Manager, Spiritual Care Education

Minimum Specifications

Education- Must have a graduate level theological degree or equivalency as determined by faith group or endorsing body
Experience- Eight (8) years of related professional spiritual care experience
- Four (4) years of experience as an ACPE Certified Educator
Equivalent Education and/or Experience
Certification/Registration/Licensure- Must have an Ordination or Ecclesiastical endorsement
- Must be an ACPE Certified Educator with National Faculty status

Responsibilities

• Supervises CPE students' ministry and learning through: facilitating group CPE seminars, teaching didactic material, providing individual supervision, and evaluating student performance for the purpose of enhancing ministry learning and improving interaction with patients and staff.
• Develops and implements spiritual care educational programs for Parkland staff and Parkland spiritual care volunteers.
• Collaborates with Spiritual Care department staff to ensure coordination of CPE program activities with Spiritual Care department activities and priorities.
• Proactively serves as information resource to internal and external contacts regarding Spiritual Care Education programs and develops and maintains positive relationships with area colleges, seminaries, and other educational institutions.
• Affords spiritual care to patients and staff, including provision of decedent care, assistance with execution of Advance Directives, provision of pre-surgery coverage and on-call coverage when necessitated by department needs.
• Attends educational events, participates in ACPE peer group activities, and stays abreast of professional developments in order to maintain cutting edge educational programs for Parkland.
• Maintains national accreditation for the Clinical Pastoral Education program including program and curriculum development that meets and/or exceeds all ACPE standards and coordination of the activities of periodic accreditation.
• Maintains certification as an ACPE Certified Educator and National Faculty member and complies with the ACPE Code of Ethics.