TRAUMA SERVICES / ICU CHAPLAIN-CHAPLAINS OFFICE in TERRE HAUTE, Indiana at Union Health

The Trauma Services / ICU Chaplain is a key role in providing compassionate, holistic care to patients, families, and staff within the Emergency Department, Trauma Services, and Intensive Care Units at Union Health.

Working as a Trauma Services / ICU Chaplain offers a meaningful and impactful experience as you provide spiritual, emotional, and relational support during some of the most critical moments in a patient's and family's healthcare journey. This position serves as a visible and compassionate presence during times of crisis, critical illness, trauma activation, death, grief, and complex medical decision-making.

Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, social workers, and interdisciplinary care teams, the chaplain assists in addressing spiritual distress, facilitating coping, supporting family communication, and providing faith-based resources that are appropriate to each individual's beliefs and preferences.

The Trauma Services / ICU Chaplain will:

• Respond to patient deaths in the Emergency Department and ICU.
• Provide grief support and a compassionate presence for families following a death.
• Assist families with immediate spiritual needs following a loss.
• Participate in withdrawal-of-care discussions and comfort care transitions as requested.
• Coordinate with clergy, funeral homes, and community faith leaders when appropriate.
• Support memorial and remembrance activities sponsored by the hospital.

Join us as we provide compassionate service and high-quality care to the Wabash Valley Communities. We are committed to helping you find a role that recognizes your interests, expertise, and talent and helping you achieve your long-term career goals and aspirations. At Union, you’ll experience an inclusive environment in which you are empowered to be your best self every day.

In addition to competitive pay, Union co-workers enjoy:

• Part-time and Full-time schedules
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Paid Time Off starting day one
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 each year
• Career Paths
• Success Sharing
• 403b Retirement Employer Match
• Much More!

Be part of an organization that is dedicated to your work-life balance, career, growth, and development. Union Health, U Matter and U Belong.

How can we help? Call us at 812-238-7827 or email us at recruiting@union.health

• Provides spiritual, emotional, and relational support to patients, families, and staff within the Emergency Department, Trauma Services, and Intensive Care Units.
• Serves as a compassionate and visible presence during trauma activations, critical illness, death, grief, and other crisis situations.
• Provides grief support and compassionate presence to families following patient deaths.
• Assists families with immediate spiritual and emotional needs following a loss.
• Participates in withdrawal-of-care discussions and comfort care transitions as requested.
• Supports patients and families experiencing spiritual distress and assists with coping during complex medical situations.
• Provides faith-based resources and support consistent with each patient's beliefs, values, and preferences.
• Collaborates with physicians, nurses, social workers, and interdisciplinary care teams to support holistic patient and family care.
• Coordinates with clergy, funeral homes, and community faith leaders when appropriate.
• Supports hospital-sponsored memorial and remembrance activities.
• Maintains appropriate confidentiality and professionalism in all patient, family, and staff interactions.
• Demonstrates flexibility to respond to departmental needs, trauma program activities, and critical patient care situations.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in theology, ministry, or a related field.
• Minimum of 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), or completion of 2 units of CPE by the end of two years of employment.

Preferred:

• Master of Divinity, Theology, Ministry, Pastoral Care, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), or completion of 2–4 units by the end of two years of employment.
• Working toward Board Certification by the end of three years of employment.

• Minimum of two years of pastoral ministry, chaplaincy, or related spiritual care experience preferred.
• Experience in healthcare, trauma ministry, crisis intervention, emergency response, hospice, or critical care settings strongly preferred.

Please note that the salary information provided on the career site for this position opening may not necessarily reflect the accurate compensation associated with the role.

We encourage candidates to inquire further and engage in direct communication with Union Health for comprehensive salary details.

As an EOE/AA employer, Union Hospital, Inc. will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status.