Clinical Chaplain — Spiritual Care Provider

Chapters Health System; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Chapters Health System seeks a Chaplain to provide a wide range of spiritual services to patients, families, staff, and volunteers. The role involves developing a spiritual care plan with an interdisciplinary team and implementing interventions to address care plan needs.

The position emphasizes collaboration, documentation, and liaison work with local clergy while aligning with organizational mission and policies.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Divinity, Theology, Christian counseling or related degree required if hired after 5/26/2024.
• Bachelor’s degree in Divinity or related Degree required if hired prior to 5/26/2024.
• Ordination or commissioning/endorsement from an ordaining body recognized by the Endorser's Conference that demonstrates standing; ordination must be obtained within 12 months of hire.
• Documentation that demonstrates good standing with faith group or professional affiliation with no ethical charges current or pending.
• One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.; or in process within six months of employment/position.
• Previous EMR/EHR experience preferred; appropriate computer skills required.
• Health care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops a spiritual care plan in conjunction with the interdisciplinary group based on patient/family spiritual traditions and assessment results.
• Provides appropriate spiritual care and initiates interventions necessary for resolving care plan issues.
• Implements the spiritual care plan through personal contact or by enlisting Spiritual Care Volunteers, local clergy or other counselors as appropriate.
• Monitors implementation of the spiritual care plan and reassesses as needed.
• Maintains documentation reflecting timeliness, completeness, accuracy, legibility, and clarity of goals, assessment and plan.
• Delivers spiritual care in accordance with Company philosophy, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
• Acts as liaison between the Company and local clergy/congregations to interpret the Company mission and programs.
• Attends interdisciplinary team meetings, helps develop care plans, explains spiritual aspects of care and provides the team with spiritual care objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clergy liaison

Documentation skills

Education

Master’s in Divinity

Bachelor’s in Divinity

CPE Accredited

Tools

EMR/EHR Experience

Job description

Chapters Health System seeks a Chaplain to provide a wide range of spiritual services to patients, families, staff, and volunteers. The role involves developing a spiritual care plan with an interdisciplinary team and implementing interventions to address care plan needs.

The position emphasizes collaboration, documentation, and liaison work with local clergy while aligning with organizational mission and policies.