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**Job Summary and Responsibilities** As our Chaplain, you will serve as a vital spiritual leader and compassionate caregiver within our hospital community, providing essential spiritual counseling and support to patients, families, and staff. Every day, you will provide direct spiritual, religious, and existential care, offering compassionate presence, support, and appropriate rituals to patients, families, and staff, especially during times of crisis or grief. You will collaborate with the healthcare team to advocate for spiritual needs and integrate holistic care, ensuring respect for diverse beliefs. To be successful in this role, you must be a highly compassionate individual, comfortable and skilled in engaging with people who may be emotional, panicked, stressed, or in pain. You'll need the proven ability to provide empathetic care, adapt to diverse spiritual needs, and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team. + Visits patients/ families and staff to identify spiritual issues and needs. + Assist in planning spiritual education through department planned activities. + Assist in trauma situations as needed. + Assist in planning prayer services and providing spiritual resources for staff and patients. + Have knowledge of Advanced Directives and help in preparation of documents as requested. + Work collaboratively with all executives and managers as needed to maintain a level of operations to be in compliance with all regulatory agencies, including Joint Commission, federal, state, and local standards. **Job Requirements** Required + Graduate of an accredited seminary or school of theology and Minimum two (2) years of pastoral experience in Healthcare, upon hire + Board Certified Chaplain APC, upon hire or + Catholic Chaplain, upon hire or + Certified Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education, upon hire or + Board Certified Chaplain BCC, upon hire or + BCC - JEWISH CHAPLAIN, upon hire or + BCC - CANADIAN SPIRITUAL, upon hire or **Where You'll Work** CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance. **Pay Range** $22.51 - $31.79 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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