• Chaplain

    Ascension Health (San Antonio, TX)


    Details

    + **Department:** Spiritual Care

    + **Schedule:** Full Time

    + **Location:** Ascension DePaul Services of San Antonio, TX

    + **Salary:** $49,400.00 - $72,247.50 (per year)

     

    Benefits

     

    Paid time off (PTO)

     

    Various health insurance options & wellness plans

     

    Retirement benefits including employer match plans

     

    Long-term & short-term disability

     

    Employee assistance programs (EAP)

     

    Parental leave & adoption assistance

     

    Tuition reimbursement

     

    Ways to give back to your community

     

    _Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer._

    Responsibilities

    As an On-Site Chaplain at our Ascension DePaul Services of San Antonio, Texas (TX), you will provide religious and spiritual care and counsel for emotional and spiritual distress to patients, their families, associates and others with attention to diverse spiritual orientations and cultures. **Please note we are seeking a Bilingual Spanish-English Chaplain for this location!

    Other responsibilities will include:

    + Provide pastoral care to the local ministry and community through performing sacraments, rituals, blessings and liturgies.

    + Participate and collaborate with others in the delivery of holistic patient care.

    + Build and maintain relationships with patients, families and associates through regular visitations and communication in order to create spiritual and religious connections.

    + Mentor Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) students and fellows.

    Requirements

    Licensure / Certification / Registration:

    + Board Certification from the APC, NACC, CASC, or the NAJC at time of hire or job transfer (or obtained within two years of hire or job transfer; risking termination if not obtained within timeframe) is required.

    + For those not board certified at time of hire or job transfer, ecclesiastical endorsement is required.

    Education:

    + Master's Degree in Divinity, Theology, or a related field from an accredited school is required.

    + 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education accredited by the ACPE is required.

    Work Experience:

    + 3-5 years of healthcare experience as a chaplain is preferred.

    Additional Preferences

    + Bilingual Spanish-English

    + Master's Degree in Divinity, Theology or related field

    + 4 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education accredited by the APCE

    + Board Certified Chaplain (BCC)

    + 3-5 years experience as a healthcare Chaplain

     

    Why Join Our Team

     

    Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

     

    Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

     

    Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

     

    Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

     

    Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

     

    For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) poster.

     

    As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

     

    Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

     

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