PRN Hospital Chaplain: Compassionate Spiritual Care

HCA Healthcare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

Education support

Retirement plan

Job summary

Heart Hospital of Austin is seeking a Chaplain PRN to provide spiritual care across all departments, supporting patients, families, visitors and staff. You will document care and collaborate with the Ethics Committee and community clergy to meet spiritual needs.

You will also assist with crisis intervention, advance directives guidance and the development of organization-wide spiritual programs, maintaining compassionate, patient-centered care in a major cardiovascular-focused facility.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital chaplaincy preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• ACPE-certified CPE required; hospital-based preferred.
• Master of Divinity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide visitation and spiritual support to patients, family members, and employees
• Aim to reduce anxiety, mediate conflict, and offer prayer when appropriate
• Serve as liaison to community churches and clergy for patient visits
• Document services and significant interactions in the patient record
• Function as a contact to the Ethics Committee
• Provide crisis intervention measures where appropriate
• Guide advanced directives and ethical issues of patients and families
• Formulate programs and policies to meet spiritual needs of the organization

Skills

Hospital chaplain experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Crisis intervention

Education

Bachelor’s degree

ACPE CPE unit

Masters of Divinity

Job description

Heart Hospital of Austin is seeking a Chaplain PRN to provide spiritual care across all departments, supporting patients, families, visitors and staff. You will document care and collaborate with the Ethics Committee and community clergy to meet spiritual needs.

You will also assist with crisis intervention, advance directives guidance and the development of organization-wide spiritual programs, maintaining compassionate, patient-centered care in a major cardiovascular-focused facility.