Associate Chaplain

El Camino Health is committed to hiring, retaining and growing the best and brightest professionals who will carry our mission and vision forward. We are proud of our reputation in the community: One built on compassion, innovation, collaboration and delivering high-quality care. Come join the team that makes this happen.

FTE

0.5

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Day: 8 hours

**Job Description**:
The Associate Chaplain collaborates with hospital staff, spiritual care volunteers, and students to meet the religious/spiritual/emotional needs of patients, their families, and staff through direct interventions or through community resources; Teaches pastoral care to clergy and others through a multicultural and interfaith experience that uses real-life ministry encounters to improve the ministry and pastoral care provided by caregivers of all different faiths and cultural backgrounds.

**Qualifications**:
Master of Divinity (or equivalent)

Ecclesiastic endorsement Ordination (or equivalent)

Experience providing pastoral care in a healthcare setting

Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, written and oral)

Experience in service with a faith community.

Previous experience coordinating volunteers preferred.

Demonstrated ability to establish good working relationships with individuals who represent a broad and diverse spectrum of the community

Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary setting to provide spiritual support to patients and families representing diverse cultures and religious traditions

Computer proficiency, including MS Office and Outlook.

Strong organizational habits and ability to multitask.

Administrative, problem solving and decision making skills.

Strong customer service skills.

Demonstrates a high level of initiative; self-starter.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements
- Training status within 9 months of hire.

Salary Range:
$32.76 - $49.14 USD Hourly

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this job are available. El Camino Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability if that will allow them to perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the hospital, or causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace which cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.

Light Work - Walking or standing up to 49% of shift, duties require standard movement, may occasionally lift up to 20 lbs. - (Physical Requirements-United States of America)

An Equal Opportunity Employer:

- El Camino Health seeks and values a diverse workforce. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications and competencies. El Camino Health prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, ancestry, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, marital status, age, medical condition or any other status protected by law. In addition to state and federal law, El Camino Health also follows all applicable fair and equitable employment policies from the County of Santa Clara._