Associate Chaplain

Bethlehem, PA - 801 Ostrum St

Part time

R138792

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The Associate Chaplain provides pastoral care to patients, families, and hospital staff.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides spiritual care to patients, families, hospital staff in individual, family, and/or group contexts.

• Provides follow-up to ensure continuity of patient care, as assigned by the Network Director and Coordinator of Spiritual Care.

• Demonstrates competency in the spiritual assessment, range of treatment, knowledge and growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.

• Accesses appropriate information from the patient’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) as part of the spiritual assessment. Adds notes to the Pastoral Spiritual Care flowsheet information and clear and consistent progress notes to the EMR

• Maintains daily statistics and submits a patient care log to the Coordinator of Pastoral Spiritual Care at the end of shift.

• Maintains a working knowledge of the organ donation process and ethical medical decision making, inclusive of the Self Determination Act and Pennsylvania Act 169.

• Attends mandatory Associate Chaplain meetings. Meets with the Network Director at prescribed intervals to offer and receive feedback. Completes annual evaluation in established time period.

• Completes yearly compliance training and mandatory learnings within prescribed time frames.

• Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the Network/ Entity as well as the proper release of information.

• Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding issues of employee, patient and environmental safety and follows appropriate reporting requirements.

• Demonstrates/models the Network’s Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers (internal and external).

• Demonstrates Performance Improvement in the following areas as appropriate: Clinical Care/Outcomes, Customer/Service Improvement, Operational System/Process, and Safety.

• Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes and practices.

• Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding attendance and dress code.

• Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sitting up to seven hours a day; 2 hours at a time, with times of standing or walking. Uses hands and fingers frequently. Occasionally carries up to 10 pounds. Occasionally stoops, bends, squats, kneels, or reaches above shoulder level. Hearing in normal conversation. Seeing, as it relates to general vision.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree required.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

At least one certified unit of Clinical Pastoral Education from an ACPE, Inc. Accredited Center in an acute hospital setting with Level 1 or Level 2 Trauma experience required.

Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network ( (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally.

St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.

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