Clinical Pastoral Educator

Where You’ll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. 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. 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Clinical Pastiral Educator you wil Work 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 Responsibilities1. 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.

Job Requirements

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelors - Upon Hire 
• Masters in Divinity or Chaplaincy - Upon Hire

• Endorsement by a religious order (Catholic sisters and priests) required

  or a religious body (Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, etc.)