Clinical Pastoral Educator Candidate

As our Clinical Pastoral Educator Candidate, you will actively participate in the ACPE Certified Educator educational program, meeting all relevant deadlines and staying current with the ACPE certification process. Under the supervision of an ACPE certified educator, you will develop and conduct Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) programs and curriculum in compliance with ACPE standards. This role is a training position to become an ACPE Certified Educator.

Everyday you will educate CPE students, ensuring their effective spiritual care delivery, and collaborate with CPE certified educators and clinical faculty on program administration. You will also provide vital spiritual and emotional care in assigned areas, which includes assessing spiritual needs and developing sustained care plans for patients, their loved ones, and staff.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to becoming an ACPE Certified Educator. Excellent organizational skills, a proactive approach to the certification process, and the ability to effectively develop and conduct CPE programs, combined with your capacity for compassionate clinical spiritual care, are essential.

• Participates fully in the ACPE Certified Educator educational program, meeting relevant deadlines for submission of educational materials and maintaining knowledge of and participation with the ACPE Certified Educator certification process.
• Develops and conducts Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) programs and curriculum under the supervision of an Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) certified educator in compliance with the standards of ACPE.
• Educates CPE students and ensures the students' delivery of spiritual care services.
• Works with the CPE certified educators and clinical faculty in the planning and administration of the overall CPE training program.
• Provides spiritual and emotional care in assigned areas, including care of patients, their loved ones, and staff.
• Assesses spiritual needs and develops a plan for sustained care.

Required 

• Master's Degree in Divinity, Theology, or related field from an accredited school
• Minimum of four (4) units CPE from ACPE-accredited program

Penrose - St. Francis Health Services is a full-service, 712-bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs comprising Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and St. Francis Hospital - Interquest. Penrose Hospital serves as the anchor hospital of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services with 300-licensed beds and the ability to provide tertiary (high tech) medical-surgical services with an emphasis on elective and outpatient care. Established in 1890, Penrose Hospital has grown to become a major health treatment and referral center, specializing in cancer care, cardiac care, emergency trauma care and physical rehabilitation. It’s an incredible time to join us as we are a proud Magnet® Hospital with designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas like Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado’s top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you’ve always wanted.

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