The team member's Number One job responsibility is to deliver the most remarkable patient experience, in every dimension, every time, and understands how to contribute to the health system's vision of achieving that commitment to patients and families. At Novant Health, people are our business. We treat each other with respect and compassion. We embrace the differences in our strengths while fostering an environment of inclusion, empowerment, inspiration and courage. The team member will use Novant Health's First Do No Harm (NHFDNH) safety behaviors/error prevention tools and high reliability strategies as appropriate to ensure a safe, remarkable patient experience.

The position has responsibility to assigned facility/facilities to ensure a response to the diverse spiritual needs of CPE students, patients, their families, loved ones, and team members across Novant Health. Oversees CPE processes and partners in the development and growth of the clinical pastoral education program to provide excellent and innovative educational opportunities in the context of clinical supervision of CPE students. The ACPE Certified Educator will oversee matters related to the CPE program and implementation of each unit of CPE; including but not limited to individual supervision, didactic presentations, case studies/verbatim seminars, IPR, group supervision, recruitment of interns/residents, and filing of appropriate reports to ACPE.

This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications which may be required of the employee assigned to the position. Depending on the location of the job, duties may vary. Receipt of the job description does not imply nor create a promise of employment, nor an employment contract of any kind; my employment with the Company is at will.

Location: New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Department: Spiritual Care

Full Time Equivalent: full-time

Work Type: 64 to 80 Hours Pay Period

Work Schedule: STD HRS - Standard-Exe or Office w flex

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: Yes

• Education: Master's Degree from an accredited School of Divinity or Theology required. 
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of ACPE Certified Educator experience preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Certification as ACPE Certified Educator required. Board certification by APC/BCCI, NACC, NAJC preferred. 

Additional Skills/Requirements (required) • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills and group facilitation. • Experience with family and group dynamics. Knowledge of diverse religious traditions and resources. • Ability to provide guidance, continuing education, and developmental feedback to spiritual care professionals. • Knowledge of process management and improvement, including staffing processes. • Initiates and pursues own professional continuing education as well as maintaining certification with ACPE and within other related certifying agencies. • Responsible for maintaining endorsement within own faith group as appropriate.

Additional Skills/Requirements (preferred) • Demonstrated ability to build relationships and collaborate within a matrix structure having shared responsibility for resource allocation. • Knowledge of research in spiritual care and professional chaplaincy. • Knowledge of group and systems theories as they relate to clinical pastoral education. • Knowledge of education theories related to theological development pf CPE students. • Knowledge of personality development as they pertain to the educational environment.

It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.

• Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.
• The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.
• All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".