Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Phila. PA Five residency positions, year-long, beginning Aug. 30, 2010. $34,000 stipend. Healthcare benefits, generous paid time-off. Apts. nearby. Committed to multi-cultural care, teaching network with an historic Jewish identity in an ethnically diverse urban setting. Collaborate with professional chaplains in a supportive department. Level 1 Trauma, Critical Care, Transplant, Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Neo-Natal Care. Diverse peer group. Prior CPE unit required. Info at www.einstein.edu. Contact Rabbi Leah Wald. 215-456-8979, WaldL@einstein.edu, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, 5501 Old York Rd. Philadelphia, PA. 19141. No application fee. Extended positions also.  (0068)

Christiana Care Health System - Newark, DE, one of the largest health systems in the Mid-Atlantic serving more than a million people throughout Delaware and neighboring states, has six residency positions beginning August 23, 2010. The primary sites for our 12-month Clinical Pastoral Education Program are Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware and our Wilmington Hospital campus in Wilmington, Delaware. You will learn with a seven member clinical staff in clinical settings that include Level I Trauma, Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, Family Medicine, Oncology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Cardiology and Vascular Health. We offer a current annual stipend of $34,113, a $1,000 book/conference allowance, healthcare benefits and paid time off. There are no application or tuition fees. Prerequisites for admission: M.Div. or equivalent, completion of one Unit of Level I ACPE, Inc. CPE, completed application and interview. Our CPE Supervisors are the Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Dutton and the Rev. Tammy S. Wooliver. For additional information about CCHS and our Pastoral Services Department, visit our website at www.christianacare.org or contact the CPE registrar at (302) 428-2128. Applications can be sent to: Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Department of Pastoral Services, 501 W. 14^th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801   (9358)

CPE Residency, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT – 511 bed academic health science center affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine.  Five residency positions available from August 23, 2010 till June 4, 2011. (Nine-month residency program offering 3 units of CPE).  Our program offers pastoral experience in the areas of cardiology, cardiac surgery, oncology, HIV/AIDS, general surgery, general medicine, gerontology, psychiatry, rehabilitation, emergency medicine, and obstetrics.  Current year's stipend is $20,210.  Full medical and dental benefits, with some employee contribution, are provided from the first day of employment.  Eleven paid holidays and ten days of paid vacation round out the compensation package.  Staff: 2 ACPE supervisors and 9 clinical chaplains.  On-site admission interview required for final candidates.  Application fee:  $25 (non-refundable).  Tuition:  $150 per unit (due at the beginning of each unit). Two-step process: 1) apply as “9-Month Residency” on-line at http://www.srhs.org/body.cfm?id=1054; 2) send ACPE application (www.acpe.edu/forms.htm) to the Rev. Young-ki Eun, CPE Program Manager, Hospital of Saint Raphael, Pastoral Care Department, 125 Sherman Avenue, New Haven, CT  06511, (203) 789-3850, Fax: (203) 789-3251, e-mail:  yeun@SRHS.org.  The Hospital of Saint Raphael is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Also Visit our website at http://www.srhs.org/body.cfm?id=261    (9334)

St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, PA – Five residency positions available for August 30, 2010 – September 5, 2011.  The program includes three (3) 12-week CPE units and 6-week integration periods between units.   Context is a 500-bed community teaching hospital and Level I trauma center.  Current salary is $26,630 + med/dental insurance + paid time off.   We have been offering CPE for more than 30 years.  Pastoral care is particularly well-integrated into hospital.  Our CPE supervisors are the Rev. Sally Campbell and Sr. Mona Daily who share supervision of the program.   We are committed to serving the community thru Trauma, Critical Care, Cardiology, Oncology, NICU, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, & Behav. Health.  A diverse peer group enhances learning from and with one another.   Residents offer pastoral care through a variety of clinical assignments as well as 24/7 on-call coverage.  Prerequisites for admission:  successful completion of 1 unit of Level I ACPE, Inc. CPE, M.Div. or equivalent, completed application, on-site interview.  $25 application fee but no tuition fee for residents.  Contact Mona Daily at 610-954-4773, rdaily@slhn.org, or at St. Luke’s Hospital, 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18015.  Summer positions also available.    (0013)

