Supervisor, Spiritual Care / ACPE Certified Educator

HOW WE CARE FOR YOU

At Rochester Regional Health, we are dedicated to getting health care right. Our robust benefits and total rewards foster employee wellbeing, professional development and personal growth. We care for your career while caring for the community.

• Health & Wellness Benefits starting Your First Day
• Medical, Dental & Vision Programs tailored to Your Needs
• Employee Assistance Program including free Mental Health
• Personal Time the includes Vacation Time, Sick Time & Holidays
• Retirement Savings Programs
• Tuition Assistant & Reimbursement Program

SUMMARY

This position provides supervision to staff and student chaplains and is responsible for managing daily operations of the spiritual care department and the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at Rochester General Hospital.

STATUS: Full Time

LOCATION: Rochester General Hospital

DEPARTMENT: Pastoral Care

SCHEDULE: Days, Mon-Fri, some weekends as needed

ATTRIBUTES

• Master of Divinity Degree or equivalent graduate level theological degree required.
• 2 years relevant experience in supervising Level I and Level II CPE programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership

• Supports the philosophy and vision of the hospital and, the culture of a teaching hospital, demonstrating commitment to quality and excellence, respect for employees and patients’ rights and responsibility in observing, applying and supporting the policies of the hospital and a clear commitment to spiritual care education.

• Strives to maintain consistent customer and student focus in the area of pastoral care and education, demonstrating sensitivity to the needs of patients, their families, students, and staff of the Hospital, and aspiring to achieve continuous improvement in customer satisfaction.

Planning

• With oversight from leader, organizes, and supervises all aspects of the Spiritual Care Department at Rochester General Hospital and including the management of the hospital’s accredited CPE program.

Managing/Implementation

• Supervises the day-to-day activities of the Staff and Student Chaplains.

• Prepares performance appraisals for staff chaplains and final evaluations for student chaplains, assisting staff and student alike whenever possible in personal development and growth.

• Addresses disciplinary and performance issues promptly, fairly and consistently.

• Conducts regular staff and student chaplain meetings to update and engage staff them regarding hospital policy and continuous improvement opportunities.

• Conducts performance reviews for department staff.

• Assumes day-to-day administrative duties for pastoral care services at the Hospital.

• Develops and conducts Level I and Level II CPE programs in accordance with the ACPE standards.

• Facilitates all CPE student learning and ensures quality clinical practice by student interns.

• Provides one-to-one supervision for each CPE student on a bi-weekly basis.

• Supervises all activities related to staff chaplains, including recruiting, screening, orienting, scheduling, mentoring, evaluating, and providing continuing education initiatives.

• Oversees the maintenance of all CPE-related records, reports, policies, standards, procedures, educational, theological, and library resources.

Improving

• Continuously strives for exceptional service and care for employees, patients, and family members, and an innovative education program for students, which include productivity, resource and financial management.

• Fosters and maintains good inter-departmental relations and represents the hospital in a professional manner at all times.

• Continuously evaluates potential enhancement of services.

Qualifications:

S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.