Baptist·Southaven, Mississippi
Provides pastoral, crisis, and bereavement care to patients, families, and colleagues through routine and referral visitations. Manages on-call rotations to provide 24/7 spiritual support during emergencies and deaths.
The Associate Chaplain PRN position is an on-call position rotating weekend pastoral care coverage 24/7.
The Associate Chaplain is on-call from home from 5:00 p.m. on Friday to 8:00 a.m. the following Monday every other weekend and is not required to be inside the hospital during those hours.
The Associate Chaplain PRN is on-call from home and responds to requests for pastoral care services, mainly crisis intervention, as needed.
When the Associate Chaplain is inside the hospital, they are paid at a higher base rate than when they are at home monitoring for pages/requests.
The ideal candidate will preferably have ministerial experience in pastoral care, hospital visitation and crisis intervention with some training in counseling.
The Associate Chaplain will possess active, non-judgmental listening skills with a passion for serving people who are suffering, ill, grieving or in crisis.
This person will be able to come alongside people as they process their emotions regarding sickness, suffering, grief, death and life experience.
Key Responsibilities
Provides pastoral care through routine and/or referral visitation.
Provides crisis and bereavement care during times of deaths, codes, and other emergencies.
Provides pastoral care as appropriate for a special shift or assignment.
Completes assigned goals.
1 year experience in providing pastoral care through work in a church, previous service as a volunteer chaplain, or other related ministries.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university preferably including coursework in Biblical Studies, Pastoral Care, Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work.
Market context
Behavioral health employers in Mississippi often look for licensed master’s-level clinicians, and postings commonly emphasize prior social work experience plus background screening. These roles can be competitive because licensure, clinical experience, and readiness to work with diverse patient needs all matter. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then confirm your license status and prepare examples of relevant social work experience before applying.
