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Chaplain Non-Certified

Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, California
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The posted compensation range of $30.91 - $45.98 /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 2026-490145 Employment Type Full Time Department Chaplaincy Services & Pastoral Care Hours/Pay Period 80 Shift Evening Weekly Schedule 3:00pm - 11:30pm Remote No Category Chaplain

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Chaplain, you will serve as a vital spiritual leader and compassionate caregiver within our hospital community, providing essential spiritual counseling and support to patients, families, and staff.

Every day, you will provide direct spiritual, religious, and existential care, offering compassionate presence, support, and appropriate rituals to patients, families, and staff, especially during times of crisis or grief. You will collaborate with the healthcare team to advocate for spiritual needs and integrate holistic care, ensuring respect for diverse beliefs.

To be successful in this role, you must be a highly compassionate individual, comfortable and skilled in engaging with people who may be emotional, panicked, stressed, or in pain. You'll need the proven ability to provide empathetic care, adapt to diverse spiritual needs, and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

  • Provides spiritual support to patients, families, personnel and medical staff
  • Assesses spiritual/religious/sacramental needs of patients and families and provides follow-up as needed
  • Responds in an appropriate and timely manner to all referrals for spiritual care services and provides documentation in the patient's medical record
  • Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team and medical staff to provide total patient care. Participates in patient care conferences
  • Provides effective and appropriate spiritual care interventions during applicable codes and other patient crises. Acts as a liaison between family, healthcare personnel and medical staff
  • Provides spiritual care to the dying. Responds to patient deaths and provides spiritual and emotional support to family and loved ones if present
Job Requirements

Required

  • Masters Other degree in theology or related field
  • Experience working in clinical specialty areas and the ability to effectively meet and address pastoral and spiritual needs., upon hire

Preferred

  • Certificate Other Board certified, or certification eligible chaplain with current CPE completed, or the ability to complete at least 2 units of CPE and experience in chaplaincy in the hospital and outpatient settings, upon hire and
  • Experience with completing spiritual care assessments in an Electronic Health Record
  • Additional experience in outpatient spiritual care
  • Minimum of one-year experience in hospital chaplaincy
  • BCC - CANADIAN SPIRITUAL, upon hire or
  • Board Certified Chaplain APC, upon hire or
  • Catholic Chaplain, upon hire or
  • BCC - JEWISH CHAPLAIN, upon hire
Where You'll Work

Mercy Medical Center Redding offers comprehensive health care to nearly 300,000 residents in a six-county region. It is one of only two Level II trauma centers, the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the only Joint Commission-certified Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center north of Sacramento north of Sacramento. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center providing inpatient and outpatient services as well as specialized cardiovascular care, stroke care, orthopedics, neurological surgery, comprehensive cancer care, maternity care, and a robust robotic surgery program. In addition, the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living. 

One Community. One Mission. One California 

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