Clinical Pastoral Educator

Clinical Pastoral Educator

Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Works with the Manager for Clinical Pastoral Education to organize and administer the CPE programs. Clinical Pastoral Education at Baylor St. Lukes Hospital is fully accredited by the ACPE (Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.). The CPE program is a post-graduate level learning experience that involves classroom instruction, group learning opportunities, and individual supervision of the students clinically based ministry to the patients, family, and staff of Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities:

• Assists in developing, administering, and directing a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program of the highest caliber and in full accordance with the ACPE Standards.
• Creates a collegial environment for the shared leadership and professional oversight by CPE staff of the residents and interns in the Programs.
• Participates in ACPE, Inc. and the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), as a member in good standing.
• Creates and implements a respectful educational environment for all chaplain residents and interns in which spiritual care skills can be enhanced and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff can be optimized.
• Collaborates with Staff Chaplains that serve as CPE Preceptors for CPE Students.
• Promotes and maintains good public relations in order to fully integrate the CPE program into the vision of the Spiritual Care department and the mission of the hospital.
• Guides the compilation and analysis of spiritual care statistical data.
• Maintains, interprets, and teaches hospital policy.
• Provides spiritual care support in assigned areas for both patients and staff.
• Participates in hospital committees in order to maintain CPEs integrated position with the larger organization.

Disclosure Summary: The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Required Education and Experience: Baccalaureate degree and a Master of Divinity degree are preferred OR endorsement by a religious order (Catholic sisters and priests) OR a religious body (Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, etc.)
• Required Licensure and Certifications: ACPE Certified Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education
• Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training: Able to work as part of a spiritual care team ministry in an ecumenical environment, respecting the full range of religious/spiritual experiences of patients, family, and healthcare staff.

Where Youll Work: Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our teams efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experiencemodeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit benefits.

CommonSpirit Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.