Chaplain Campus Coordinator

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

The Chaplain Coordinator provides spiritual care to patients, families, and hospital staff across the organization, assessing spiritual needs and delivering appropriate support, including crisis intervention, bereavement care, and facilitation of support groups and other patient services. In addition to direct clinical care, this role carries leadership responsibility for chaplaincy operations at an assigned Northside Hospital campus. This leadership responsibility includes and is not limited to the following: supervising and developing spiritual care personnel, managing staffing and departmental budgets, and partnering with hospital leadership on strategic priorities and quality improvement. The Chaplain Coordinator also builds and delivers education and training programs—covering grief, resilience, and spiritual care topics—for clinical and non-clinical staff, CPE students, and community partners. 

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited theological education program with a post graduate Master of Divinity (M.Div.) or the ecclesiastical equivalent.  

Four (4) units of ACPE, Inc. accredited Clinical Pastoral Education. 

Certificate of ordination and ecclesiastical endorsement appropriate for chaplaincy practice based on faith group standards.  

Board certification as a Professional Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains or an equivalent organization (e.g. Association of Catholic Chaplains, Association of Buddhist Chaplains, etc.) or certification as an ACPE Certified Educator. 

Five (5) years of healthcare chaplaincy experience. 

Two (2) years of supervisory or leadership experience. 

 

PREFERRED:

5 years of experience managing healthcare staff or interdisciplinary teams. 

5 years of experience with program development, budget oversight, and quality improvement initiatives. 

5 years of developing and facilitating grief education programs for healthcare professionals. 

5 years working  with Clinical Pastoral Education programs. 

Demonstrated ability to lead teams, facilitate change, and build collaborative relationships. 

Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse religious, cultural, and spiritual backgrounds. 

Work Hours (EX:7AM-7PM):

8:00AM-4:30PM

Weekend Requirements:

Yes- Rotating Basis

On-Call Requirements:

Yes