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Chaplain Resident

CompanyFairview Health Services
LocationMinneapolis
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJune 10, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The Chaplain Resident provides spiritual care and consultation to patients, families, and staff under professional supervision. They must complete three consecutive CPE units, including academic readings, case studies, and clinical practice.
Internship Type
unavailable
Company Size
15917
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Fairview Health Services is Minnesota’s choice for healthcare. We’re an industry-leading, award-winning, nonprofit offering a full network of healthcare services. Our broad network is designed to be ready for our patients’ every need, while delivering quality care with compassion. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies and benefit management services. We’re built on a tradition of compassionate care. This is our home, and our patients are our neighbors. We’re here to heal, we’re here for you. We are part of M Health Fairview, an expanded academic health system that represents a collaboration among the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services. The partnership combines the university’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine. Together, we’re expanding access to world-class, patient-centered care through our 10 hospitals, 60 primary care clinics, specialty clinics, pharmacies, home care, hospice, and medical transportation service. Fairview also operates the Ebenezer senior living communities and offers Employer Solutions such as EAP and pharmacy benefit management. Search for jobs and apply at https://www.fairview.org/careers.
About the Role
Job Overview

The Chaplain Resident is enrolled in the education program of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, a national organization recognized as an accrediting agency in the field of clinical pastoral education. The Chaplain resident provides spiritual care and consultation to patients, families, and staff and does so under the supervision of a certified Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) Supervisor and faculty member of the Fairview CPE Center. This is a 53-week residency commitment. Residents are expected to contribute to the onboarding of the incoming cohort before the program concludes at the end of the residency year.

Responsibilities

  • Participates in and successfully completes education component of Pastoral Education by passing three consecutive CPE units over the year [or 53 weeks], consisting of completing readings, attending class, lectures and discussion groups, writing case studies and participating in their review, completing unit themed projects, engaging in professional feedback, writing self-evaluations, and receiving evaluations from certified educators.
  • Use the clinical method of learning in order to achieve educational goals
  • Provides spiritual care for patients and families based on assessment of their spiritual needs.
  • Provides of arrange for provisions of sacraments and rituals at the request of patients and /or family members in a manner in which the practices and rites of the faith group to which the chaplain belongs, as well as the traditions of the particular patient or family member.
  • Participates in work of the department, regular meetings of the staff and assigned clinical programs.
  • Fosters positive and productive relationships with customers, interdisciplinary teams, and the broader organization, leveraging emotional intelligence and spiritual leadership skills to create trust, identify values, resolve conflict, and support shared goals.


Required Qualifications

  • A level of theological training which allows the student to be effective in the Clinical Pastoral Education process
  • Certified or Certifiable

Preferred Qualifications

  • Theologically trained in the individuals respective faith tradition

 


Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract


Compensation Disclaimer

This position provides one flat hourly rate, with regular reviews to ensure competitiveness with themarket. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.
EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
Key Skills
Spiritual CareClinical Pastoral EducationPatient AssessmentEmotional IntelligenceSpiritual LeadershipConflict ResolutionCase Study WritingInterdisciplinary Collaboration
Categories
HealthcareSocial ServicesEducation
Benefits
MedicalDentalVision plansLife insuranceShort-term disability insuranceLong-term disability insurancePTOSick and Safe TimeTuition reimbursementRetirementEarly access to earned wages