Chaplain Resident/Full-time/Ardmore

About the role

A Chaplain Resident is enrolled in Mercy Hospital Springfield's Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program. This program is accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE, Inc.), which is nationally recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

Responsibilities

• Ministry to patients, families, hospital personnel, and the larger community.
• Practice and develop skills for spiritual care in various settings.
• Engage in reflective practice with peers, chaplain-mentors, preceptors, and Certified Educators.
• Contribute to Mercy's mission, values, and service standards.

Requirements

• Graduate theological degree or equivalent training for chaplain certification.
• Enrolled in Mercy Hospital Springfield's CPE program.
• Completed CPE application.
• Admission interview with a qualified interviewer to assess readiness for CPE.
• Acceptance by the CPE center accredited for the appropriate program.

Qualifications

• Experience in a pastoral or ministry setting.
• Demonstrated ability and potential for continued growth in Mercy culture, reflection on experience, listening, self-disclosure, ethics and values, compassion, sense of service, and relationality.
• Computer skills including general computer competence, ease of use with Microsoft Word, email, entering data into a pre-existing database, and using a search engine.

Skills

• Ability to work through and within a system.

Benefits

At Mercy, outstanding benefits are offered, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.

Pay

Details regarding pay are not specified in the job description.

Schedule

Details regarding schedule are not specified in the job description.

Skills

• General computer competence.
• Ease of use with Microsoft Word.
• Ease of use with email.
• Ability to enter data into a pre-existing database.
• Ability to use a search engine to find appropriate information.

Equipment used

• Fax.
• Copier.
• Pager.
• Phone system.