Manager - Spiritual Care

hhccareers; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Work-life balance

Career development opportunities

Job summary

The Hospital of Central Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare, seeks a Manager of Spiritual Care to provide leadership and regional oversight of spiritual care services for patients, families, and staff. The role develops a high‑performing team of chaplains and ensures compassionate, patient‑centered care.

With a master’s degree and board certification, the manager will collaborate with clinical leaders to promote holistic well‑being, ensure compliance with standards, and support end‑of‑life

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in ministry, Divinity, or Theology from a recognized seminary, divinity school or college of Theology.
• Two years of spiritual care experience with positive patient outcomes through spiritual assessment and support.
• Board Certified by APC, AJC or NACC.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and regional oversight of spiritual care services for patients, families, and staff.
• Develop and support a high‑performing team of chaplains and spiritual care professionals.
• Oversee departmental operations, staff development, and service integration within the interdisciplinary care model.
• Promote awareness of spiritual care and ensure compliance with clinical, ethical, accreditation, and regulatory standards.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Crisis response

Emotional and psychosocial support

Patient-family communication

Education

Master’s degree in ministry, Divinity, or Theology

Board Certified by APC/AJC/NACC

Job description

Work whereevery momentmatters.
Every day,more than 40,000Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

The Hospital of Central Connecticut is an acute-care community teaching hospital, we provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services in general medicine and surgery, as well as a wide variety of specialties.Staffed by our talented team of leading professionals, The Hospital of Central Connecticut provides a wide array of services throughout the region, caring for patients from birth through the end of life.

The Manager of Spiritual Care provides leadership and regional oversight of spiritual care services for patients, families, and staff. This role develops and supports a high-performing team of chaplains and spiritual care professionals, ensuring the delivery of compassionate, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered care. The Manager oversees departmental operations, staff development, and service integration within the interdisciplinary care model, while promoting awareness of spiritual care and ensuring compliance with clinical, ethical, accreditation, and regulatory standards. Through collaboration with clinical and operational leaders, the Manager supports the holistic well-being of patients, families, and staff across the continuum of care.

Master’s degree in ministry, Divinity, or Theology from recognized seminary, divinity school or college of Theology

Two years of spiritual care experience, with demonstrated experience contributing to positive patient outcomes through spiritual assessment, emotional and psychosocial support, interdisciplinary care collaboration, crisis response, and support for patients and families during illness, treatment, and end-of-life care.

Board Certified by one of these associations: Chaplain by Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), Association of Jewish Chaplains (AJC) or National Association for Catholic Chaplains (NACC)

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.Every moment matters.And this is your moment.