Associate Chaplain at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, Indiana

Job Description:

Division:Eskenazi Health



Sub-Division:Hospital



Req ID:21663



Schedule:Part Time



Shift:Weekends


Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus including at a network of Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.




FLSA Status



Non-Exempt




Job Role Summary



The Associate Chaplain provides ministerial services, commensurate with incumbent's own spiritual traditions. This position provides respectful post-mortem care for decedents and their families, and conducts other morgue-related tasks including body releases and routine post-mortem paperwork.




Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County. Models Eskenazi Health values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development, and Excellence.


• Provides general coverage for the health system as needed or assigned.


• Provides spiritual counseling to those in need


• Provides ministerial services, commensurate with incumbent's own spiritual tradition


• Secures provision of ministerial services for those with differing spiritual traditions


• Provides religious programming as needed in the Sanctuary, and assists in maintenance of the space.


• Provides respectful post-mortem care for decedents and their families, and conducts other morgue-related tasks including body releases and routine post-mortem paperwork


• Coordinates/implements Spiritual Care response in crisis situations


• Assists, as needed, with management of 'Haven of Hope' family respite rooms


• Supervises volunteers and students operating within the department


• Provides assistance in matters related to Advanced Directives


• Provides assistance in matters related to organ, tissue, and eye donation


• Advocates on behalf of patients in the absence of a Patient Advocate

Job Requirements

• Successful completion of a Bachelor of Divinity, Ministry, or similar degree, or other denominationally approved/mandated educational program. Equivalency shall be determined by the Spiritual Care Manager and shall recognize the diversity of education required by various faith traditions.


• Minimum of two units of Clinical Pastoral Education from any CPE provider recognized by the U.S. Department of Education


• Eligibility for Certification as an Associate Board Certified Chaplain (or similar level of certification) within two years of hire. Certification must come from a recognized professional cognate group that subscribes to the Common Code of Ethics for Health Care Chaplains.


• Minimum of two years of previous ministerial experience (health care background preferred)


• Must be ordained/commissioned/endorsed (or equivalent), and in good standing with their ecclesiastical body


• Valid Indiana driver's license

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Positive professional service provision to patients, families, visitors, and staff


• Good professional judgment


• Appropriate display of initiative


• Ability to function unsupervised


• Ability to direct efforts in crisis situation when on-duty


• Knowledge of multiple modalities of ministry


• Demonstrates positive professional interaction with interdisciplinary team and community representatives


• Demonstrates flexibility to meet needs of the department


• Demonstrates personal integrity


• Ability to remain true to self without imposing views on others (proselytism will not be tolerated)

Accredited by The Joint Commission and named as one of Indiana's best employers by Forbes magazine for two consecutive years and the top hospital in the state for community benefit by the Lown Institute, Eskenazi Health's programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city's primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana and Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, the first community mental health center in Indiana, just to name a few.



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