Staff Chaplain Associate

Advocate Aurora Health

Staff Chaplain Associate providing pastoral visitation and counseling for patients and families at Atrium Health. Eligible for Board Certification within two years of hire, based in Shelby, NC.

Posted 6/25/2026part-timeShelby • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $25 - $38 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Performs individual pastoral visitation, and provides additional services or therapies as requested or appropriate
Ensures appropriate response and follow-up on all referrals
Works to effect appropriate liaison with clergy by coordinating spiritual care with community clergy.
Provides Spiritual Care and counseling to patients and families
Provides summary of activities and completes charting for spiritual care interactions.
Engages in pastoral activities other than those specified above only with prior permission and full awareness of Director.
Participates in specially scheduled team member meetings of the Department of Spiritual Care and Education.
Takes initiative to maintain active and regular supervisory meetings with immediate Supervisor, and regularly reports professional activities to same.
Maintains confidentiality of all pastoral work and conversation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduation from an accredited Theological Seminary or Divinity School required.
Ordination and/or licensed by recognized ecclesiastical authority/denomination required.
1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education by an accredited ACPE center required within 1 year of hire.
Request applicant be eligible for Board Certification with the Association of Professional Chaplains within two years of hire.
Applicant must be located within a 30-minute drive of Atrium Health Cleveland for on-call duties.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

Clinical Pastoral Educationspiritual carecounseling

Soft Skills

pastoral visitationliaisoninitiativeconfidentiality

Certifications

Board Certificationordinationlicensed by ecclesiastical authority