Chaplain Associate

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Chaplain Associate, you will be a beacon of compassionate spiritual care, profoundly impacting patient recovery and well-being during critical times.

Every day, you will facilitate connections, offer comfort, and provide essential chaplaincy services to nurture the holistic healing journey for patients and their families.

To be successful in this role, you will possess deep empathy, exceptional interpersonal skills, a profound commitment to spiritual care, and the organizational ability to seamlessly coordinate compassionate support within a dynamic healthcare environment.

• Provides pastoral/spiritual care to patients, loved ones, and staff.
• Completes spiritual assessments and communicates with other care team members. Provides clinical documentation as required.
• Responds to and initiates routine and emergency referrals in a timely manner.
• Coordinates with the local religious community to ensure the patient's/loved ones spiritual and/or sacramental needs are being met.
• Coordinates spiritual/pastoral ministry and bereavement care for those approaching end of life and at death.
• Provides blessing/ritual/prayer for pastoral support upon request.

Job Requirements

Required

• Other Completion of one or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

Preferred

• Bachelors Other, upon hire and
• Masters Other or equivalency in theology, behavioral science, ministry or related field and One to three years of pastoral ministry or related experience under institutional supervision, upon hire and

Where You''ll Work

At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, patients are at the heart of our care. Our campus is designed to heal the body, mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services include a new pavilion featuring enhancements in heart and vascular care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

Total Rewards

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.