Chaplain - Prn

On-Call Chaplain (PRN, Rotating Shift)

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Position Summary:

The On-Call Chaplain provides essential, immediate pastoral care services to patients, families, and staff during non-standard hours, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. This role is crucial for delivering holistic, spiritual, and emotional support across all areas of the Medical Center, particularly in emergency or crisis.

Key Responsibilities:

Pastoral Care Provision: Deliver comprehensive chaplaincy services upon request, which include, but are not limited to:

Bedside visitation and spiritual guidance. Administration of sacraments consistent with the chaplain's denomination.

Pastoral counseling is provided for patients, families, and staff experiencing crisis or distress, offering spiritual and emotional support specifically for staff as required.

• Serve as the first responder for emergency pastoral care needs across the hospital campus.

• Maintain precise and current records regarding all calls and visits, ensuring strict compliance with all hospital and departmental regulations. Submit a daily report of all activities undertaken via email.

• Maintain currency in theological principles and pastoral care practices through engagement with relevant literature and participation in educational programs (a minimum of one workshop or continuing education event annually is required).

• Complete hospital and departmental orientation prior to the start date and attend the annual departmental professional discussion.

Education: Required: Bachelor’s degree in Theology or a related field.

Required Training: Completion of a minimum of one semester of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) training.

Preferred: Master’s degree from an accredited seminary (AATS)

Experience, Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Current ecclesiastical endorsement by a recognized religious conference or synod is mandatory.


• Must be an ordained minister authorized to administer sacraments within their religious denomination.


• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to provide empathetic and supportive communication in highly difficult or sensitive interpersonal situations.


• Capacity to utilize analytical skills to address complex spiritual and ethical problems, integrating in-depth, experience-based knowledge with established principles.

Salary Range: Minimum 22.00/hour - Maximum 22.00/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.