Senior Chaplain & Spiritual Care Leader

CHOC Children's; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

CHOC Children's in Orange, California seeks a Lead Chaplain to provide direct spiritual care to patients, families, associates, and providers, with supervisory leadership of staff chaplains.

Required: Master of Divinity or equivalent with 4 CPE units; ordination; BLS; driver’s license; board certification or eligibility within two years; preferred bilingual Spanish; strong communication and crisis intervention skills.

Qualifications

• Written and verbal communication; conveying ideas clearly.
• Public speaking and engagement with diverse audiences.
• Research and apply best practices in spiritual care.
• Crisis intervention and problem solving in clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct spiritual care to patients, families, and staff.
• Offer supervisory leadership to staff chaplains.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to support patient care.
• Maintain professional licensure and credentials as required.

Skills

Verbal communication

Public speaking

Interpersonal skills

Crisis intervention

Pastoral counseling

Time management

Education

Master of Divinity

Clinical Pastoral Education (4 Units)

Job description

CHOC Children's in Orange, California seeks a Lead Chaplain to provide direct spiritual care to patients, families, associates, and providers, with supervisory leadership of staff chaplains.

Required: Master of Divinity or equivalent with 4 CPE units; ordination; BLS; driver’s license; board certification or eligibility within two years; preferred bilingual Spanish; strong communication and crisis intervention skills.