Clinical Pastoral Education Resident - Full Time

Job Summary

Supports, and is responsible for incorporating into job performance, the Frederick Health (FH) mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy and adheres to the FH Compliance Program, including following all regulatory requirements and the FH Standards of Behavior.

The Clinical Pastoral Education Residency Program (CPE) is a (commitment to) twelve months advanced training in pastoral care and counseling using the clinical method of education.  The distribution of effort is approximately 3 hours of clinic experience to 1 hour of seminar time. One year of residency has 4 units of CPE. Tuition is $500.00 per unit, made payable to Frederick Health.  The expectations of the program are outlined in the Chaplain Resident job description, objectives of CPE and Agreement for Training.

Resident chaplains’ status are full-time students (40 hrs. a week), not employees, though they receive a stipend and some benefits from FHH. Resident chaplains receive oversight from and report directly to the director of Clinical Pastoral Education. The CPE Residency Program is educational in nature and does not constitute an agreement for employment at Frederick Health Hospital, during or following completion of the program.

Example of Essential Functions:

• Participates, as directed, in the formulation of departmental goals and objectives based upon an accurate identification and interpretation of the spiritual/ emotional, and religious/cultural needs of the patients and their families, staff, volunteers, and the community-at-large as they interact with FMH.
• Participates, as directed, in the development of departmental policies and procedures that demonstrate efficacious and clearly articulated support necessary for the successful accomplishment of the department’s and organization’s mission.
• Participates in the recruitment of qualified clergy to serve as volunteer Chaplains and Pastoral Care representatives in support of the successful accomplishment of departmental goals and objectives. 

• Participate as member of hospital/ departmental committees, as assigned.
• Participates in the development and on-going maintenance of the Chaplains’ 24-hour emergency on-call program.
• Effectively organizes and coordinates the availability of all Pastoral Care resources, as directed.
• Successfully complete annual continuing education requirements sufficient to maintain credentials and licensure as a Hospital Chaplain.
• Successfully complete spiritual/emotional/ bereavement assessments.
• Provide non-denominational/ecumenical  psycho-spiritual/emotional counseling and support on behalf of patients, their families, staff, and volunteers.
• Complete documentation of direct care activities, as required.
• Perform sacramental/religious rites, by request, and/or coordinate the same with appropriately identified community clergy.
• Provide effective liaison support between patients their families, staff, volunteers and identified others as may be requested and/or required in the successful delivery of Pastoral Care.
• Demonstrated ability to remain calm and appropriately responsive with an emotionally charged and chaotic environment (i.e., during times of death notification).
• Demonstrate knowledge and abilities necessary to successfully serve as resource for patients, their families, volunteers, and staff in matters related to moral or ethical concerns.
• Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the provision of efficacious psycho-spiritual/emotional support of critical incident stress management events.
• Coordinate and/or collaborate in the development and delivery of Continuing Pastoral Education programs for patients, their families, staff, volunteers, and the community-at-large.
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the successful delivery of presentations in an organized and coherent manner.
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully facilitate support groups necessary for the promotion and preservation of the psycho-spiritual/emotional well-being of patients, their families, staff, volunteers, and members of the community-at-large.
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the planning and successful administration of spiritual/religious rites, ceremonies, and rituals as may be requested by patients, their families, staff, volunteers and the faith community-at-large, which may include development and/or participation in memorial services.
• Demonstrates the ability to successful perceive precipitating events, patients’ perception of events, presence and nature of patients’ support system, coping resources and previous strengths and coping mechanisms when completing applicable assessments. 

• Demonstrates ability to appropriately apply conflict resolution techniques in the presence of conflicted situations involving patients, their families, staff, volunteers, and the faith community-at-large.
• Demonstrates the ability to empathically listen and react with sensitivity.
• Demonstrates the knowledge, skills and techniques for open-ended questioning, clarification, reflection, focusing, and offering of suggestions during assessments and other pastoral interactions as circumstances dictate.
• Demonstrates knowledge necessary for identification and reporting of potential abuse having been perpetrated against individuals referred for pastoral care.
• Demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to appropriately assess spiritual/emotional distress presenting simultaneous or comorbidly with physiological pain and provide appropriate pastoral intervention techniques to ameliorate such distress.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Demonstrate ability to manage stress associated with the conflicting needs of self, a diverse patient population and their respective family members, inter-disciplinary staff, volunteers, community-based faith leaders, and the community-at-large; which includes individuals suffering from acute/chronic terminal illness and traumatic stress in all attendant phases.
• Demonstrate ability to maintain confidentiality in accordance with professional standards, canons of ethics, and regulatory guidelines. 

