CPE Certified Educator - LBJ Hospital

About Us

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Job Profile

Job Summary

The CPE Educator is an integral team member in the Spiritual Care services and Pastoral Education in Harris Health System. The Educator participates in all aspects of the department scope of service including, but not limited to: CPE programming and instruction; provision of spiritual care to patients, families, and staff; professional and interprofessional education.

Minimum Qualifications

Degrees:
a) Master's Degree in Theology (or equivalent) required; Master in Divinity preferred

Licenses & Certifications:
a) Board Certified Chaplain or ACPE Certified Educator: From Association of Professional Chaplain, Spiritual Care Association, National Association of Catholic Chaplains, or Neshama Association of Jewish Chaplains. Ordination or equivalent preferred with endorsement by appropriate religious adjudicatory. (Preferred)
b) Clinical Pastoral Educator
c) Current membership in the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education as Associate or Full CPE Educator or any of its equivalent for Certified Educators.

Work Experience:
a) Three (3) Years Work Experience: As chaplain in healthcare setting
b) One (1) Year Work Experience: Instructing CPE students

Communication Skills:
a) Above Average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact)

Language:
a) Bi-Lingual in Spanish and English preferred.

Proficiencies:
a) MS Word
b) MS PowerPoint
c) MS Excel

Job Attributes

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
a) Analytical
b) Mathematics
c) Medical Terms
d) Research Knowledge and Abilities
e) Statistical Knowledge and Abilities

Work Schedule:
a) On-Call

Benefits and EEOC

Harris Health System's benefits program is designed to provide you with more flexibility and choices in meeting your specific needs. Harris Health System's benefits program allows you to protect your income in case of illness, death and disability, and to help you save for retirement.

It is the policy of Harris Health System to provide equal opportunity for all applicants for employment regardless of political affiliation, race, color, national origin, age, sex, religious creed or disability. Applicants may request any reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application process.

Job Category

Professional