Job Posting Title Chaplain - PRN - Chaplain - Bayfront Hospital

Bayfrontstpete; Orlando, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayfrontstpete seeks a chaplain to provide spiritual and emotional care for patients, families, and staff at Saint Petersburg, FL – Bayfront Hospital. The role involves participating in rounds, ethics consultations, and providing crisis intervention and bereavement support.

The chaplain will document interventions, support sacraments when requested, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team while maintaining compliance with hospital policies and privacy regulations.

Qualifications

• Master of Divinity or equivalent theological degree is required.
• ACPE accreditation or equivalent recognition is preferred.
• Active spiritual faith demonstrated and endorsed for chaplaincy.
• Ordination, licensure, or commissioning as a chaplain by a recognized religious body.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual and emotional care for patients, families, and staff.
• Document interventions in the patient chart with assessments and plans.
• Participate in rounds, ethics consultations, and advanced directive discussions.
• Offer crisis intervention and bereavement support for those in need.
• Provide sacraments or arrange for community clergy when requested.
• Maintain regular attendance and comply with hospital policies.
• Deliver education, inspiration, and support to promote spirituality and health.
• Provide devotions or invocations for hospital events upon request.

Skills

Active spiritual faith

Pastoral care

Communication skills

Education

Master of Divinity

ACPE accreditation

Job description

Position Summary

Provides spiritual and emotional care for patients, their loved ones and team members on assigned unit(s).

This position is located in Saint Petersburg, FL - Bayfront Hospital

Responsibilities

• Requires direct access to Protected Health Information (PHI). The PHI accessed is used for patient treatment, and healthcare operations purposes through direct contact with patients, family members, patients’ medical records/charts, computer applications, and verbal reports from healthcare providers, and interaction with various hospital interdisciplinary team members.
• Documents interventions on the patient chart, including, but not limited to such information as referral source, spiritual assessments, interventions, and follow-up/referral plan.
• Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary clinical team, participating in patient rounds, case reviews, ethics consultations, and advanced directive consults.
• Provides crisis intervention and bereavement support for persons experiencing suffering, tragedy, or loss.
• Performs requested sacramental services, applicable chapel services, and/or arranges for the provision of these services by community clergy.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Provides education programs, inspiration and support for patients, their loved ones, team members, and the community to promote the relationship between spirituality and health.
• Per request, provides devotions and/or invocations for Orlando Health and/or Orlando Health sponsored functions.

Qualifications

• Master level theological degree is required, with a Master of Divinity being the preferred degree. Master level equivalent theological degrees may be considered.
• Accreditation by the Association of Theological Schools preferred or a listing in The Database of Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (ope.ed.gov/dapip/)
• Four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education for full time, two (2) units of Clinical Pastoral Education for part-time, one (1) unit of Clinical Pastoral Education for pool. All units must be recognized by ACPE, APC, NACC, NAJC, CPSP, CPE-I, or ICPT.
• Active spiritual faith demonstrated.
• Ordination, licensure, or commissioning and endorsement as a chaplain by a religious body listed in the US Defense Department list of Recognized Religions.