Chaplain

SUMMARY: This position is accountable to respond to all calls from Valley Children's Healthcare including emergencies, sacramental ministry, and requests for pastoral visits and support. The incumbent will be accountable to contact the Roman Catholic priest on call or other faith based resources for persons requesting this service. The incumbent will respond to requests from Valley Children's Healthcare staff, physicians, other clergy, and other requests that happen on his/her shift of duty.

Valley Children’s Healthcare - one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation - provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

Experience:

• Minimum of three years pastoral ministry experience required.
• Ordination in their faith preferred.
• CPE training with four units preferred.
• Bilingual skills preferred.

Education/Licenses/Certifications:

• Master’s degree in theological studies or related field required.

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Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.