Intern CPE Chaplain On-Site

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Who Are We

We at Pine Rest believe in the power of healing and that everyone in our community has the right to expert care for mental health and substance use disorders. We are much more than just the third largest non-profit behavioral health system in the country our 220-acre main campus and our network of clinical sites across Michigan. We are a tight-knit community of healers who witness the impact of our life-changing work each day.

Each day we are closing the gaps in access to care. We are innovating through leading-edge research testing programs and treatment modalities that others replicate across the country. Our services include a state-of-the-art psychiatric urgent care center and a soon-to-be-built pediatric behavioral health center outpatient inpatient partial hospitalization (day programs) assessment and testing residential addiction treatment and specialty services such as crisis response employee assistance programs forensic psychiatry and psychology and neuromodulation. On-the-job educational programs for nurses psychologists advanced practice providers psychiatrists and chaplains are equipping the next generation of care providers.

We are passionate about serving and are honored to be a part of this incredible work.

What Will you Do

As a Intern CPE Chaplain at Pine Rest youll be part of tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. This is a temporary supervised clinical role for individuals enrolled in a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) through an ACPE-accredited program. CPE Chaplain Interns provide spiritual and emotional support to patients residents families and staff consistent with Pine Rests mission and values. Working as part of an interdisciplinary care team interns deliver spiritual care interventions while developing their competencies in pastoral reflection formation and theological integration. Interns are expected to serve a broad and diverse population with compassion and professionalism. must demonstrate excellent customer service and have enthusiasm about the program and the Pine Rest organization.

This internship is a hands-on and educational in nature and provides students the opportunity to learn and demonstrate their ability to offer spiritual care across a variety of clinical and behavioral health settings under supervision. CPE Chaplain Interns are mentored to develop their self-awareness spiritual assessment skills and capacity to provide interfaith and inclusive care.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide compassionate spiritual care through presence prayer conversation and reflective listening to individuals from a variety of faiths cultures and spiritual traditions.

• Complete spiritual assessments and offer appropriate spiritual interventions in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and under supervision.

• Participate in individual and group supervision didactics verbatim reviews and theological reflections as part of the CPE curriculum.

• Respect and support cultural religious and spiritual diversity while upholding Pine Rests Christian mission and inclusive values.

• Assist in leading group spiritual care sessions or services tailored to the population being served.

• Participate in Sunday worship services or holiday observances when appropriate and as assigned.

• Document individual and group spiritual care visits in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) according to department guidelines.

• Support staff well-being through presence and attentive listening with guidance from a certified chaplain.

• Attend training in behavioral health and safety procedures relevant to the assigned units.

• May assist in planning and leading memorial services or other rituals as appropriate for the care environment.

• Performs other duties or functions as assigned.

What Does the Role Require

Education/Experience:

• Currently enrolled in or accepted to an ACPE-accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program.

• Bachelors degree required. Master of Divinity or equivalent theological education preferred or in progress.

• Endorsement or support from ones religious or spiritual community.

Notice:

Pine Rest provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma GED or college transcripts.

NOTICE: Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is also part of our background process.