Spiritual Caregiver

At CHI St. Joseph’s Health, we believe that true healing extends far beyond medicine—it encompasses the mind, body, and spirit. As a Spiritual Caregiver, you will serve as a vital member of our holistic care team, providing personalized, age-specific spiritual support to patients, families, and our dedicated staff. Whether you are comforting a grieving family, walking alongside a hospice patient in their final journey, or offering a grounded presence to a busy medical team, your role is to ensure that every individual feels seen, heard, and supported in their unique spiritual journey.

As a Spiritual Caregiver, you will act as a bridge between clinical medicine and spiritual wellness. You will integrate seamlessly into our care teams to ensure that a patient’s emotional and spiritual needs are considered alongside their physical health. By providing specialized care to patients ranging from neonates and pediatrics to the elderly, you will bring peace and clarity to those navigating life’s most vulnerable moments. Through collaborative peer reviews and ongoing clinical development, you will continue to refine your practice, ensuring the highest standards of pastoral excellence in the Park Rapids community.

To be successful in this role, you will be a person of deep empathy and professional resilience. You should possess a Bachelor’s Degree and a genuine desire to serve individuals from all walks of life and belief systems. We value candidates who can maintain a calm, steady presence in high-pressure healthcare environments and who view their work as a true calling to serve. While you are a professional in the healthcare space, your greatest tools will be your compassionate heart, your listening ear, and your ability to bring comfort during times of transition.

Responsibilities

• Patient & Family Support: Deliver personalized spiritual care, comfort, and counseling to patients and their families across all age groups, from neonates to geriatric populations.
• Hospice & Bereavement Care: Provide specialized spiritual presence and compassionate support for hospice patients and facilitate bereavement care for their loved ones.
• Staff Support: Serve as a dedicated resource for hospital staff, offering spiritual care and emotional support to help them sustain their own wellbeing.
• Multidisciplinary Integration: Participate actively in clinical care team meetings to ensure spiritual needs are fully integrated into the patient’s overall treatment plan.
• Clergy Coordination: Act as a liaison to coordinate with local clergy and diverse faith communities to ensure patients have access to the specific spiritual resources they request.
• Professional Development: Engage in ongoing clinical and peer-led competency reviews to maintain excellence in pastoral care and support the holistic mission of the facility.
  

Requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree 
  

Preferred

• One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
• Previous experience in a healthcare or hospital setting

CHI St. Joseph’s Health of Park Rapids, part of CommonSpirit Health, is an award-winning, 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of lake country. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, we offer a full range of services including 24/7/365 Emergency Department and Level IV Trauma Center, hospitalist program, testing, surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and more so that you can experience better health. 

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.