Trinity Health
Chaplain – Trinity Health
Position is full‑time (40 hours per week) supporting the Chelsea Outpatient Cancer Center and acute care, with 20 hours each at each site. The role provides spiritual care within local ministry, addressing spiritual needs of patients, participants, residents, families, and colleagues.
Employment Details Full time, Day Shift. Weekday schedule with flexible hours to accommodate 20‑hour shifts at two locations.
Position Purpose Provides spiritual care to patients, participants, residents, families, and colleagues, focusing on spiritual distress, grief support, crisis intervention, and support during significant life changes. Works as a fully integrated member of the health care team, collaborating with colleagues to meet spiritual needs.
Essential Functions
Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
Makes available, delivers, and facilitates transformative spiritual care experiences to patients, residents, participants, visitors, and all colleagues across the healthcare continuum.
Implements systems and processes to assess religious and spiritual needs, including needs for ethics consultation, and provides interventions or referrals based on the assessed needs.
Makes timely, professional observations of apparent outcomes of spiritual care provided and adjusts the continued provision of spiritual care as needed.
Documents in the electronic medical record professional spiritual care assessments (e.g., assessment of “spiritual distress”), interventions provided, and outcomes observed with appropriate plans of care.
Integrates the spiritual care dimension of healing of those served as a full, clinical member of the inter‑professional health care team.
In collaboration with the Spiritual Care Manager, measures, evaluates, and improves functional processes of spiritual care for effectiveness in accordance with approved Mission Integration strategy and tactics connected to achieving system‑wide priority objectives.
Fosters the provision of generalized spiritual care to those served by non‑spiritual care colleagues via programs of spiritual care education and direct modeling of spiritual care practices.
Promotes and implements programs of workplace spirituality for and with colleagues in collaboration with the Spiritual Care Manager and the Mission Leader.
Facilitates opportunities for interfaith or specific faith meditation, prayer, worship, and as appropriate participation in religious sacraments, sometimes in collaboration with clergy or ministers from outside communities. Contributes to maintaining appropriate sacred space.
Plans and implements programs of ongoing personal self‑care and formation to achieve and maintain a healthy work‑life balance and resilience.
Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, with other policies and procedures to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Theology, Religion, Spiritual Care, or Spirituality, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
One (1) to three (3) years of spiritual care experience, including CPE training, required. Chaplaincy or spiritual care ministry experience preferred.
Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) strongly preferred via APC, CASC, NACC, or NAJC, which includes completion of a master’s degree as required by a CHEA academic institution, completion of 4 units (1600 hours) of ACPE accredited spiritual care education, and faith‑based endorsement.
Ability to plan, develop, and implement programs to meet spiritual needs of patients/families throughout the care continuum and life cycle to improve community health.
Strong oral and written communication skills in English, with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to present effectively before groups. Must be able to communicate effectively using clinical/medical terminology.
Ability to learn and proficiently utilize Microsoft Office suite and other relevant software programs.
Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
Must possess a personal presence characterized by honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire.
Physical And Mental Requirements And Working Conditions Must be able to set and organize own work priorities and adapt to changing demands; work concurrently on multiple tasks in a potentially stressful environment; travel 10‑50% to various Trinity Health sites as needed; comply with Trinity Health policies and procedures.
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.
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Employment Details Full time, Day Shift. Weekday schedule with flexible hours to accommodate 20‑hour shifts at two locations.
Position Purpose Provides spiritual care to patients, participants, residents, families, and colleagues, focusing on spiritual distress, grief support, crisis intervention, and support during significant life changes. Works as a fully integrated member of the health care team, collaborating with colleagues to meet spiritual needs.
Essential Functions
Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
Makes available, delivers, and facilitates transformative spiritual care experiences to patients, residents, participants, visitors, and all colleagues across the healthcare continuum.
Implements systems and processes to assess religious and spiritual needs, including needs for ethics consultation, and provides interventions or referrals based on the assessed needs.
Makes timely, professional observations of apparent outcomes of spiritual care provided and adjusts the continued provision of spiritual care as needed.
Documents in the electronic medical record professional spiritual care assessments (e.g., assessment of “spiritual distress”), interventions provided, and outcomes observed with appropriate plans of care.
Integrates the spiritual care dimension of healing of those served as a full, clinical member of the inter‑professional health care team.
In collaboration with the Spiritual Care Manager, measures, evaluates, and improves functional processes of spiritual care for effectiveness in accordance with approved Mission Integration strategy and tactics connected to achieving system‑wide priority objectives.
Fosters the provision of generalized spiritual care to those served by non‑spiritual care colleagues via programs of spiritual care education and direct modeling of spiritual care practices.
Promotes and implements programs of workplace spirituality for and with colleagues in collaboration with the Spiritual Care Manager and the Mission Leader.
Facilitates opportunities for interfaith or specific faith meditation, prayer, worship, and as appropriate participation in religious sacraments, sometimes in collaboration with clergy or ministers from outside communities. Contributes to maintaining appropriate sacred space.
Plans and implements programs of ongoing personal self‑care and formation to achieve and maintain a healthy work‑life balance and resilience.
Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, with other policies and procedures to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Theology, Religion, Spiritual Care, or Spirituality, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
One (1) to three (3) years of spiritual care experience, including CPE training, required. Chaplaincy or spiritual care ministry experience preferred.
Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) strongly preferred via APC, CASC, NACC, or NAJC, which includes completion of a master’s degree as required by a CHEA academic institution, completion of 4 units (1600 hours) of ACPE accredited spiritual care education, and faith‑based endorsement.
Ability to plan, develop, and implement programs to meet spiritual needs of patients/families throughout the care continuum and life cycle to improve community health.
Strong oral and written communication skills in English, with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to present effectively before groups. Must be able to communicate effectively using clinical/medical terminology.
Ability to learn and proficiently utilize Microsoft Office suite and other relevant software programs.
Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
Must possess a personal presence characterized by honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire.
Physical And Mental Requirements And Working Conditions Must be able to set and organize own work priorities and adapt to changing demands; work concurrently on multiple tasks in a potentially stressful environment; travel 10‑50% to various Trinity Health sites as needed; comply with Trinity Health policies and procedures.
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.
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