Director, Spiritual Care

Overview:

 

 

Job Description Summary:

 

Provides strategic leadership and oversight for Nationwide Children's Hospital's (NCH) interdenominational spiritual care services and pastoral education programs. Develops and maintains community and hospital partnerships to ensure effective pastoral and spiritual services for patients, families, and staff.

 

Job Description:

 

Essential Functions:

• Provides leadership for the development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of spiritual care services, ensuring 24/7 availability of support for patients, families, and staff.
• Oversees, and develops all Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) programs in alignment with relevant standards. Partners with theological institutions, supporting the education of seminarians and clergy and recruiting for CPE programs.
• Provides spiritual and emotional counseling and psychosocial assessment to employees at orientation and as needed.
• Facilitates the effective care and experience of families and patients by providing guidance and consultation to chaplains and other hospital staff and coordinating the spiritual care programs within specific clinical units.
• Oversees staffing, recruitment, performance management, policy development, and departmental budgeting, ensuring efficient and compliant operational practices.
• Develops and maintains relationships with community clergy and religious leaders to promote NCH spiritual care services. Supports and educates community partners in meeting the spiritual and emotional needs of children and their families.
• Maintains professional expertise by attending relevant seminars and training sessions.

Education Requirement:

Master's of Divinity (M.Div.) from a theological seminary, required.

Licensure Requirement:

(not specified)

Certifications:

• Board certification in the Association of Professional Chaplains, National Association of Jewish Chaplains or National Association of Catholic Chaplains, required.
• Faith Group endorsement required, ordination preferred.
• Certification as a Certified Educator in the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), preferred.

Skills:

• Supervisory skills to assign, direct, and evaluate the work of subordinate staff.
• Proficiency in providing age-appropriate care, spiritual assessment, and bereavement support to families and patients.

Experience:

• Experience as a Clinical Pastoral Education Educator for all levels of training (Level I, II Supervisory), preferred
• Parish ministry, or equivalent experience, required.
• Three years of experience in institutional ministry, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY 1-33% of time (0.5-2.5 hours): Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Repetitive hand/arm use, Computer skills, Decision making

FREQUENTLY 34-66% of time (2.6-5 hours): Sitting, Problem solving

CONTINUOUSLY 67-100% of time (5.1-12 hours +): Audible speech, Hearing acuity, Seeing - Far/near, Interpreting data

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"