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Stanford Health Care

Staff Chaplain

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Houston Methodist

Chaplain (PRN)

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One year which may be consecutive with completion of CPE units LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS ... Utilizes community resources to assist in meeting the spiritual needs of others. * Serves as the ...

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Chaplain

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Houston Methodist

Chaplain - PRN

The Woodlands, TX

One year which may be consecutive with completion of CPE units LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS ... Utilizes community resources to assist in meeting the spiritual needs of others. * Serves as the ...

Blue Ridge Care

Chaplain

Woodstock, VA

$24 - $31/hr

Attend and actively participate in Interdisciplinary Team meetings. * Assist patients and families ... Minimum of 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) required; 2 units preferred (the second CPE ...

Virginia Health Services

Chaplain

Newport News, VA · On-site

$25 - $35/hr

... families. * Assist with or lead occasional liturgical, memorial, or remembrance services in ... CPE). * Valid Driver's License required. Our Core Values in Action Passion - Providing ...

Essentia Health

Chaplain Casual

Brainerd, MN

$21.08 - $31.62/hr

May assist or occasionally lead religious ceremonies of worship, rituals and other spiritual care ... Successful completion of 1 ACPE accredited unit of CPE. Licensure/Certification Requirement:

SAC Health

Chaplain

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... staff to assist them in the healing process. These services are accompanied by a ministry of ... Chaplain integrates theological education, clinical pastoral education (CPE), and spiritual care ...

Montage Health

Chaplain

Monterey, CA · On-site

$37.48 - $50.14/hr

As a member of Chaplain Services s/he will also see patients that are not Palliative and assist ... CPE experience is required. Ability to work as an integral member of an interdisciplinary team.

UW Health

Associate Chaplain

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VHS Hospice

Chaplain

Newport News, VA

$25 - $35/hr

... families. * Assist with or lead occasional liturgical, memorial, or remembrance services in ... CPE). * Valid Driver's License required. Our Core Values in Action Passion - Providing ...

SAC Health

Chaplain

San Bernardino, CA · On-site

$74K - $97K/yr

... staff to assist them in the healing process. These services are accompanied by a ministry of ... Chaplain integrates theological education, clinical pastoral education (CPE), and spiritual care ...

Baptistjax

Respond to referrals from nurses, physicians, and local clergy * Assist and collaborate with ... CPE Residency Required * Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) Required * National Association of Jewish ...

Essentia Health

Chaplain Casual

Brainerd, MN · On-site

$21.08 - $31.62/hr

May assist or occasionally lead religious ceremonies of worship, rituals and other spiritual care ... Successful completion of 1 ACPE accredited unit of CPE. Licensure/Certification Requirement:

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As of Jul 22, 2026, the average hourly pay for assistant cpe chaplain in the United States is $31.95, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $25.24 and $34.86 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an Assistant CPE Chaplain, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Assistant CPE Chaplain, you need a background in theology or pastoral care, completion or enrollment in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), and endorsement from a faith group. Familiarity with electronic medical records and chaplaincy documentation systems is also important. Compassion, active listening, and strong interpersonal skills help build trust and provide meaningful spiritual support to diverse patients and families. These skills and qualifications are vital for delivering effective emotional and spiritual care in hospital or clinical settings.

What are Assistant CPE Chaplains?

Assistant CPE Chaplains are individuals undergoing or having completed Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) training, who support the spiritual care department in hospitals, hospices, or other healthcare settings. They assist lead chaplains by providing emotional and spiritual support to patients, families, and staff. Their responsibilities often include making patient visits, participating in interdisciplinary teams, and sometimes leading worship or prayer services. Assistant CPE Chaplains are typically supervised and are gaining hands-on experience in pastoral care as part of their professional development.

What are some common challenges faced by Assistant CPE Chaplains during their clinical pastoral education residency?

