Associate Chaplain

Provides religious and spiritual care and counsel for emotional and spiritual distress to patients, their families, associates and others with attention to diverse spiritual orientations and cultures.

Assesses, provides, and documents pastoral care to patients, families and staff.

Provides appropriate pastoral care to the local ministry and community through prayer and blessings.

Provides consultation to patients, families, and medical staff with ethical decision making and values while making appropriate referrals as needed.

Assists in planning, organizing, evaluating, and implementing the spiritual program with each local ministry in order to ensure spirituality initiatives are executed properly.

• All applicants should have at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education, a bachelor's degree, and preferably a master's degree from an CHEA accredited seminary.
• At least two years of demonstrated work in spiritual care in an organized body of religion.

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world.

As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more.

With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

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We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day.

Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.