Henry Ford Health

Academic medical center delivering comprehensive healthcare

Associate Chaplain

Social & Community ServicesUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timeJackson, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Applicants must have at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education.
Applicants must have a bachelor's degree.
Applicants must have at least two years of demonstrated work in spiritual care in an organized body of religion.

Responsibilities

Assess, provide, and document pastoral care to patients, families, and staff.
Provide appropriate pastoral care to the local ministry and community through prayer and blessings.
Consult with patients, families, and medical staff on ethical decision-making and values, and make appropriate referrals as needed.
Assist in planning, organizing, evaluating, and implementing the spiritual program with each local ministry to ensure spirituality initiatives are executed properly.

Desired Qualifications

A master's degree from a CHEA-accredited seminary is preferred.

Job Description

Provides 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.

Responsibilities:
Assesses, provides, and documents pastoral care to patients, families and staff.

Provides appropriate pastoral care to the local ministry and community through prayer and blessings.

Provides consultation to patients, families, and medical staff with ethical decision making and values while making appropriate referrals as needed.

Assists in planning, organizing, evaluating, and implementing the spiritual program with each local ministry in order to ensure spirituality initiatives are executed properly.

Qualifications

Requirements:

All applicants should have at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education, a bachelor's degree, and preferably a master's degree from an CHEA accredited seminary.
At least two years of demonstrated work in spiritual care in an organized body of religion.

Additional Information

About the Company

Henry Ford Health

Academic medical center delivering comprehensive healthcare

Henry Ford Health operates a large Michigan health system that provides a full range of medical services through 13 acute-care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, home health, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care, and more, along with health insurance and related retail. It delivers care via a network of hospitals and clinics offering primary, preventive, specialty, surgical, and rehabilitative services, with options for in-person and virtual visits, while also supporting research and education to improve treatments. The system stands out as one of Michigan’s largest and most diverse employers with over 50,000 team members and more than 550 sites, and it is repeatedly recognized for excellence in cancer, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, and multi-organ transplants, underpinned by strong research funding. Its goal is to partner with patients and communities to provide high-quality care, advance medical research, and educate the next generation of health professionals.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $40.3M
Headquarters: Detroit, MI
Founded: 1915

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