Assistant CPE Chaplains often encounter challenges such as balancing the emotional demands of supporting patients, families, and staff with their own self-care. They must adapt to diverse spiritual needs in a healthcare setting, which can require sensitivity and flexibility. Additionally, managing time between clinical responsibilities, educational components, and reflective supervision can be demanding. Open communication with supervisors and peers is essential for growth and for navigating these challenges successfully.

What is the difference between Assistant Cpe Chaplain vs Clinical Pastoral Educator?

AspectAssistant Cpe ChaplainClinical Pastoral Educator
CredentialsTypically requires a theological degree and CPE certificationRequires advanced theological training, CPE certification, and often additional teaching credentials
Work EnvironmentHospitals, hospices, military, or correctional facilitiesEducational settings, hospitals, and seminaries, focusing on training students
Employer & IndustryHospitals, healthcare systems, military chaplaincyHealthcare institutions, seminaries, and CPE programs

While both roles involve spiritual care and require CPE certification, Assistant Cpe Chaplains primarily provide direct patient support, whereas Clinical Pastoral Educators focus on training and supervising future chaplains in educational settings.

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Staff Chaplain

Staff Chaplain

Stanford Health Care

Palo Alto, CA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 16 days ago

Job description

If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered.
Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)
This is a Stanford Health Care job.
A Brief Overview
Under the supervision of the Manager of Spiritual Care Services, the primary responsibility of a Chaplain is to provide spiritual care to patients, families, visitors, and staff. Patients are seen at the bedside or in outpatient settings as assigned. The Chaplain is involved in all aspects of care including, but not limited to, team meetings, family meetings, and goals of discussions. Staff support is provided through 1:1 encounters and group gatherings in the units and other locations as needed. The Chaplain is also in charge of developing and leading hospital-wide and community faith-specific and interfaith services. The Chaplain works as a team member in accordance with the Spiritual Care Services Mission and Vision Statements, following its Administrative Policies and Procedures. The Chaplain also performs other duties as assigned by the Director or Manager of Spiritual Care Services.
Locations
Stanford Health Care
What you will do
  • Spiritual Care (75%)
    • Provides direct spiritual care to patients, families, and staff.
    • Adheres to all triage duties and responsibilities when needed. (Please refer to Triage Guidelines).
    • Serves as advocate in articulating patients' and families' spiritual needs.
    • Offers and receives consultation with the interdisciplinary team in delivery of patient care, functioning in a collaborative, cooperative manner.
    • Serves as liaison between Spiritual Care and other SHC departments.
    • Works to increase the visibility and enhance the quality of Spiritual Care within the hospital community.
    • Assists in developing, coordinating, and evaluating Spiritual Care initiatives to staff.
    • Shares in planning and leadership of services.
    • Provides weddings, memorial services, and baptisms for patients and staff within or in accordance with their beliefs and/or religious tradition.
    • Provides and/or participates in other special services offered through Spiritual Care in collaboration with the Manager, team members and hospital staff.
    • In collaboration with the Manager, and team members, develops services and resources appropriate for the holy days of various religious traditions.
    • Charts visits in the medical record accurately and in a timely manner (within the scheduled work shift). that is relevant to the patient's medical, psychosocial, and spiritual/religious goals of care.
    • Maintains daily records of the Department's activities in accordance with Department's data gathering tool in use.
    • Participates in triage rotations, is available on short notice for emergencies and overnight coverage as needed.
    • Facilitates and coordinates Code Blue, and non-Code critical incident stress debriefings as needed.
    • Performs other duties as required, or assigned by, or negotiated with the Manager of Spiritual Care Services.
  • Community Relations (5%)
    • Shares responsibility for maintaining and developing positive relationships with significant individuals and constituent groups (religious leaders, faith communities/faith groups, inter-faith groups, other hospitals, and graduate schools of religion) in support of SHC and Spiritual Care programs.
    • Shares responsibility for coordinating and presenting educational events for SHC.
  • Precepting (10%)
    • Develops and teaches workshops and seminars for presentation to Clinical Pastoral Care Education (CPE) Chaplain students on a schedule to be negotiated with the Manager of Spiritual Care Education - CPE and Director of Spiritual Care Services.
    • Assists in developing a curricular track for inclusion in the overall CPE curriculum.
    • Regularly participates in joint visits with Chaplain students to assess their functioning and to offer critique for improvement of spiritual caregiving.
    • Helps orient CPE students to unit(s) and facilitates students' clinical involvement. Assists in other dimensions of CPE programs as requested and appropriate.
    • Mentors CPE students, who will support staff Chaplains in providing spiritual care to patients and families admitted to inpatient clinical areas.
    • May assist in recruitment, interviewing and selection of CPE students.
  • Administrative Duties (10%)
    • Attends team meetings and retreats.
    • Serves on selected hospital committees as appointed by the Manager.
    • Serves on Campus, Religious, or other community committees as appointed by the Manager.
    • Attends religious/faith group meetings to maintain good standing and serves on committees of national Spiritual Care organization(s) as needed.
    • Assists with other administrative duties as assigned by the Manager.
    • Serves on ethical case consultations to represent spiritual care and to participate in ethical decision making when needed.
    • Serves as a consultant to students and staff on questions of ethical considerations.
    • Assists in the interpretation and evaluation of ethical questions and moral situations in care delivery, to ensure the dignity and rights of the patient.
    • Assists in the research and development of relevant policies and procedures to ensure continued provision of ethically appropriate and culturally and religiously sensitive care to patients.
    • Adheres to current organizational Performance Improvement priorities.
    • Participates in quality studies through data collection and analysis.
    • Makes recommendations and takes actions to improve Spiritual Care Services structures, systems and outcomes.

