Hospital Chaplain — 24/7 Spiritual Care & Support

Advocate Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL is seeking a Chaplain to provide holistic spiritual care to patients, families and healthcare staff, including counseling, crisis response, and sacramental support. This is a full-time position with on-call requirements.

The role requires ACPE-credentialing process, board-certification readiness, ecclesiastical endorsement, and 1–3 years of clinical chaplain experience.

Qualifications

• 4 units of CPE, ACPE-accredited
• Eligible for board certification APC/BCCI, NACC, NAJC; completed within 18 months
• Ecclesiastical endorsement from sponsoring faith community
• 1–3 years of clinical chaplain experience

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic spiritual care to patients, families, and healthcare staff, including counseling and sacramental support
• Assist during emergencies, guide families through illness and end-of-life processes, promote patient safety
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, participate in care planning, education and ethical discussions
• Contribute to departmental operations, mentoring, and community outreach while maintaining faith-community involvement

Skills

Pastoral care

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

BA/BS in accredited college/university

Master of Divinity or equivalent

Job description

Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL is seeking a Chaplain to provide holistic spiritual care to patients, families and healthcare staff, including counseling, crisis response, and sacramental support. This is a full-time position with on-call requirements.

The role requires ACPE-credentialing process, board-certification readiness, ecclesiastical endorsement, and 1–3 years of clinical chaplain experience.