Emory Healthcare Spiritual Health Fellowship
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Job Location:
Decatur, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
Primary duties and responsibilities: Spritual Health Fellow participates as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team providing spiritual care to patients and families in medical specialties where chronic illness and pain are evident such as Winship Cancer Palliative Care Staff Support Critical Care and Brain Health. Participates in research agenda. Participates in continuous collaboration with educators team members and other health care professionals to promote environment of care healing and professional development. CCSH Fellows are expected to engage in the learning and practice of CBCT develop a personalized certification pathway and to learn and implement the CCSH interventional approach through individual study clinical practice and group work. Understands and complies with Spiritual Health policies and applicable Emory Healthcare policies. For majority the goal would be to become a registered CCSH interventionist through Spiritual Health at Emory Healthcare and Emorys collaboration with the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory not through ACPE. This is a time limited position for two years. Positions will be located at Emory Decatur Hospital and Emory Winship Cancer Institute.
Minimum Required Qualifications: Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education in a program credentialed by ACPE. MDiv or other Masters degree in theology or proof of board eligibility by Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) or its strategic partners (NAJC NACC CASC/ACSS). Preferred Qualifications Ordination license or endorsement by an acknowledged ecclesiastical body or specialized spiritual/philosophical/religious group preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Medium): 20-50 lbs; 0-33% of the work day (occasionally); 11-25 lbs 34-66% of the workday (frequently); 01-10 lbs 67-100% of the workday (constantly); Lifting 50 lbs max; Carrying of objects up to 25 lbs; Occasional to frequent standing & walking Occasional sitting Close eye work (computers typing reading writing) Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Factors affecting environment conditions may vary depending on the assigned work area and tasks. Environmental exsures include but are not limited to: Blood-borne pathogen exposure Bio-hazardous waste Chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors Communicable diseases Electrical shock Floor Surfaces Hot/Cold Temperatures Indoor/Outdoor conditions Latex Lighting Patient care/handling injuries Radiation Shift work Travel may be required. Use of personal protective equipment including respirators environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
Additional Details
How to Apply
Application deadline: January 9 2026
- Submit completed application on the Emory Healthcare careers site by 01/09/2026
- Please upload ALL required documents to your candidate profile by the application deadline.
- Most recent completed ACPE unit self and educator final evaluation
- Interest in CCSH Fellowship and interest in specialty area (1 page limit)
- Description of vocational goals for post pursuit of Board Certification with APC or its strategic partners please indicate work done/ anticipated that relates to the education and ordination/endorsement requirements needed. (1 page limit)
- Experience and/or interest in CBCT/CCSH. Please note that all CCSH Fellows will engage in foundational CBCT training and CCSH training interventions. If a Fellow has already received the CBCT and/or CCSH training this fellowship will provide continued opportunity to engage with the knowledge skills and practice. If you have not taken CBCT please review this video and respond with any curiosities and/or insights. (1 page limit)
- Description of how you care for your own spiritual health (e.g. engagement in spiritual direction contemplative practice meditation and/or other forms of self-care) (1 page limit)
- Clinical example of effective spiritual care provided in case study or verbatim format including rationale for interventions made (e.g. reference to spiritual assessment model APC competencies etc.) (2-4 pages)
- Reasonable account of your personal/professional development and three (3) key learnings about your self-awareness from CPE experiences. How would you continue to address and integrate these insights in this potential role as a CCSH Fellow (2-4 pages)
- Submission of two recommendations via MS Forms (link below) by application deadline. Please do not use your current ACPE Educator as a reference since we will be gaining insight from them via your evaluation. MS Form Link: CCSH Recommendation (2026)
Key Skills
- Revenue Cycle Management
- HIPAA
- Healthcare Management
- PMBOK
- Microsoft Outlook
- Project Leadership
- Data Management
- Project Management
- Affiliate Marketing
- Project Management Software
- Supervising Experience
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About Company
"Have a Coke and a smile" means more to Emory University than it does to the rest of the world. The school, which has some 13,300 students and about 12,500 staff and faculty members, has a very low student-teacher ratio of about 7:1. It changed from Emory College to Emory University i ... View more
