Staff Chaplain Exempt, 3rd shift

Nebraska Medicine; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebraska Medicine is seeking a Chaplain to provide supportive spiritual care to patients, families, and staff within our healthcare team. The role includes delivering spiritual and ethical consultation to medical staff and coordinating Acute Bereavement Services, while engaging with diverse faith communities with respect to patient confidentiality.

Required is a Bachelor's degree; preferred are healthcare ministry experience, parish ministry, clinical pastoral education, and denominational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in health care ministry preferred.
• Experience in parish ministry preferred.
• Chaplain experience in a medical center environment preferred.
• Graduate level theological degree preferred.
• Training in bereavement and ethics preferred.
• Experience in providing spiritual support in a multi-faith environment preferred.
• Denominational endorsement preferred.
• Certification or eligibility for certification by a national pastoral care organization preferred.
• Clinical Pastoral Education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive care to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of patients, families, and staff as a member of the healthcare team.
• Provide spiritual and ethical consultation to medical staff to enhance patient care.
• Coordinate Acute Bereavement Services.
• Facilitate community clergy access to parishioners/congregants within the limits of patient confidentiality.

Skills

Pastoral care

Bereavement support

Multi-faith environment

Ethics consultations

Healthcare ministry

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate level theological degree

Denominational endorsement

Certification eligibility – pastoral care

Job description

Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families. Shift: Weekend Shift (United States of America) Shift Details: FT, Overnight shift

Why Work at Nebraska Medicine? Together. Extraordinary. Join a team that values your skills, delivering exceptional care through collaboration.

Leading Health Network Work with the region’s top academic health network, partnering with UNMC to transform lives through education, research, and patient care.

Dignity and Respect: We value all backgrounds and experiences, reflecting the communities we serve.

Educational Support Enjoy up to $5,000/year in tuition assistance, a 35% discount at Clarkson College, and career advancement opportunities with covered educational costs. Enjoy support for your personal growth within the organization, from those just starting their healthcare careers to those who are years down the path. Be part of something extraordinary at Nebraska Medicine!

Provide supportive care to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of patients, families, and staff as a member of the healthcare team.

Provide spiritual and ethical consultation to medical staff to enhance patient care.

Coordinate Acute Bereavement Services.

Facilitate community clergy access to parishioners/congregants within the limits of patient confidentiality.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in health care ministry preferred.
• Experience in parish ministry preferred.
• Chaplain experience in a medical center environment preferred.
• Graduate level theological degree preferred.
• Training in bereavement and ethics preferred.
• Experience in providing spiritual support in a multi-faith environment preferred.
• Denominational endorsement preferred.
• Certification or eligibility for certification by a national pastoral care organization preferred.
• Clinical Pastoral Education preferred.

Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status.

Nebraska Medicine includes two hospitals, the state's largest and highest rated Nebraska Medical Center and Bellevue Medical Center, along with more than 70 primary care and specialty clinics.

Nebraska Medicine and our research and education partner, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), share the same mission: to lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care.

Every colleague plays a key role in upholding our promise of “Serious Medicine, Extraordinary Care” to our patients and their families.

Working with Nebraska Medicine means committing to meaningful, impactful work that will elevate the success of your fellow colleagues and will help our patients and their families feel comfortable, confident and cared for.

Opportunities include full-time, part-time and casual positions in patient care, nursing, nursing support, allied health, diagnostics, administration, customer service, facilities, IT and more.