Chaplain

Part timeDay Shift

The Trinity Health PACE Chaplain serves as a clinical spiritual care provider who supports patients participants families and staff by addressing spiritual distress grief crisis situations and major life transitions. As an integrated member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team the chaplain assesses spiritual needs delivers individualized care aligned with diverse beliefs documents interventions in the medical record and contributes to holistic care planning. The role also includes developing and improving spiritual care programs educating staff promoting workplace spirituality facilitating religious practices in collaboration with community faith leaders and maintaining sacred spaces. Additionally the chaplain is expected to uphold ethical and professional standards engage in ongoing self-care and formation and possess the necessary education clinical training and communication skills to effectively meet the spiritual needs of the community served.

Monday - Friday Morning Shift - 20 hours per week

Pay Range: $27.66-$34.57/hr

Spiritual Care Delivery

• Provide compassionate individualized spiritual care to patients families and staff.
• Facilitate support during illness crisis grief and end-of-life situations.
• Ensure respect for diverse religious and cultural beliefs within care.

Assessment and Documentation

• Assess spiritual and religious needs including spiritual distress and ethical concerns.
• Develop and implement care plans with appropriate interventions or referrals.
• Document spiritual assessments interventions and outcomes in the electronic medical record.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• Serve as an active member of the healthcare team contributing to holistic care planning.
• Partner with clinical staff to address spiritual dimensions of patient care.

Program Development and Education

• Develop and support spiritual care programs aligned with organizational goals.
• Educate staff on recognizing and responding to spiritual needs.
• Promote workplace spirituality and staff well-being initiatives.

Religious and Community Engagement

• Facilitate prayer worship sacraments and meditation opportunities.
• Collaborate with community clergy and faith leaders.
• Support and maintain sacred spaces.

Professional Practice

• Uphold ethical legal and organizational standards.
• Participate in ongoing self-care professional development and formation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of spiritual care services.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in theology Religion Spiritual Care or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 13 years of spiritual care experience including 4 Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
• Board Certified Chaplain (preferred).
• Strong interpersonal communication and clinical documentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Proficiency with electronic documentation systems and standard software tools.

Work Environment

• Fast-paced healthcare setting with emotionally complex situations.
• Requires adaptability resilience and strong organizational skills.
• Involves travel between care sites.

Core Competencies

• Compassion and empathy
• Cultural and religious sensitivity
• Ethical integrity
• Communication and collaboration
• Emotional resilience and self-awareness

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.