Chaplain

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas‑Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world‑renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas‑Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.

Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on‑site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

We are seeking a qualified, dedicated, and compassionate professional to join our team in a vital healthcare role. This position is instrumental in delivering high‑quality spiritual care and support to patients, directly contributing to the success of our overall operations. Flexibility in scheduling is essential.

• Inclement weather impacting normal operations and requiring timely response.
• Increased clinical coverage needs due to fluctuations in patient volume or staff availability.
• Departmental scheduling challenges arising from unforeseen circumstances.
• Occasional overnight or weekend availability during extraordinary circumstances or emergencies.
• Ability to travel long distances to meet patient and organizational needs.

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full‑time employee‑only coverage
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Education
  Bachelor's Degree of Divinity, Philosophy or Counseling degree from a Council for Higher Education (CHEA) accredited institution or other Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) approved degree.
  Four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) from an accredited Association of Clinical Pastoral Care Education (ACPE) center.

• Education
  Master's Degree Master of Divinity degree from a Council for Higher Education (CHEA) approved institution.
• Experience
  1 year of chaplaincy experience.

• Assessment of patient needs for spiritual support and outcome‑based provision for services and interventions. Record assessments and outcome processes in Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Document other pertinent information for continuity of care and staff care.
• Immediate response required for code blues, code stroke, end‑of‑life requests and time sensitive requests. Ability to triage requests, maintain pager responsibilities as assigned and collegially communicate ongoing needs to team for handoffs is crucial.
• Serve as a resource and advocate related to spiritual and ethical concerns and provide reflective presence in decision making. Provide assistance with family conflicts, interpersonal relationships and advance planning including consult and facilitation of Advance Directives and communication of decision making issues to the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide unbiased spiritual support resources appropriate to the developmental, emotional, religious and psychological needs of patients, their loved ones and staff.
• Maintain timely and accurate preparation of progress reports, statistical data and projects which support departmental and hospital metrics goals.
• Participate in the collegial clinical support of staff chaplains, students and volunteers in accordance with departmental standards of collegial practice.
• Provide for sacramental or religiously specific needs of patients, their loved ones and staff. Facilitate contacting outside resources when necessary. Provide worship opportunities and/or supportive group activities for patients, family members and staff.
• Communicate and…