Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Chaplain, PRN

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Posted 10/21/2026part-timeAtlanta • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in providing spiritual and emotional support to patients and families, with a strong foundation in Clinical Pastoral Education and trauma-informed care. Capable of conducting spiritual assessments and facilitating inter-faith worship services while mentoring CPE interns.

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Clinical Pastoral EducationSpiritual Assessment ToolsTrauma-Informed CareCrisis ManagementPediatric Healthcare Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provides spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and employees
  • Addresses coping needs related to illness, injury, or traumatic events
  • Participates on interdisciplinary teams to address holistic patient care needs
  • Supports safe patient care, services, and environments
  • Provides or facilitates sacramental ministries
  • Responds to codes, emergencies, and crises
  • Provides supportive services to hospital employees
  • Organizes and conducts inter-faith religious worship services
  • Assesses holistic care needs of patients and families while supporting age-appropriate and developmentally specific spiritual care
  • Provides education about spiritual needs throughout the lifespan
  • Serves as preceptor or mentor to CPE interns and residents
  • Participates in department and hospital-wide committees and initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • A minimum of 4 completed units of Clinical Pastoral Education
  • Experience with death, dying, and bereavement
  • Master's degree in divinity from an accredited graduate school of theology or equivalent
  • Ordination or recognition as a spiritual leader in the religious/spiritual tradition required
  • Knowledge of spiritual assessment tools
  • Demonstrated knowledge of stages of faith and spiritual development
  • Demonstrated knowledge of psychosocial development, family systems, and relational dynamics
  • Ability to work with families and staff with diverse spiritual understandings and needs
  • Comfortable in crisis situations and able to bring a calming presence to patients and families
  • Good understanding of trauma-informed care
  • Minimum typing skills and ability to navigate computers for electronic charting
  • Preferred: 1 year of pediatric healthcare experience
  • Preferred: Experience as a chaplain in a trauma center
  • Preferred: 2,000 hours of chaplain experience after completion of all Clinical Pastoral Education units
  • Preferred: Specialized training in Pediatrics/Ethics
  • Preferred: Member of Pediatric Chaplain's Network
  • Preferred: Board Certified, Provisionally Board Certified, or Board eligible Chaplain by APC, NACC, Nesham, NAJC, or CASC/ACSS

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equal employment opportunity commitment
  • PRN part-time work schedule
  • Variable work shifts and days

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Hard Skills
Spiritual AssessmentCrisis ResponseHolistic Care AssessmentTyping SkillsElectronic Charting
Soft Skills
Emotional SupportInterpersonal CommunicationMentoringCalming PresenceTeam Collaboration
Certifications & Qualifications
Board Certified ChaplainProvisionally Board Certified ChaplainBoard Eligible Chaplain
Industry Keywords
Spiritual CarePediatricsDeath and DyingBereavementFamily Systems