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Description Position: Call Chaplain
Location: Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Employment Type: Per Diem Why You'll Love It & What We Offer
- Meaningful Impact: Bring comfort, hope, and spiritual guidance to patients, families, and staff during critical moments-making a real difference every day.
- Collaborative, MissionDriven Culture: Join an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, and fellow chaplains who value wholeperson care.
- Professional Growth & Support:
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- Fully sponsored Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) units and continuingeducation opportunities
- Evidencebased tools and KPIs to track and celebrate your impact
- Competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, retirement plans, and generous paid time off
Key Responsibilities & Qualifications
- Spiritual Assessment & Documentation
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- Use our comprehensive screening tool to identify spiritual/existential needs
- Record assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic health record and KPI tracker
- Counseling, Consultation & Education
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- Provide oneonone spiritual care and facilitate group sessions on grief, moral distress, and endoflife topics
- Lead workshops or briefings for staff on recognizing and responding to spiritual distress
- Collaboration & Cultural Sensitivity
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- Partner with clinical teams to integrate spiritual care into each patient's treatment plan
- Honor diverse faith traditions and cultural backgrounds with compassion and respect
Our Ideal Candidate:
- Healthcare experience-through work, internships, or volunteer service-in a hospital or care setting
- At least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) completed, or a strong willingness to enroll in our inhouse CPE program
- Adaptable, resilient, and able to hold space for intense emotions with empathy and grace
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
- Education: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree in Divinity or Theology or equivalent, clinical training in chaplaincy, ordination or commissioning for ministry by a recognized religious group, a current endorsement for chaplaincy by a recognized religious/spiritual group preferred. ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education, at least one unit preferred.
- License/Certifications: N/A
- Experience: Two years of professional ministry in congregation or institutional setting preferred.
- Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A
- Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A
Additional Information
With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you'll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them - both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.
We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow - programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.
MaineHealth remains focused on investing in our care team and developing an inclusive environment where you can thrive and feel supported to realize your full potential. If you're looking to build a career in a place where people help one another deliver best-in-class care, apply today.
If you have questions about this role, please contact Alyssa K. Lewis at alyssa.lewis@mainehealth.org
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MaineHealth
parental leave, paid time off
Apr 17, 2025