Chaplain Non Cert

St Luke's Health - The Woodlands Campus; College Park (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital in Texas seeks a Chaplain to provide spiritual counseling and pastoral care to patients, families, and staff. You will collaborate with the healthcare team to address diverse spiritual needs and offer comfort during crises or grief.

You will maintain empathetic presence, engage with emotional and stressed individuals, and participate in on-call rotations to support chapel services and departmental guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of ministry or related work experience required.
• Demonstrated compassion and empathy with patients, families, and staff.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual assessment and pastoral care in assigned areas to patients, families and staff
• Interact with the patient care team on units assigned and communicate patient information while maintaining confidentiality
• Participate in on-call rotation and leadership responsibilities for chapel services
• Promote and support departmental guidelines

Skills

Spiritual counseling

Empathy

Team collaboration

On-call leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Chaplain, you will serve as a vital spiritual leader and compassionate caregiver within our hospital community, providing essential spiritual counseling and support to patients, families, and staff.

Every day, you will provide direct spiritual, religious, and existential care, offering compassionate presence, support, and appropriate rituals to patients, families, and staff, especially during times of crisis or grief. You will collaborate with the healthcare team to advocate for spiritual needs and integrate holistic care, ensuring respect for diverse beliefs.

To be successful in this role, you must be a highly compassionate individual, comfortable and skilled in engaging with people who may be emotional, panicked, stressed, or in pain. You'll need the proven ability to provide empathetic care, adapt to diverse spiritual needs, and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

• Provide spiritual assessment and pastoral care in assigned areas to patients, families and staff
• Interact with the patient care team on units assigned and wherever called to minister. Communicates necessary patient information to other team members through appropriate use of charting. Respects patient confidentiality
• Participate in On‑call rotation and leadership responsibilities for chapel services as needed, in coordination with other staff members
• Promote and support departmental guidelines

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Other and Five (5) years of ministry or related work experience, upon hire
• None, upon hire

Where You'll Work

St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital is a 245 bed facility serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. The hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, and is proud to serve as the clinical home for the Dan L Duncan Cancer Center. The hospital was awarded an “A” hospital safety grade by The Leapfrog Group in both 2023 and 2025. Clinical services provided include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level III nurseries), surgery, pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorder services.