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Where You’ll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s 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 team’s 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 experience—modeled 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.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Works with the Manager for Clinical Pastoral Education to organize and administer the CPE programs. Clinical Pastoral Education at Baylor St. Luke's 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. Luke's Medical Center.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities 1. Assists in developing, administering and directing a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program of the highest caliber and in full accordance with the ACPE Standards. Assists in ensuring the Program's continuous accreditation and current membership in the ACPE.2. Creates a collegial environment for the shared leadership and professional oversight by CPE staff of the residents and interns in the Programs.3. Participates in ACPE, Inc. and the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), as a member in good standing.4. 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.5. Collaborates with Staff Chaplains that serve as CPE Preceptors for CPE Students.6. 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.7. Guides the compilation and analysis of spiritual care statistical data.8. Maintains, interprets and teaches hospital policy.9. Provides spiritual care support in assigned areas for both patients and staff.10. Participates in hospital committees in order to maintain CPE's 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

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training