Chaplain Resident

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Los Angeles is seeking a Chaplain Resident to provide spiritual care to patients, families and staff while participating in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). This one-year training program supports professional development of spiritual leadership and pastoral care.

As part of UCLA Health's Spiritual Care team, you will engage with diverse faith groups, maintain compassionate communication, and collaborate with an interprofessional team to enhance patient experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education or equivalent.
• Pastoral/spiritual care skills and experience.
• Ability to engage with persons of any faith group.
• Sensitivity to diverse religious, spiritual and cultural practices.
• Ability to function effectively under stress.
• Organizational, dependable and flexible.
• Willingness to participate in the CPE program.
• Must disclose recent misconduct findings per policy.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual care to patients, families, and staff.
• Participate in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
• Support positive patient experiences and interactions.
• Work within UCLA Health system’s multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Pastoral care skills

Crisis response

Communication with diverse groups

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Flexibility and dependability

Emotional resilience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s degree preferred)

1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education

Job description

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, daytime shifts

Posted Date

03/03/2026

Salary Range: $29.72 - 57.48 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

1 Year Training Program 9/2026 to 9/2027

Job #

29021

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

At UCLA Health, our people are here for more than a career. They’re committed to elevating the lives of everyone they come into contact with. It’s only possible when you’re passionate about what you do and where you get to do it. As a key member of our team, you’ll be able to use your unique experience to help support positive patient experiences.

Make a difference in the lives of others while growing your skills and knowledge as a Chaplain Resident with our Spiritual Care team. As a Chaplain Resident you’ll provide spiritual care services to patients, families, and staff while participating in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). This one year training program provides participants with professional development of spiritual leadership and pastoral/spiritual care skills.

At UCLA Health, our passion for delivering the highest quality patient care has enabled us to become a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We’re also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you’re looking to play a key role in supporting exceptional patient experiences, join us and enjoy a fulfilling career at UCLA Health.

Note this is a one-year training program. As a condition of employment, you will be required to concurrently enroll and participate in the Clinical Pastoral Education program (CPE). A unit of CPE consists of a minimum commitment of 400 hours, combining study, clinical experiences, emergency on-call coverage, group interaction and individual supervision.

Interested applicants must complete an UCLA Health application for this position and email their completed ACPE Application ( https://acpe.edu/education/cpe-students/cpe-application ) to [e-mail] in order to be considered for the Chaplain Residency Program.

Pay Range: $29.72 - $57.48 hourly

Job Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s degree preferred), and 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (or equivalency, as determined by the System Director, Spiritual Care Department).
• Pastoral care/spiritual care skills and experience.
• Willingness and ability to engage in pastoral/spiritual care-giving to persons of any faith group.
• Sensitivity to diverse religious, spiritual, and cultural practices and values.
• Ability to respond to people of diverse backgrounds in a caring and compassionate way, enabling them to make decisions, accept loss, and cope with crisis situations.
• Ability to function effectively in crisis or under stress.
• Capable of theological and spiritual reflection with persons.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other staff members, managers, volunteers, administrators, patients, and families.
• Ability to articulate and communicate spiritual and/or religious needs of patients to the multi-disciplinary health care team and to other chaplains/spiritual care-givers.
• Ability to work collegially with and to appreciate community religious leaders and their gifts to the hospital spiritual care and ministry.
• Willingness to engage in the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program with openness and intentionality.
• Ability to be organized, responsible, and dependable.
• Flexibility, genuineness, sensitivity, and willingness to assist in other areas of pastoral/spiritual care duties.
• Ability to be mobile and function with overnight on-call responsibilities.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.