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UNM Health

CHAPLAIN II

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What they do

A Religious Leader or Professional leads religious services and provides spiritual guidance or counseling. Presents knowledge and interpretation of theological texts. May work in a non-denominational setting like a prison or hospital, or work for specific faith-based congregation or denomination and follow the practices of that faith.

$62,377 / year median in New Mexico

+12% projected growth

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Job Description

Between $28.89 and $39.96 Per Hour Position range in Albuquerque MSA $24.95
  • $37.
56 Per hour
CHAPLAIN II
UNM Health
Occupation:
Clergy
Location:
Albuquerque, NM
  • 87115
Job Type:
Full Time (30 Hours or More), Rotating Shift Shift
Posted:
08/23/2026 Positions available: 1
Source:
UNM Health
Web Site:
unmhealth.org Job #: 16422 Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Work Onsite Full Time Education
Essential:
  • Pastoral
  • Master's DegreeEducation specialization:
Essential:
  • 4 Units Clinical Education
  • Divinity or Equivalent Schedule Full Time Job Description Help for Job Description.
Opens a new window. Provide spiritual support to patients, families and staff. Assist in the orientation, training, and professional development of department staff, community clergy, volunteer chaplains, and visiting Catholic Priest. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric and behavioral health groups.
Detailed responsibilities:
    SPIRITUAL NEEDS
    • Provide in-house, off-site, and on-call spiritual need coverage to patients, families and hospital staff by responding to codes, death, and other emergencies
    OVERSIGHT
    • Oversee use of chapel for spiritual purposes; act as liaison with local clergy; provide in-service and community educational needs of individual faiths by fostering ecumenical approach to hospital ministry
    MINISTRY
    • Provide for specific needs of individual faiths by fostering an ecumenical/universal approach to hospital ministry
    SPIRITUAL NEEDS
    • Provide spiritual support to patients, families and hospital staff as requested; provide sacraments, worship services, and memorial services
    COLLABORATION
    • Collaborate with Hospital staff employees when working with patients to strengthen the care provided; assist in identifying and solving problems
    PASTORAL CARE
    • Assess and plan for Pastoral Care Program consistent with available resources and institution mission; assist in planning, organizing, scheduling, and conducting spiritual programs and services
    DEVELOPMENT
    • Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
    PATIENT SAFETY 1
    • Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
    PATIENT SAFETY 2
    • Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
    PATIENT SAFETY 3
    • Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
    PATIENT SAFETY 4
    • Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
    PATIENT SAFETY 5
    • Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
    DOCUMENTATION
    • Compile and complete documentation of patient care activities using the FICA Spiritual Assessment Additional Information Help for Additional Information.
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    Qualifications Education:
    Essential:
    • Pastoral
    • Master's Degree Education specialization:
    Essential:
    • 4 Units Clinical Education
    Divinity or Equivalent Experience:
    Essential:
    1 year directly related experience
    Nonessential:
    Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo 3 years directly related experience Mental health facility inpatient experience; Bio-medical Ethics Committee Member experience
    Credentials:
    Essential:
      Fatih or Community Endorsement Nonessential:
      • APC, NACC, NAJC, CASC or SCA Board Cert w/in 36 mos of pos
      Physical Conditions:
      Light Work:
      Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (
      Constantly:
      activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.
      Working conditions:
      Essential:
        Sig Haz:
        Physical risk/injuries due to combative patients
          Sig Hazard:
          Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
          • May be required or is required to perform on-call duties
          • May work rotating shifts, holidays and weekends
          • Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required.
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