Job Description

Position Summary:

The PRN Chaplain Associate provides expert spiritual care, crisis intervention, and compassionate support to patients, their families, and Suburban Hospital staff. Working under the Director of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy, this role involves assessing spiritual needs and offering empathetic listening and spiritual care interventions to aid in patient recovery, particularly concerning illness or socio-economic challenges.

Key responsibilities include administering sacraments/ordinances such as Anointing of the Sick, Communion, Commendation of the Dying/Dead, Memorials, and Weddings. The ideal candidate will empower individuals to discover coping strategies from their own faith or spiritual journey, maintaining an interfaith perspective without imposing personal beliefs. They will possess knowledge of diverse religious traditions, serving people from various spiritual and cultural backgrounds. Coordination with a patient's clergy or faith community will be handled with strict adherence to HIPAA regulations. This role requires adherence to professional chaplaincy standards and includes providing on-call services as needed.

Work Location: Bethesda, MD

PRN – on call (flexible hours but mainly evenings/ nights/ weekends)

flexibility in hours. You should expect around 19 hours a week with a flexible schedule.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• A minimum of two (2) accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) units. Accredited preferably through the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) or equivalent is preferred.
• A Master of Divinity degree or an equivalent graduate-level theological degree from an accredited institution is required.
• 1-3 years of spiritual care experience in a clinical setting is preferred.
• Bilingual – Spanish preferred

Salary Range: Minimum $37.00/hour - Maximum $​​​​37.00/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

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