Chaplain Resident

Facility:

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1152 Pastoral Care

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

Varied

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

 

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.

• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. 

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

 

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)  

• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:

The Chaplain Resident is authorized to visit patients, families, and staff, for the purpose of providing pastoral and spiritual care ministry according to Chaplaincy Department procedures. The Chaplain Resident has access to appropriate medical records and documents his/her interventions in the medical record according to department procedure. S/he will participate in the Chaplaincy Department duties and procedures relevant to the role of Chaplain Resident. The Resident Chaplain will report to the CPE Program Supervisor and to the Director of Chaplaincy both of whom are certified by ICPT. The Chaplain Resident participates fully in the Clinical Pastoral Education program and is responsible to fulfill all expected educational duties and responsibilities.Education:
▪ Required: Bachelor's Degree
▪ Preferred: Master's level theological degree or equivalent.
Experience:
▪ Required:1 year of comparable volunteer experience
▪ Preferred: 1 year of comparable staff experience
Skills:
▪ Able to connect all aspects of service to the CoxHealth Mission and Values
▪ Serving patient, families and staff regardless of faith affiliation as well as those holding to no faith at all
▪ Effectively function for indeterminate periods in a high stress environment while remaining calm in the midst of crisis
▪ Has a high propensity of change
▪ Strong computer skills and willingness to learn new programs
▪ Highly skilled in grief process, trauma services, palliative care, ethics, and multiculturalism among other fields.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ Required: Letter of good standing from faith community or documentation of endorsement by appropriate leadership of a denomination, church, or equivalent faith
▪ Preferred: Ordination and/or licensure