Chaplain Resident

Posted:
7/27/2025, 11:55:51 PM

Location(s):
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States ⋅ Michigan, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Job Summary

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) resident initiates are expected to engage in transformational clinical learning, provide spiritual care to patients, families, and employees, and officiate at or arrange, services to meet the needs of patients, families and employees. This position assesses patient needs for spiritual care and counsels and initiates or recommends programs and services to meet those needs. Carries out clinical spiritual care activities as directed and communicates concerns and/or needs to the Manager of Spiritual Care and their Clinical Pastoral Education Certified Educator. Actively participates in clinical learning opportunities, reports learning as directed through clinical presentations, reflections, syllabus course requirements of CPE.

Essential Functions

  • Maintains professional development through CPE, seminars, education sessions, workshops, affiliations with professional associations.
  • Maintains required records, reports, statistics in a timely manner including required Spiritual Care documentation on medical charts. Completes documentation, as may be required in specific rites, e.g. baptism.
  • Maintains established department and organizational policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control.
  • In a regular rotation, provides on-call coverage in compliance with department practice (including evenings, nights, and weekends
  • Attends required meetings and participates on committees as directed.
  • Visits and provides emotional and spiritual care support to all care recipients; including patients, patient families, and fellow team members.
  • Acts as liaison between patient, family, and staff during periods of crisis, e.g. critical illness, lengthy illness or death.
  • Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings/rounds and activities in assigned clinical areas.

Qualifications

  • Preferred Bachelor's Degree or equivalent College/university graduate
  • Preferred Master's Degree or equivalent Graduate theological degree completed or in process
  • Preferred Satisfactory completion of one prior Unit of Level I CPE strongly preferred.
  • Required Associate's Degree or equivalent College/university graduate
  • 1 year of relevant experience Theological training Preferred
  • 1 year of relevant experience Experience in ministry and/or human services is required. Required

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    • Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

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    Primary Location

    SITE - Royal Oak Hospital - 3601 W 13 Mile Road - Royal Oak

    Department Name

    Pastoral Educ - Royal Oak

    Employment Type

    Full time

    Shift

    Day (United States of America)

    Weekly Scheduled Hours

    40

    Hours of Work

    variable

    Days Worked

    variable

    Weekend Frequency

    Variable weekends

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