Children's National Medical Center
Staff Chaplain- PRN
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Job Description
Staff Chaplain- PRN (250002QE) The Staff Chaplain will provide interfaith pastoral/spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in crisis situations when Hospital Staff Chaplain(s) are not available. PRN: As needed. Qualifications
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED. Religious training or education equivalent to a seminary/divinity school degree; preferably M.Div level. Clinical Pastoral Education: Four units accredited by ACPE or equivalent. Minimum Work Experience: 1 year of Clinical Pastoral Education (1600 hours) or 1 year experience in pediatric chaplaincy. Required Skills/Knowledge
Familiarity and comfort with various faith disciplines and communities. Skill in working respectfully in a multifaith/multicultural environment. Skill in working collaboratively with staff to ensure patient and family needs are met. Skill in working as a creative member of a team as well as self-supervise. Skill in accessing, developing, and making use of various religious and cultural resources. Ability to consult with others around complex situations. Ability to respond to any required need within 30 minutes. Functional Accountabilities
Cooperative member of the healthcare team through appropriate patient chart entries, use of common healthcare terminology, handwashing and other safety precautions, referrals, interdisciplinary conferences, and collegial relationships. Resource in ethical decision making. Foster a spiritual dimension of care throughout the healthcare setting, consistent with accreditation standards. Awareness of and commitment to the mission of the healthcare setting and the role of pastoral/spiritual care in that mission. Thoughtful member and spiritual/religious/cultural voice on committees within the healthcare setting and the wider community. Show adherence to all hospital and department requirements, policies and procedures. Good stewardship of time, energy, physical, and financial resources. Communicate with members of the pastoral/spiritual care team for appropriate hand-off, resolution of all needs/issues. Maintain an appropriate schedule, responding to all requests in a timely manner, engaging in appropriate communication in a professional manner. Report complex situations to the Senior Chaplain/Manager and all off-shift and/or on-call situations which require follow up and demonstrate follow-through in ascertaining that follow up has occurred. Participate regularly in pastoral/spiritual care staff meeting and/or on-call chaplain in-service meetings. Report safety issues, conflicts, risk issues directly to the Senior Chaplain as well as to any other appropriate entity within the healthcare setting. Keep a commitment to Pediatric Chaplain competencies and professional certification competencies and requirements through appropriate continuing education. Maintain appropriate data regularly. Keep the environment appropriately clean. Maintain files and papers in closed drawers and cabinets. Share in the work of administration as appropriate. Show respect for the individuals in a shared work space. Organizational Accountabilities
Partner in the mission and uphold the core principles of the organization. Committed to diversity and recognize value of cultural ethnic differences. Demonstrate personal and professional integrity. Maintain confidentiality at all times. Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follow up until needs are met. Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior. Partner with all team members to achieve goals. Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions. Contribute to a positive work environment. Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change. Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes. Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment. Use resources efficiently. Search for less costly ways of doing things. Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance. Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation. Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation. Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication. Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers. Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance. Work Locations
CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW Washington 20010 Organization
Position Status: R (Regular) - O - PRN Job Posting
Oct 23, 2025, 6:55:50 PM Full-Time Salary Range
52728 - 87859.2 EEO Statement
Children National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster. Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
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Staff Chaplain- PRN (250002QE) The Staff Chaplain will provide interfaith pastoral/spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in crisis situations when Hospital Staff Chaplain(s) are not available. PRN: As needed. Qualifications
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED. Religious training or education equivalent to a seminary/divinity school degree; preferably M.Div level. Clinical Pastoral Education: Four units accredited by ACPE or equivalent. Minimum Work Experience: 1 year of Clinical Pastoral Education (1600 hours) or 1 year experience in pediatric chaplaincy. Required Skills/Knowledge
Familiarity and comfort with various faith disciplines and communities. Skill in working respectfully in a multifaith/multicultural environment. Skill in working collaboratively with staff to ensure patient and family needs are met. Skill in working as a creative member of a team as well as self-supervise. Skill in accessing, developing, and making use of various religious and cultural resources. Ability to consult with others around complex situations. Ability to respond to any required need within 30 minutes. Functional Accountabilities
Cooperative member of the healthcare team through appropriate patient chart entries, use of common healthcare terminology, handwashing and other safety precautions, referrals, interdisciplinary conferences, and collegial relationships. Resource in ethical decision making. Foster a spiritual dimension of care throughout the healthcare setting, consistent with accreditation standards. Awareness of and commitment to the mission of the healthcare setting and the role of pastoral/spiritual care in that mission. Thoughtful member and spiritual/religious/cultural voice on committees within the healthcare setting and the wider community. Show adherence to all hospital and department requirements, policies and procedures. Good stewardship of time, energy, physical, and financial resources. Communicate with members of the pastoral/spiritual care team for appropriate hand-off, resolution of all needs/issues. Maintain an appropriate schedule, responding to all requests in a timely manner, engaging in appropriate communication in a professional manner. Report complex situations to the Senior Chaplain/Manager and all off-shift and/or on-call situations which require follow up and demonstrate follow-through in ascertaining that follow up has occurred. Participate regularly in pastoral/spiritual care staff meeting and/or on-call chaplain in-service meetings. Report safety issues, conflicts, risk issues directly to the Senior Chaplain as well as to any other appropriate entity within the healthcare setting. Keep a commitment to Pediatric Chaplain competencies and professional certification competencies and requirements through appropriate continuing education. Maintain appropriate data regularly. Keep the environment appropriately clean. Maintain files and papers in closed drawers and cabinets. Share in the work of administration as appropriate. Show respect for the individuals in a shared work space. Organizational Accountabilities
Partner in the mission and uphold the core principles of the organization. Committed to diversity and recognize value of cultural ethnic differences. Demonstrate personal and professional integrity. Maintain confidentiality at all times. Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follow up until needs are met. Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior. Partner with all team members to achieve goals. Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions. Contribute to a positive work environment. Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change. Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes. Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment. Use resources efficiently. Search for less costly ways of doing things. Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance. Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation. Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation. Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication. Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers. Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance. Work Locations
CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW Washington 20010 Organization
Position Status: R (Regular) - O - PRN Job Posting
Oct 23, 2025, 6:55:50 PM Full-Time Salary Range
52728 - 87859.2 EEO Statement
Children National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster. Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
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