Skip to main content
Job Search

Job Search

Chaplain

Mercy Hospital Folsom Folsom, California
Apply

The posted compensation range of $30.55 - $44.30 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Requisition ID 2025-398454 Employment Type PRN Department Chaplaincy Services & Pastoral Care Hours/Pay Period 16 Shift Day Weekly Schedule varied shifts Remote No Category Pastoral Care
Overview

Dignity Health @ Mercy Hospital of Folsom is the community hospital serving the Sierra foothills communities of Folsom El Dorado Hills Granite Bay Cameron Park Shingle Springs and Rescue. With 106 licensed acute-care beds our accredited non-profit hospital has been providing exceptional care for more than 35 years. Mercy Hospital of Folsom provides surgical services including minimally-invasive general urological and gynecological surgeries. We also provide comprehensive and award-winning orthopedic services which include surgery inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and specialty orthopedic care. As a certified Joint Commission Stroke Center Mercy Folsom provides exceptional care to our patients in our Medical Surgical and Intensive Care units as well as our 25-bed Emergency Department. Our Family Birth Center features private and contemporary birthing suites where labor delivery and recovery occur in one room as well as award-winning lactation training and support. Mercy Folsom received Among America’s 250 Best Hospitals recognition and is a Primary Stroke Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California 


Responsibilities

Mercy Hospital of Folsom a member of Dignity Health is currently looking for a Chaplain to add to their hospital staff. The Chaplain provides spiritual/religious counseling and ministry to patients and their families demonstrating competency in spiritual support and pastoral counseling as well as dealing with grief the dying process and death. The incumbent recognizes that during illness and suffering individuals rely on their spiritual resources to cope and find meaning. Through the ministry of presence religious and spiritual interventions pastoral counseling bereavement counseling and crisis intervention the Chaplain is empowered to heal sustain guide and reconcile patients and their families. This position also provides a supportive presence to staff including physicians and makes referrals when necessary. The position has a working knowledge of systems and organizational dynamics with the ability to align personal and departmental goals with the organizational goals. The Chaplain is able to articulate the role of chaplains and spiritual care services they offer to various interest groups in various organizational settings.


Qualifications

Minimum Required

  • At least 1+ year chaplaincy experience in the hospital or healthcare setting
  • Bachelor's Degree Advanced studies in Theology, Pastoral Care/Counseling, Spirituality preferred.
  • Certification or eligible for certification (with at least four units of Clinical Pastoral Education) as Chaplain by NACC or APC.

Preferred

  • Masters Degree in Theology or Divinity preferred
Apply

Map this location

Get an idea of what your daily routine can be like.

Click Here >

Join our Talent Community so you can stay connected and be alerted to future opportunities.

Sign Up

No related jobs

No recently viewed jobs

You have no saved Jobs

Equal Opportunity

CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click here.

CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). CommonSpirit Health™ participates in E-Verify.