Chaplain Resident: Spiritual Care & Training Program

NewYork-Presbyterian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offers an immersive yearlong Chaplain Resident training program in Spiritual Care & Chaplaincy. The role provides spiritual care to patients, families, and staff across diverse faiths, with ACPE-certified educators guiding your clinical pastoral education experience.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, completion of an ACPE-accredited CPE unit, and admission into the NYP CPE residency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field is required.
• ACPE-accredited CPE unit completed or equivalent is required.
• Acceptance into the NYP CPE residency program is required.

Responsibilities

• Actively provides spiritual care and spiritual support to patients, their loved ones and staff in individual and group settings.
• Satisfactorily fulfills requirements of the Clinical Pastoral Education residency program in accordance with ACPE standards and NYP program policies.
• Participates in departmental meetings, unit and interdisciplinary rounds on assigned units, and hospital committees as deemed appropriate by their supervisor.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary team in patient care, making and receiving referrals as appropriate.
• Assists in coordinating visitation of congregants by clergy and pastoral visitors from the religious community.
• Is an active and contributing member of the Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Department.
• Participates in regular 24/7 on-call rotation for patient coverage.
• Abides by Hospital, ACPE and Departmental policies and procedures.
• May provide religious literature or other items to patients or loved ones upon request.
• May assist with arrangements for observance of religious Sabbath days or holidays for patients and their families.
• Provides and coordinates worship experiences and/or memorial services for various groups and patients.
• May author or co-author material relevant to spiritual care and education with pre-approval.
• May assist in research relevant to spiritual care with pre-approval from the Director.
• Provides dashboards, statistics and reports of spiritual care activities as required.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education in a related field

Completion of one ACPE-accredited unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or the equivalent

Job description

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offers an immersive yearlong Chaplain Resident training program in Spiritual Care & Chaplaincy. The role provides spiritual care to patients, families, and staff across diverse faiths, with ACPE-certified educators guiding your clinical pastoral education experience.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, completion of an ACPE-accredited CPE unit, and admission into the NYP CPE residency.