Clinical Pastoral Educator

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.

• 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.
• 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 CPE’s integrated position with the larger organization.

• 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.
• 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 CPE’s integrated position with the larger organization.

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.

• 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.).

• ACPE Certified Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education.

• 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.

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