PRN/On Call 

Variable shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays

Onsite for Chaplaincy Services 

Summary:

The On-Call Staff Chaplain provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, and developmentally appropriate spiritual and emotional support to pediatric patients, their families, and hospital staff. This role responds to spiritual care needs as they arise, particularly during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, offering a supportive presence during times of crisis, grief, or uncertainty. The On-Call Chaplain serves patients and families of all faith traditions, spiritual backgrounds, and beliefs, or no faith, fostering a healing environment consistent with the hospital's mission and values.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff during on-call hours, including crisis intervention, grief support, and end-of-life care.
2. Respond promptly to referrals, code events, trauma activations, and urgent requests for chaplain presence.
3. Offer rituals, prayers, sacraments, or other spiritual practices as requested and appropriate, while respecting the diverse beliefs of patients and families.
4. Serve as a compassionate presence in times of stress, loss, or decision-making, providing comfort and guidance.
5. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team, ensuring spiritual needs are integrated into patient- and family-centered care.
6. Uphold professional ethics, confidentiality, and sensitivity to diverse cultural and spiritual perspectives.
7. Participate in hand-off communication with daytime chaplains to ensure continuity of care.
8. Maintain readiness to provide chaplaincy support across all units, including emergency, intensive care, and inpatient units.
9. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
10. Other duties as required.

Required Qualifications:

On Call

FTE: 0.001000

Status: Fixed Hybrid