St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands Campus·The Woodlands, Texas
Provide direct spiritual, religious, and existential care to patients, families, and staff within the hospital. Collaborate with healthcare teams to integrate holistic care and advocate for the spiritual needs of diverse populations.
Where You’ll Work St.
Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital is a 245 bed facility serving North Harris and Montgomery counties.
The hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital by U.S.
News & World Report, and is proud to serve as the clinical home for the Dan L Duncan Cancer Center.
The hospital was awarded an “A” hospital safety grade by The Leapfrog Group in both 2023 and 2025.
Clinical services provided include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level III nurseries), surgery, pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorder services.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Chaplain, you will serve as a vital spiritual leader and compassionate caregiver within our hospital community, providing essential spiritual counseling and support to patients, families, and staff.Every day, you will provide direct spiritual, religious, and existential care, offering compassionate presence, support, and appropriate rituals to patients, families, and staff, especially during times of crisis or grief.
You will collaborate with the healthcare team to advocate for spiritual needs and integrate holistic care, ensuring respect for diverse beliefs.
To be successful in this role, you must be a highly compassionate individual, comfortable and skilled in engaging with people who may be emotional, panicked, stressed, or in pain.
You'll need the proven ability to provide empathetic care, adapt to diverse spiritual needs, and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Provide spiritual assessment and pastoral care in assigned areas to patients, families and staff Interact with the patient care team on units assigned and wherever called to minister.
Communicates necessary patient information to other team members through appropriate use of charting.
Respects patient confidentiality Participate in On‐call rotation and leadership responsibilities for chapel services as needed, in coordination with other staff members Promote and support departmental guidelines Job Requirements Required Bachelors Other and Five (5) years of ministry or related work experience, upon hire None, upon hire
Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least five years of ministry or related work experience. Candidates must be skilled in engaging with individuals in high-stress or emotional situations.
Market context
In Texas healthcare settings, non-certified chaplain roles are typically tied to hospitals, hospice, and other care teams that need spiritual support for patients and families. These positions are competitive because employers often look for a bachelor’s degree, five or more years of ministry or related experience, and the ability to communicate clearly in a multidisciplinary medical environment. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then tailor your application to show compassionate bedside presence and team collaboration.
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