St. Rose Dominican Siena·Henderson, Nevada
Provide essential sacramental, spiritual, and emotional care to patients, families, and staff within a healthcare setting. Responsibilities include administering emergency sacraments, conducting spiritual assessments, and participating in clinical case conferences.
Where You’ll Work As the only not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system in the area, Dignity Health Nevada, guided by the Adrian Dominican Sisters' vision for over 70 years, continues to serve the Henderson and Las Vegas communities.
The Siena Campus, a 326-bed acute care hospital opened in 2000, expanded the services of the Rose de Lima Campus to meet growing healthcare needs.
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Rose Dominican is part of Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems, with over 9,000 physicians, 60,000 team members, and 400 care centers across 22 states, including hospitals, urgent care, imaging and surgery centers, home health, and primary care clinics.
Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to compassionate, high-quality care, especially for the underserved.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Priest, you will provide essential sacramental, spiritual, and emotional care to patients, families, and staff, aligning with our mission.Every day you will respond on-call to administer emergency sacraments, meticulously document ministry encounters, attend department meetings, and collaboratively provide excellent patient care while adhering to all policies.To be successful in this role, you will operate with compassion and professionalism during emergencies, complete all mandatory training, and strictly comply with HIPAA and corporate security policies regarding confidential patient information Provides for sacramental needs across the hospitals to include the Sacrament of Reconciliation; Sacrament of the Sick (anointing) and daily mass.
Provides spiritual and emotional care to patients, their families as well as hospital staff.
Provides pastoral care and counseling consistent with the plan of treatment developed for each patient.
Provides for and participates in hospital dedication/blessing ceremonies as well as provide religious ritual/services for patients, families, staff and volunteers as requested and appropriate.
Triages patient needs and completes initial visits to newly admitted patients in a timely manner, including documenting comprehensive spiritual assessments and care plans.
Completes an average of 12 substantive patient care visits per 8-hour shift.
Assists patients in completing advance directive paperwork.
Participates regularly in patient rounds on the units to which he/she is assigned.
Takes an active role in addressing concerns with patients, families, other health professionals and physicians by participating in clinical case and family conferences.
Job Requirements Required Masters Other and successful completion of four (4) units of ClinicalPastoral Education., upon hire and At least one year of supervised hospital chaplain experience, which may includeClinical Pastoral Education., upon hire Catholic Chaplain, within 24 - months or Preferred Experience in acute care, hospice or long term care., upon hire Catholic Chaplain, upon hire
Requires a Master's degree and successful completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education. Candidates must have at least one year of supervised hospital chaplain experience.
Market context
In Nevada, Catholic priest roles are typically tied to parish, hospital, or institutional ministry needs, and demand often reflects local faith-community and pastoral-care staffing needs. These roles are competitive because employers usually look for advanced theological training, Clinical Pastoral Education, and supervised chaplaincy experience; this platform’s AI-summarized requirements and benefits help you review the original posting faster. Before applying, confirm your ordination status, CPE units, and hospital chaplain experience match the listing exactly.