Tampa General Hospital·Tampa, Florida
Provides spiritual support and crisis intervention to patients, families, and staff within a hospital setting. Responsibilities include managing bereavement care, assisting with advanced directives, and collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams.
Under the supervision of the Manager of Spiritual Health and Education, the Associate Chaplain provides spiritual support to patients, visitors and staff members.
Uses, as appropriate, a wide range of spiritual care skills, including listening/attending, empathic reflection, conflict resolution/confrontation, crisis management and appropriate use of religious/spiritual resources.
Responsible for performing job duties and implementing the mission, vision and goals of the Spiritual Health and Education Department and Tampa General Hospital.
Essential Functions: Provides consistent spiritual care to team members facing personal or professional concerns.
Assess patient and family spiritual needs and assists families in using their faith in dealing with illness, trauma and stress.
Provides crisis intervention as necessary; responds to all Code Blue and Trauma Alerts; assists in helping families remain informed of patient’s condition.
Develops ongoing spiritual relationships on assigned clinical units.
Visits patients on assigned areas, special requests and in critical care waiting areas; establishes ongoing ministry relationship with patients and families from previous visits when appropriate.
Educates and helps patients and families execute Advanced Directives; advises patients on understanding documents related to their healthcare (i.e.
Living Wills and Health Care Surrogate).
Completes bereavement care protocol; supports family using their faith system to cope with death; provides support to the family as appropriate.
Develops and maintains a working relationship between the Spiritual Health and Education Department and medical staff, nursing staff and other departments.
Participates in interdisciplinary rounds of assigned service line or patient area.
Attends to requirements of regulatory agencies by representing the department in assigned patient areas.
Plans, provides and maintains a safe environment for patients, staff and families.
Responds promptly to orders and requests for spiritual care services with special attention to trauma patients and urgent requests within the hospital.
Formulates goals for ongoing personal and professional development.
Successful completion of assigned Professional Development Courses.
Participates in all required Spiritual Health and Education required meetings.
Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies or other related field. Successful completion of ACPE Internship and/or Residency. One (1) unit of CPE completed. Six (6) months of experience working in a professional and/or clinical environment.
Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies or a related field and successful completion of an ACPE Internship or Residency. Candidates must have at least one unit of CPE and six months of professional or clinical experience.
Market context
In Florida, pool associate chaplain roles in spiritual health and education are typically filled when hospitals and care systems need flexible coverage for patient and staff support. These positions are competitive because employers often look for both formal theological training and supervised clinical formation, including ACPE and CPE experience. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform against the original posting, then be ready to show how your clinical experience and internship or residency align with the role.