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Chaplain

  • CHI St Joseph's Health
  • Park Rapids, Minnesota
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Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 138 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

Our Mission

As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all. To learn more about a calling that defines and unites, please click here for more information about our mission, vision, and values.

The posted compensation range of $22.12 - $32.90 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Job ID
2026-454838
Employment Type
PRN
Department
Chaplaincy Services & Pastoral Care
Hours/Pay Period
0
Weekly Schedule
PRN As needed
Shift
Varies
Remote
No
Category
Chaplain

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Chaplain, you will serve as a vital spiritual leader and compassionate caregiver within our hospital community, providing essential spiritual counseling and support to patients, families, and staff.

Every day, you will provide direct spiritual, religious, and existential care, offering compassionate presence, support, and appropriate rituals to patients, families, and staff, especially during times of crisis or grief. You will collaborate with the healthcare team to advocate for spiritual needs and integrate holistic care, ensuring respect for diverse beliefs.

To be successful in this role, you must be a highly compassionate individual, comfortable and skilled in engaging with people who may be emotional, panicked, stressed, or in pain. You'll need the proven ability to provide empathetic care, adapt to diverse spiritual needs, and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

What you'll do...

  • Provide patient and/or family visitation and support as needed or as requested by patients, family members or staff in all departments of CHI St. Joseph’s Health.
  • Participate as an integral member of the patient care teams throughout the organization to provide individualized patient care including but not limited to conducting emotional and spiritual needs assessments and creating and following-up on responses to those needs as well as, in relation to the rest of the patient care team, ensuring that holistic person-centered care is offered in the overall care plan of the patient and their support. This includes participating in daily core care rounds with interdisciplinary team and charting in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
  • The chaplain responds to all codes and emergency pastoral care needs throughout the hospital and in the emergency department (e.g., traumas). Additionally, the chaplain works closely with patients, family members and staff regarding end of life conversations and decisions, as well as journeying with patient and family when death occurs.
  • Provide lead oversight and monitoring of the advance care planning process at CHI St. Joseph’s Health. Provide health care directive information and materials to persons requesting such information or assistance. Raise awareness, grow support for, and promote an advance care planning initiative with the wider community.
  • Provide spiritual care leadership, support and care to staff, departments and organization including: providing pastoral care in times of crisis, illness, death; offering reflections at various organizational events, offering blessing of hands service to organization during the fall months, seek creative ways to raise staff awareness of various feast days, provide oversight of the chapel space as well as morning prayer over the public address system and continuously work to see opportunities to integrate our Mission and Values into the culture and fabric of CHI St. Joseph’s Health.
  • Provide leadership to the Medical Ethics Committee. Must maintain working knowledge of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs) and their application to a clinical context.

Job Requirements

Required

  • BA in Theology or related discipline
  • One unit of CPE


Preferred

  • Master of Divinity
  • Four units of CPE
  • Board Certified Chaplain APC
  • Certified Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education
  • Board Certified Chaplain BCC
  • Catholic Chaplain
Where You'll Work

CHI St. Joseph’s Health of Park Rapids, part of CommonSpirit Health, is an award-winning, 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of lake country. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, we offer a full range of services including 24/7/365 Emergency Department and Level IV Trauma Center, hospitalist program, testing, surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and more so that you can experience better health. 

Total Rewards

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

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