Hospital Chaplain
The Menninger Clinic · menningerclinic.org
HoustonOn-site2+ yrs
The job in short
Hospital chaplain providing pastoral care and spiritual support in a psychiatric hospital.
Clinical
Details
- Found
- 23 d ago · posted 2025-12-17
- Location as listed
- Houston-Main, Houston, TX, US
- Role
- Patient Care / Caregiver
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Schedule & Hours Vary
Key Functions
1. Provide pastoral care and counseling to the Menninger Community
• Use spiritual assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation in order to contribute to the plan of care
• Offer pastoral care that is respectful of cultural and religious diversity and differences
• Develop, coordinate and facilitate public worship and spiritual practices appropriate to diverse settings and needs
• Support patients in the application of their own values in decision-making
• Collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team to incorporate spiritual needs in treatment planning
2. Maintains professional relationships within the organization and local community
• Serve as consultant to departments and clinical programs
• Foster collaborative relationships with community clergy and faith group leaders
• Provides spiritual leadership in times of organizational crisis events
Education Required: Master’s degree from an accredited theological seminary. One year of advanced clinical pastoral education in a psychiatric hospital.
License/Certification: Current certification, or in the process of being certified, in a least one of the following national certifying organizations: The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, The Association of Professional Chaplains.
Experience: Two years experience as an ordained minister, rabbi, or priest in a church, synagogue, temple setting.
Preferred: Two years experience as a chaplain in a psychiatric hospital. Experience with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
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