Director, Spiritual Care
Director, Spiritual Care
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25-05-2025
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Job Description
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Job Description Summary:
Job Description:
- Develops implements and evaluates Pastoral Care services throughout Nationwide Childrens Hospital.
- Develops and supervises five to seven 400-hour Clinical Pastoral Education programs annually in accordance with standards established by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education.
- Ensures 24-hour availability of chaplains throughout the hospital to offer spiritual and emotional support to patients families and staff. Conducts interdenominational services for families and staff; ensures availability of the sacramental acts (e.g. baptism communion prayer) for patients families and staff.
- Facilitates provision of formal and informal emotional support by hospital staff to patients and families through education and support of staff.
- Serves as a consultant to medical and hospital staff regarding the spiritual/emotional needs of patients and their families.
- Provides pastoral counseling to staff individually on a request and referral basis.
- Interrelates and coordinates pastoral care programs with patient care units (e.g. Neurology Hem/Onc Neonatology PICU) to provide optimal health care to patients and families.
- Conducts pastoral care and psychosocial portions of orientation for new employees.
- Recruits hires trains evaluates and as necessary counsels and/or terminates subordinate staff.
- Develops and monitors operating budget to identify variances; takes appropriate actions to ensure adherence to budgets.
- Develops and writes departmental policies and procedures. Ensures adherence to policies and modifies policies/procedures as appropriate.
- Attends seminars and training sessions to maintain professional expertise.
- Develops and maintains relationships with community clergy and religious leaders to promote pastoral care services provided by Nationwide Childrens Hospital and to support and educate clergy in attending to the spiritual and emotional needs of children and their families.
- Maintains relationships with theological seminaries as a partner in theological education and as a recruiter for Nationwide Childrens Hospitals Clinical Pastoral Education programs.
- Contributes to the organizational goals for enhancing the patient experience.
Education Requirement:
Masters of Divinity (.) from a theological seminary required.
Licensure Requirement:
(not specified)
Certifications:
- Ordination and endorsement by a denomination required.
- Board certification in the Association of Professional Chaplains National Association of Jewish Chaplains or National Association of Catholic Chaplains required.
- Certification as a Certified Educator in the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) required.
Skills:
Supervisory skills to assign direct and evaluate the work of subordinate staff.
Experience:
- Experience as a Clinical Pastoral Education Educator for all levels of training (Level I II Supervisory) required.
- Parish ministry or equivalent experience required.
- Three years of experience in institutional ministry preferred.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: (none specified)
FREQUENTLY: (none specified)
CONTINUOUSLY: (none specified)
Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:
(not specified)
The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign direct and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet
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Director
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Full-Time
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