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Chaplain

SSM Health · Fond du Lac, WI · Part time

Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about something you learned about yourself during CPE.

What they are checking: Whether they reflect on their own reactions, which clinical pastoral education is meant to build.

This PRN role covers days, evenings, nights and weekends. How do you handle being called in the middle of the night?

What they are checking: Whether they can show up ready and steady for overnight crises.

How do you take care of yourself after carrying other people's grief?

What they are checking: Whether they have healthy practices that let them keep doing this work over time.

What would you do

You're called to the ED where a family has just learned a loved one died. Walk me through how you'd approach them.

What they are checking: Whether they offer calm presence and follow the family's lead rather than rushing to words or rituals.

A physician refers a patient and asks you to visit today. How do you fit that in on a busy shift?

What they are checking: Whether they respond to referrals the same day, as the posting expects, while handling other needs.

A family asks you to help them decide whether to remove life support. What is your role?

What they are checking: Whether they support the family's process without making the medical decision for them.

A patient is angry at God and angry at you for being there. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay present with anger without becoming defensive or leaving too quickly.

About the work

How do you do a spiritual assessment with a patient whose faith is different from yours, or who has no faith at all?

What they are checking: Whether they can meet people where they are without bringing their own beliefs to the center.

How do you support nurses and staff after a hard death or code?

What they are checking: Whether they see employees as part of their care, since the role covers fellow caregivers too.

How do you share what you learned in a visit with the care team while respecting confidentiality?

What they are checking: Whether they know what belongs in the chart and the team meeting and what stays private.

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The full job description

As published by SSM Health.

It's more than a career, it's a calling. WI-St. Agnes Hospital Worker Type: PRN Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. Chaplains provide compassionate emotional, spiritual, and pastoral support to patients, families, and caregivers during times of illness, crisis, and life-changing events. This role will be used to assist with time off coverage of other staff and may be utilized on all shifts (days, evenings, nights, weekends) and requires 1 CPE credit. Department: Spiritual Care Services Schedule: PRN as needed Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, everyday. Job Summary: Responds to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients, family members, and fellow employees. Participates in a multidisciplinary care team. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Meets the spiritual and emotional needs of patients/families through timely assessment, intervention, and communication. • As measured by employee satisfaction, collaborates with co-workers to accomplish departmental goals and offers assistance to balance workload. • Contributes to the satisfaction of the medical staff by responding to physician referrals in the same day they are received. • Contributes to a safe environment by reporting all safety/security risks. • Intervenes in crisis situations to provide support in navigating the initial spiritual and emotional issues for patients, families and co-workers. • Contributes to the overall financial performance of the department by following policies and procedures, working efficiently, and reporting needed changes. • Covers on call shifts as assigned. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION • Bachelor's degree and one CPE unit required EXPERIENCE • One year experience PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Frequent keyboard use/data entry. • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Rare climbing. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS • None Department: 8471000038 Spiritual Care Services Work Shift: PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.

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