On-Call Hospital Chaplain — Spiritual Care Leader

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

Job summary

Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL seeks a Chaplain to provide holistic spiritual care to patients, families, and staff, including counseling, crisis response, and sacramental support. The role requires on-call flexibility, evenings and nights, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Candidates must have 4 units of CPE, board eligibility, ecclesiastical endorsement, and 1–3 years of clinical chaplaincy experience, plus Master of Divinity or equivalent, and board certification

Qualifications

• CPE experience and clinical chaplaincy background required.
• Board eligibility required within 18 months of hire.
• Master of Divinity or equivalent required; equivalency letter may be needed for certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic spiritual care to patients, families and staff, including counseling and crisis response.
• Offer sacramental support and spiritual guidance in end-of-life and emergencies.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams and participate in care planning.
• Support departmental operations, mentoring, and community faith engagement.

Skills

Spiritual care

Crisis counseling

Team collaboration

On-call flexibility

Empathy

Education

Master of Divinity or equivalent

BA/BS in accredited college

Board certification eligible within 18 months

Ecclesiastical endorsement

Job description

Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL seeks a Chaplain to provide holistic spiritual care to patients, families, and staff, including counseling, crisis response, and sacramental support. The role requires on-call flexibility, evenings and nights, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Candidates must have 4 units of CPE, board eligibility, ecclesiastical endorsement, and 1–3 years of clinical chaplaincy experience, plus Master of Divinity or equivalent, and board certification