Children's National Hospital·Washington, District of Columbia
Provide professional interfaith chaplaincy services to patients, families, and staff, including spiritual assessment and crisis intervention. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to ensure spiritual and cultural needs are met while maintaining accurate patient records.
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Department 10287 Family Services
Pay Range $54,683.20 - $91,145.60
Shift: Variable
Board-certified chaplains within Family Services are the core of the Chaplaincy Services staff at Children’s National. Clinically trained on-call chaplains are available to patients, families and staff 24/7 for support, education, ritual and consultation. What You'll Do: Provide professional chaplaincy services to patients, families, and staff from an interfaith and interdisciplinary framework. Is responsible for spiritual assessment, communication of needs of patients/families to the interdisciplinary team and resourcing those needs. Provides crisis intervention/support for patients, families, staff. Assists families/staff with exploring ethical considerations.
Minimum Education High School Diploma or GED Religious training or education equivalent to a seminary/divinity school degree; preferably at the M.Div. level.
Minimum Work Experience 1 year Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (1600 hours of training under supervision), preferable by an accredited program of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (acpe.edu) or equivalent in terms of training expectation and objectives, completed satisfactorily. One year experience in pediatric chaplaincy (may be met through a clinical pastoral education residency). (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge Familiarity and comfort with various faith disciplines and communities.
Skill in working respectfully in a multifaith/multicultural environment.
Skill in working collaboratively with staff to ensure patient and family needs are met.
Skill in working as a creative member of a team as well as self-supervise.
Skill in accessing, developing, and making use of various religious and cultural resources.
Ability to consult with others around complex situations.
Ability to respond to any required need within 30 minutes.
Functional Accountabilities Interdisciplinary/Leadership Ability to work as a cooperative member of the healthcare team through appropriate patient chart entries, use of common healthcare terminology, handwashing and other safety precautions, referrals, interdisciplinary conferences, and collegial relationships.
Have knowledge and skill to serve as a resource in ethical decision making.
Use skill to foster a spiritual dimension of care throughout the healthcare setting, consistent with appropriate accreditation standards.
Awareness of, and commitment to, the overall mission of the healthcare setting and the role of pastoral/spiritual care in that mission.
Use skill and judgment necessary to serve as a thoughtful member and spiritual/religious/cultural voice on committees within the healthcare setting and for the institution in the wider community.
Administrative Show adherence to, all hospital and department requirements, policies and procedures.
Use good stewardship of time, energy, physical, and financial resources.
Use skill to communicate with members of the pastoral/spiritual care team for appropriate hand-off, resolution of all needs/issues.
Use skill to maintain an appropriate schedule, responding to all requests in a timely manner, engaging in appropriate communication in a professional manner.
Use accountability to report complex situation to the Senior Chaplain/Manager and all off-shift and/or on-call situations which require follow up and demonstrate follow-through in ascertaining that follow up has occurred.
Participate regularly in pastoral/spiritual care staff meeting and/or on-call chaplain in-service meetings.
Report safety issues, conflicts, risk issues directly to the Senior Chaplain as well as to any other appropriate entity within the healthcare setting.
Keep a commitment to Pediatric Chaplain competencies and professional certification competencies and requirements through appropriate continuing education.
Ability to maintain appropriate data regularly.
Work Environment Keep the environment appropriately clean.
Maintain files and papers in closed drawers and cabinets.
Share in the work of administration as appropriate.
Show respect for the individuals in a shared workspace.
Benefits That Support You: Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more Why Join Us: Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S.
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Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.
Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams
The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position.
It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range.
The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy.
These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications.
Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees.
This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.
Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.
Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
Requires a high school diploma or GED and religious training equivalent to a seminary degree, preferably at the M.Div. level. Candidates must have four units of Clinical Pastoral Education and one year of experience in pediatric chaplaincy.
Market context
Staff chaplain openings in the District of Columbia are often competitive because employers look for both formal theological preparation and documented clinical training, especially in pediatric settings. For this PRN role, the combination of seminary-level religious training, four units of Clinical Pastoral Education, and pediatric chaplaincy experience signals a specialized candidate profile. Job requirements and benefits on this platform are AI-summarized from the original job description, saving you research time; review the CPE and pediatric experience details carefully before applying.