Education Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in theology, divinity, or religious studies required.
  • Graduation from a seminary or school of theology that approved by a professional chaplain certifying organization required.

Experience Qualifications
  • One (1) years of directly related work experience in a health care setting, including completion of Four (4) Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of medical practice, ethical issues in health care, hospital procedures, developmental needs across all age groups (Infant to Geriatric), and adheres to SHC and Common Codes of Ethics, privacy/confidentiality (PHI), and safety/infection control standards.
  • Meets all Level 1 and 2 Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) outcomes, board certification competencies, and demonstrates ongoing intellectual curiosity and commitment to continuous improvement through education and learning opportunities.
  • Exhibits theological, philosophical, and spiritual reflection skills, and integrates pastoral/spiritual perspectives across a variety of settings including interdisciplinary case conferences, staff education, and group processes.
  • Provides individualized and group pastoral care with cultural and religious sensitivity, supporting persons through crisis, end-of-life situations, decision-making, and coping with loss-always with compassion, professionalism, and alignment with SHC values.
  • Demonstrates exceptional communication, teaching, and counseling skills, with the ability to adjust communication to suit diverse audiences and understanding levels, and to speak and write effectively.
  • Offers consultation to colleagues, mentorship to students, and actively contributes to the development and effectiveness of inter-faith/inter-belief spiritual care programs.
  • Provides strong leadership in spiritual care, demonstrating creativity and excellence in designing and delivering spiritual/religious services, motivating others, energizing team members, and influencing interprofessional teams.
  • Works collaboratively and diplomatically with hospital staff, interdisciplinary teams, and community religious leaders to foster a cohesive and effective Spiritual Care department.
  • Performs effectively in high-pressure and crisis situations, showing resourcefulness, appropriate assertiveness, calmness under stress, and sound judgment while meeting departmental productivity goals.
  • Exemplifies strong organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving abilities; maintains professionalism, accountability, and dependability in ministering to patients with a range of physical and mental health needs.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Bilingual ability with English and Spanish.

Licenses and Certifications
  • Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) preferred
  • National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) preferred
  • Neshama: The Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) preferred
  • Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) preferred
  • National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC) preferred
  • Ordination or commissioning by one's faith group to serve as a religious leader and endorsement or official recognition by that faith group to function as a Chaplain preferred

These principles apply to ALL employees:
SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.
You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family's perspective:
  • Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
  • Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
  • Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.
Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $37.82 - $49.15 per hour
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.

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