collaborative relationships with the interdisciplinary care team, other professionals, and the community.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients on assigned floors, throughout the hospital, and, as appropriate, in outpatient settings.
• Assess patient and family emotional, spiritual and/or religious needs, support with appropriate interventions, and assess outcomes.
• Demonstrate necessary chaplaincy knowledge and skills.
• Communicate effectively with patients of all demographics served by the hospital.
• Participate in limited on‑call rotation as needed.
• Maintain relationships with clinical staff and other departments as representative of the Department of Spiritual Care and Education.
• Provide care and support to hospital staff with 1:1 engagement as well as through the facilitation of group debriefs.
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings, as requested or assigned, to provide insight into patients’ spiritual well‑being.
• Liaise as needed with hospital priests and community clergy in service of patients’ religious needs.
• Mentor and orient clinical pastoral education (CPE) students.
• Participate in/contribute to chaplaincy research initiatives.
• Present didactics on spiritual care topics to outside departments and/or units, as requested.
• Participate in organizing and leading interfaith holiday services, memorials, and special events, and lead or facilitate religion‑specific services/observances, as well as activities connected to Spiritual Care Week, Wellness Week, and Nurses’ Week.
• Fulfill administrative and documentation requirements, including appropriate charting in the electronic medical record and drafting of month‑end reports with relevant data consistent with research goals of the Mount Sinai Health System.
• Practice timely and open communication with all departments or team‑members involved in common projects.
• Serve on hospital bioethics committee and others as invited.
• Have capability of competently covering basic department operations in the absence of other staff.
• Provide spiritual support and consultation to staff and the broader community during declared emergencies.
• Undertake, facilitate or enhance hospital‑community engagement, as may be designated by the department or institution.
• Adhere to the code of ethics of the Association of Professional Chaplains.
• Maintain board‑certification by national chaplain association once acquired.
• Other relevant duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

• Master’s degree with a focus in theology or related fields preferred.
• Successful completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education in an accredited program preferred.

Experience Requirements

• 2 years of direct chaplaincy experience preferred.
• Experience working in a healthcare setting preferred.

Licensing and Certification Requirements

• Certified – or certification‑eligible – by the Association of Professional Chaplains, Neshama: the Association of Jewish Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, the ACPE, or the Spiritual Care Association preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal‑opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported.

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $70,000 – $83,000 annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need.