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Spiritual Caregiver

  • CHI St Joseph's Health
  • Park Rapids, Minnesota
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About Us

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 158 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 $18.15 - $25.63 /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
2026-468802
Employment Type
PRN
Department
Chaplaincy Services & Pastoral Care
Hours/Pay Period
30
Weekly Schedule
PRN Monday - Friday (8:00am - 5:00pm)
Shift
Varies
Remote
No
Category
Mission Services

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Are you called to serve others with compassion, empathy, and spiritual wisdom? CHI St. Joseph's Health is seeking a dedicated and sensitive Spiritual Care Giver to join our interdisciplinary team. In this vital role, you will provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, their families, and staff, offering comfort, guidance, and presence during times of illness, crisis, and loss. You will embody our mission by respecting diverse spiritual paths and offering care that is inclusive, non-judgmental, and deeply human.

What You'll Do:

  • Provide Direct Spiritual Care: Offer one-on-one and group spiritual support to patients and their families, addressing their spiritual, emotional, and existential needs. This includes active listening, prayer (if requested), scripture reading (if desired, from various traditions), offering sacraments (if authorized and appropriate for your tradition), and facilitating spiritual rituals.
  • Crisis Intervention: Provide immediate spiritual and emotional support to patients and families experiencing grief, trauma, end-of-life transitions, or other acute crises.
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work collaboratively with nurses, physicians, social workers, case managers, and other healthcare professionals to ensure holistic patient care, participating in care conferences and communicating patient spiritual needs effectively.
  • Spiritual Assessment: Conduct spiritual assessments to identify patient strengths, spiritual coping mechanisms, and areas of spiritual distress.
  • Resource and Referral: Connect patients and families with appropriate spiritual and community resources, both within and outside the hospital.
  • Ethical Support: Provide spiritual and ethical consultation and support to patients, families, and staff facing difficult medical decisions.
  • Staff Support: Offer spiritual and emotional support to hospital staff facing professional and personal challenges, promoting resilience and well-being.
  • Documentation: Maintain accurate and confidential documentation of spiritual care interventions in patient records.
  • Pastoral Presence: Participate in hospital events, ceremonies, and services as appropriate, fostering a compassionate and healing environment.
  • Continuing Education: Engage in ongoing professional development to enhance spiritual care skills and knowledge.
Job Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree 
  • Board Certified Chaplain BCC (BCC-BCC)
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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CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click here [PDF].

CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). CommonSpirit Health™ participates in E-Verify.

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