Chaplain Resident for 2026-2027 year
About The Position
Cincinnati Children’s is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Chaplain Residency program. This program offers residents the opportunity to provide spiritual care to patients, families, and staff within a healthcare setting. The Center for Spiritual and Grief Care at Cincinnati Children's Hospital provides 24-hour support to all individuals, regardless of religious affiliation or type of loss, contributing to the holistic care of patients and families by supporting spiritual perspectives and their impact on coping, medical decision-making, and health outcomes. The team is sensitive to various faiths and practices and maintains strong community relationships for competent, religiously appropriate spiritual care.
Requirements
- Completion of 1 unit of CPE in ACPE accredited program required.
- Completed or be enrolled in a graduate-level theological degree from a college, university or theological school accredited by a member of the Council for Higher Accreditation.
- Ordination, current endorsement, or good standing in accordance with the requirements of his/her/their own faith tradition or endorsing agency.
- Attach cover letter; resume; and completed ACPE application form (PDF) OR Word Document with essay responses.
- Attach self-evaluation and educator evaluation.
Responsibilities
- Work consistently with the interdisciplinary medical team, providing information on how religion/spirituality impact meaning making, coping, and medical decision making.
- Provide spiritual care to clinical caregivers on assigned unit.
- Observe and consult with assigned mentor as needed.
- Construct learning goals consistent with the Outcomes of Level I or Level II CPE as stated in the Standards of ACPE. Learning goals should also be designed with feedback from CPE Educators, peers and emerging self-awareness.
- Prepare for, attend and participate in individual and group supervision for all aspects of the CPE program including individual supervision sessions; verbatim sessions; Interpersonal Relations Group Sessions; Didactic sessions; and other curriculum items on the syllabus for the individual CPE unit.
- Comply with CCHMC safety and departmental policies and procedures.
- Complete all hospital safety requirements.
- Provide in-house on-call coverage (responding as a member of the Trauma or Medial Team in the Emergency Room; Responding as a member of the Code team throughout the hospital; End of Life Care; general emotional/spiritual support to patients, families, and staff as requested) on an as needed basis.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off Benefits begin first day of employment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
