Chaplain Resident

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Chaplain Resident

Job Summary and Qualifications

Chaplain Resident work the supervision of a CPE supervisor, associate supervisor or certified candidate, the chaplain resident participates in the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program in accordance with ACPE Standards and the policies and guidelines of the Department of Pastoral Care and Education. S/he is responsible for providing spiritual care, support and education for patients, their loved ones, and staff. S/he has the responsibility to ensure that religious and spiritual needs of the patients and their loved ones are met. This may be in the assigned units, while chaplain on duty, or whenever encountering persons throughout the medical center. S/he is capable of program planning and implementation. S/he identifies opportunities and makes recommendations for continuous improvement of processes and services on an ongoing basis. The chaplain resident reports to the CPE supervisor, associate supervisor or certified candidate and is under the care of the Director of the Department of Pastoral Care and Education.

As a Chaplain Resident with us:

• Completes the required activities and maintain ACPE standards of the Clinical Pastoral Education program
• Under supervision of an ACPE faculty member, provides pastoral care for patients and families and friends
• Under supervision of an ACPE faculty member, provides pastoral care for medical center staff
• Maintains communication within the department and with other teams or departments
• Supports the short and long-range goals consistent with departmental and organizational objectives
• Applies policies relative to HIPAA, safety, infection control and risk management
• Serves as a liaison with clergy and other faith groups
• Monitors and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of care and practices identifying opportunities for improvement through collaboration

Required Job Qualifications include:

• Graduation with a bachelors degree or ordination by a faith community or commission to function in ministry by an appropriate religious authority as determined by ACPE
• Masters degree in divinity or related field
• One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education
• Knowledge of accepted pastoral care and education standards and practice

Benefits

Wesley Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Medical Center is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985.

Our physicians treat more than 24,000 patients annually , making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staff deliver more than 6,000 babies each year , more than any hospital in a 13-state region.

Home to Wesley Children's Hospital, the region's first and Wichita's only children's hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas , we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Chaplain Resident opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.