• Board Certified (or Provisional Board Certification) by and in good standing with  APC, NAJC, or NACC (required for career positions)
• Graduate level theological degree from CHEA-member accredited school

• 4 Units ACPE accredited CPE;

• Chaplain/hospital experience

·         Ability to articulate spiritual assessments of pts./families; and interest in, and knowledge of, spiritual concerns and practices

·         Skill in pastoral counseling for bereaved and grieving persons

·         Ability to respond sensitively to persons and situations such as patients, families, staff, religious leaders, and others

·         Skill in speaking with persons of various religious, social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds so as to respond to persons in a caring compassionate way

·         Ability to function collegially in an interfaith and multicultural environment

·         Ability to be with very ill patients and distraught families

·         Ability to function in a role that continually confronts ambiguity.  (Often patients and families are unclear or in conflict about goals; or sometimes patient's goals differ from family goals.)

·         Cross cultural sensitivity, skill, and knowledge

·         Ability to interact diplomatically with the public

·         Ability to establish and maintain collaborative and cooperative working relationships with staff members, managers, volunteers, administrators, patients, and families

·         Ability to function well in crisis

·         Foreign language abilities greatly desired

·         Ability to articulate and communicate spiritual/religious and emotional needs of patients to staff and to other spiritual/pastoral care givers

·         Openness and interest in learning new skills and abilities in hospital ministry

·          Ability and skill to engage in spiritual/pastoral care to persons of any faith background

·         Flexibility, genuineness, sensitivity, and willingness to assist in other areas of spiritual/pastoral care duties

·         Knowledge of medical practices and ethical issues