**Job Description** Reporting to the Director of Pastoral Counseling and Bereavement Services in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Chaplain provides spiritual, religious, and emotional support to geriatrics and palliative care outpatients, their families, and clinic staff based in the Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Fellows Ambulatory Clinic. As a member of our world-class department, the Chaplain cultivates collaborative relationships within the interdisciplinary team to enhance quality of life and optimize health care for older adults and individuals with serious illness. **Qualifications** + Master?s degree. + Successful completion of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education in an accredited program. + One (1) year of experience in a healthcare setting. + Experience in geriatrics and palliative care preferred. + Strong interpersonal, assessment, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills. + Board Certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains; Neshama: the Association of Jewish Chaplains; The National Association of Catholic Chaplains; or the Spiritual Care Association. Non-Bargaining Unit, 851 - Geriatrics and Palliative Care - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine **Responsibilities** + Deliver expert chaplaincy care: perform spiritual assessments, provide tailored interventions, and monitor outcomes. + Provide longitudinal spiritual support for patients and families facing symptoms, existential distress, trauma, coping, adjustment, isolation, and end-of-life issues. + Participate in goals-of-care and family meetings. + Organize and facilitate patient and caregiver support groups. + Consult and coordinate with hospital chaplains, community clergy, and community resources to ensure continuity of spiritual care. + Conduct visits across ambulatory and designated hospital settings. + Offer emotional and spiritual support to clinical and support staff. + Mentor and collaborate with geriatrics and palliative medicine fellows in outpatient education and practice. + Actively participate in interdisciplinary meetings, quality-improvement initiatives, and department projects. + Maintain accurate documentation and EHR charting. + Uphold professional standards, Mount Sinai policies, and the code of ethics for the chaplain’s certifying body. + Maintain board certification and demonstrate cultural competence, ethical insight, and exemplary communication and listening skills. + Perform other duties as assigned. **About Us** **Strength through Unity and Inclusion** The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual. At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history. **About the Mount Sinai Health System:** Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally. **Equal Opportunity Employer** The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization. **Compensation Statement** Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $67672.39 - $106370.48 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.