Minimum Education, Training, and Experience Required:

• Education:  All applicants must possess the degree of Master of Divinity or equivalent educational qualifications.  Equivalent educational qualifications means possession of a bachelor’s degree of at least 120-semester hours plus completion of not less than 70-semester hours graduate course work which included all of the following: 20-semester hours in pastoral ministry; 20-semester hours in any combination of theology, ethics and philosophy of religion, counseling psychology or pastoral counseling; 20-semester hours in the study of sacred writings, including the study of languages in which sacred writings are/were written; 10-semester hours in religious history and/or world religions; educational content must be accredited and the college(s), university(ies), or theological institution(s) from which the education was received must be listed as an acceptable accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. 
• Clinical Pastoral Education:  In addition to the educational requirements listed in above, successful applicants must have (or about to complete within 12 months) 4-units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), as defined by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), the national Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP), or the American Psychotherapy Association (APA).  800-hours of supervised ministry in a formal training program which incorporated both ministry formation and pastoral care skills development may be substituted for 2-units of the required CPE.
• Ecclesiastical Endorsement:  All successful applicants must possess or be able to acquire (within 90-days of hire) ecclesiastical endorsement, dated within the previous 12-months, from the authorized national endorsing official of his/her faith group or denomination.  Ecclesiastical endorsement is the written official statement of the endorsing body certifying that the applicant is in good standing with the faith group or denomination and that the individual is, in the opinion of the endorsing body, qualified to perform the full range of ministry required in the pluralistic setting wherein health care is delivered.  Endorsements are accepted only from the national endorser designated by the faith group. 
• Experience:  All successful applicants must have at least two years professional experience, or equivalent, after completion of their educational requirements, which has demonstrated both practical pastoral knowledge and skill and ability to minister within a pluralistic setting.  Supervised or guided pastoral experience completed during graduate professional education may be credited for up to one of the two years of experience.  Completion of a doctoral degree directly related to pastoral ministry may be substituted for one year of experience.  Professional experience, as listed above, must demonstrate all of the following: (1) ability to serve as a consultant/advocate to an interdisciplinary treatment team; (2) in-depth knowledge of related professional fields, particularly in the behavioral sciences; © understanding of, and ability to respond to, the particular concerns and issues pertaining to treatment-related issues of religious/pastoral/psycho-spiritual/emotional concern;  (3) knowledge of structure, regulations, practices, and programs of health care delivery systems; ( 5) ability to interpret and apply a body of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures in professional practice; (6) ability to develop and maintain liaisons with a variety of pluralistic and diverse community-based organizations and faith groups.
• Must have in your possession, at all times, a valid motor vehicle operator’s license and required vehicle insurance.

Caring for you as you care for the CommUNITY

  Frederick Health offers a comprehensive and affordable benefits package. Health, Dental and Vision insurance are offered the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment to all employees hired to work at least 20 hours per week and we offer multiple plans to best meet your and your family's needs. Life insurance, Short-Term Income Replacement and Long-Term Disability are employer paid for eligible employees. Frederick Health offers a robust Paid Time Off program for eligible employees. Our 403B retirement plan helps you save for your retirement and includes an employer match to eligible employees. All employees have access to free financial planning sessions. We also offer an educational assistance program to support your education goals as well as an employer paid Employee Assistance Program.

 Pay is based on experience, skills and education. If position is part-time, salary will be pro-rated based on scheduled hours. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on specialty if applicable. Non-Exempt positions may have shift differential and/or Overtime paid, if applicable.

 Hourly range: $15.92 - $19.54

Salary : $16 - $20