Hospital Chaplain

Key Functions

1. Provide pastoral care and counseling to the Menninger Community

• Use spiritual assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation in order to contribute to the plan of care
• Offer pastoral care that is respectful of cultural and religious diversity and differences
• Develop, coordinate and facilitate public worship and spiritual practices appropriate to diverse settings and needs
• Support patients in the application of their own values in decision-making
• Collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team to incorporate spiritual needs in treatment planning

2. Maintains professional relationships within the organization and local community

• Serve as consultant to departments and clinical programs
• Foster collaborative relationships with community clergy and faith group leaders
• Provides spiritual leadership in times of organizational crisis events

Education Required: Master’s degree from an accredited theological seminary. One year of advanced clinical pastoral education in a psychiatric hospital.

License/Certification: Current certification, or in the process of being certified, in a least one of the following national certifying organizations: The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, The Association of Professional Chaplains.

Experience: Two years experience as an ordained minister, rabbi, or priest in a church, synagogue, temple setting.

Preferred: Two years experience as a chaplain in a psychiatric hospital. Experience with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.