CHI Health Immanuel·Omaha, Nebraska
Provide direct spiritual, religious, and existential care to patients, families, and staff, particularly during crises or end-of-life transitions. Collaborate with healthcare teams to integrate holistic care and mentor CPE residents and interns.
Where You’ll Work CHI Health Immanuel, located in North Omaha just off of I-680 on 72nd Street, offers a full-service hospital, cancer center, rehabilitation center, specialty spine hospital and more.
For well over a century, our commitment to serve our community inspires our staff to provide the highest quality of care to all who we have the privilege to serve.
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.
Provides pastoral/spiritual care to patients, loved ones, and staff.
Completes spiritual assessments and develops plans of care.
Communicates with other care team members.
Provides clinical documentation as required.
Provides site orientation, mentoring, and support to CPE Residents and Interns as assigned.
Responds to and initiates routine and emergency referrals in a timely manner.
Coordinates with the local religious community to ensure the patient’s/loved ones spiritual and/or sacramental needs are met.
Coordinates spiritual/pastoral ministry and bereavement care for those approaching end of life and at death.
Job Requirements Preferred Bachelors Other, upon hire and Masters Other and Three to five years of pastoral ministry or related experience under institutional supervision, upon hire Board Certified Chaplain APC, upon hire or Certified Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education, upon hire or Board Certified Chaplain BCC, upon hire or Catholic Chaplain, upon hire or Certified Childbirth Educator - ACBE, upon hire
Requires a Bachelor's degree and preferably a Master's degree, along with three to five years of supervised pastoral ministry experience. Candidates must hold a recognized chaplaincy certification such as APC, BCC, or be a Certified Supervisor of CPE.
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Market context
Nebraska chaplain openings often reflect steady demand in healthcare, correctional, and community settings where spiritual care is part of interdisciplinary support. These roles are competitive because employers usually look for formal education, supervised pastoral ministry experience, and recognized chaplaincy certification such as APC, BCC, or Certified Supervisor of CPE. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to quickly compare fit, then confirm how your certification and pastoral background align before applying.