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Chaplain Resident

Corewell Health

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Quick overview

Provide spiritual care, counseling, and emotional support to patients, families, and staff across all faith traditions. Participate in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) didactics, supervision, and on-call shifts to enhance professional practice.

Requirements summary

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Ministry, Religion, or Theology and one year of relevant experience in ministry or human services. A Master's degree and completion of one unit of CPE are preferred.

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Job description

This is a full-time, 1 year residency onsite at Corewell Health West Butterworth Hospital.
Residency start date is 09/08/2026 Job Summary Provides spiritual care, counsel, education, and emotional support to patients, families, and staff members of all faith traditions.
Assists with referrals to particular faith group leaders when indicated and/ or requested.
Participates in CPE Education time and completes assignments in a timely manner.
Participates in regular on call shifts in and outside of education hours.
Essential Functions Participates in program didactics, group reflection, individual supervision and other educational activities.
Completes and turns in necessary assignments required by the education program in a timely manner.
Adheres to ethical principles of the CPE program, Spiritual Care department, and Corewell Health.
Demonstrates compassion, integrity and respect for others.
Effectively collaborates and participates with colleagues regarding patient care and educational matters.
Provides spiritual care and emotional support to patients, families, and team members.
Facilitates their spiritual understanding, emotional coping and adjustment in the face of illness, injury or death.
Documents clearly her/his interactions with patients and families, including assessments and plans, in a manner which is useful to departmental and interdisciplinary colleagues.
Collaborates closely with departmental colleagues in providing seamless spiritual care by receiving referrals, making follow-up visits and providing hand-off reports.
Participates in schedules with a flexibility that helps the team provide continuous coverage.
Integrates her/his professional practice and style into assigned interdisciplinary healthcare teams in ways that enhance their overall efforts to provide excellent, whole-person care.
Qualifications Required Bachelor's Degree in Ministry, Religion, Theology or other approved pre-seminary concentration 1 year of relevant experience in ministry and/or human services Preferred Master's Degree or equivalent in Theology Satisfactory completion of 1 unit of CPE 1 year of relevant experience in Theological Training 1 year of relevant experience providing pastoral care in a hospital or congregation About Corewell Health As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities.
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How Corewell Health cares for you Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
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Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status Primary Location SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St NE - Grand Rapids Department Name Education Pastoral - Grand Rapids Hosp Employment Type Full time Shift Day (United States of America) Weekly Scheduled Hours 40 Hours of Work Days Worked Weekend Frequency CURRENT COREWELL HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS – Please apply through Find Jobs from your Workday team member account.
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We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category.
We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief.
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An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization.
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From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do.
We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.
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