Chaplain Associate (PRN)

Overview

Join UnityPoint Health as a Chaplain Associate and provide compassionate spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and team members of all faiths or none. In this meaningful role, you will help individuals navigate serious illness, difficult decisions, grief, and life challenges through compassionate presence and care. Working closely with an interdisciplinary team, you will support whole-person healing and contribute to exceptional experiences that promote comfort, hope, and well-being.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate spiritual care, assessments, and follow-up support for patients and families across a variety of care settings.
• Respond to crisis situations, trauma, end-of-life needs, ethical concerns, and urgent requests for spiritual support.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams to address spiritual and emotional needs that impact patient care.
• Support team members’ wellbeing through presence, debriefings, critical incident response, and resilience-building initiatives.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds, care planning, and patient-centered care discussions.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with community clergy, faith leaders, and organizations to enhance patient and family support.
• Help plan and lead memorial services, special events, educational programs, and other meaningful spiritual care activities.
• Document care and interventions accurately within the electronic health record.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide timely spiritual care support when needed.
• Maintain professional competencies and contribute to quality improvement, education, and departmental initiatives.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a focus in divinity, theology, pastoral studies or related fields preferred.

Experience:

• One (1) year of experience providing spiritual care required.
• One (1) year of experience providing spiritual care in hospital setting preferred.
• Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) – 1 unit of CPE preferred.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• IA & IL Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training in state(s) where providing care required within 90 days of hire.
• IA & IL Dependent Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training in state(s) where providing care required within 90 days of hire.