Director of Pastoral Care and Clinical Pastoral Education, Cincinnati, OH - Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion seeks to fill the position of Director of Pastoral Care and Clinical Pastoral Education in the Rabbinical School at its Cincinnati campus, appointment on July 1, 2010 or later (depending on availability).  Candidates must be an ACPE-certified Supervisor, or progressing towards certification as an ACPE-certified Supervisor, and be an ordained rabbi with experience working with liberal Jewish communities and congregations.  Instructional responsibilities (under the supervision of the Director of the Rabbinical School) include:  Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) courses at the HUC campus and overseeing students’ progress in CPE courses taught at other sites; Required courses in Human Relations and Pastoral Care; Participation in Professional Development courses, workshops, seminars; Supervision of 1-2 student sermons each year.  Administrative responsibilities (under the supervision of the Dean) include: Serve as campus chaplain to students in the Rabbinical School, and be available to assist in providing pastoral services to faculty, staff, and graduate students. Ensure compliance with ACPE regulations and standards required to maintain the Cincinnati campus’s accreditation by the ACPE;As directed by the dean, participate in fundraising activities to support the CPE and other Professional Development programs, and maintain ongoing communication with donors; As directed by the dean, represent the Cincinnati campus of HUC-JIR to the URJ, CCAR, and the Cincinnati community.  Candidates should be committed to excellence in scholarship, pedagogy, communal service and growth of a collegial environment; interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning; creating new and innovative partnerships and learning venues that further CPE training in general, and the Cincinnati campus’s CPE program in particular.  The candidate must be positively inclined toward Reform Judaism and participate in the community’s religious life.  Applications, with references, curricula vitae, and other supporting materials should be sent, no later than April 1, 2010, to: Dr. Mark Washofsky, Chair, Search Committee, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, 3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio  45220, Phone:   (513) 221-1875, ext.  3246     (0038)

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Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA - has a full time position for a Coordinator of Clinical Pastoral Education.  The
medical center is an academic, level one Trauma Center, and has the Penn State Cancer Institute, the Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Heart and Vascular Center, the Penn State Children’s Hospital as well as a host of other specialties. Our Department of Pastoral Services is looking for an experienced CPE Supervisor to fill the position of Coordinator of Clinical Pastoral Education. This position will be responsible for administrative oversight of the CPE programs which include a Residency program and Summer and Extended Units.This is a full time position scheduled to start in August 2010. For job requirements or to apply for this position go to our website at www.PennStateHershey.org – Apply to Job Req - 24492. For additional information on the Pastoral Department go to http://pennstatehershey.org/web/chaplain/home or contact kburns@hmc.psu.edu. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce. EOE-AA-M/F/D/V.    (0037)

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, Greystone, NJ – Seeks Chaplain to serve under direction in a state institution under jurisdiction of  the Department of Human Services or  Department of Corrections, coordinates religious programs and ministers to the spiritual requirements, welfare, and  comfort of residents, patients, inmates, and employees of a state institution within his or her major faith group; does other related duties as required.  Salary Range: $44,122.34 - $61,777.54.  Requirement include graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree and graduation from a course of theological study as required by the ordaining or endorsing body.  Experience requirements include: Two (2) years of experience as a minister, priest, or rabbi in the offices of a religious faith, which shall have  included religious, personal, and social counseling and one (1) year  of which shall have included supervised pastoral counseling (such as clinical pastoral education) in an institutional setting.  Appointees will be required to possess certification or accreditation as a minister, priest, or rabbi in an established religious faith.  Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.  Appointees must have endorsement for chaplaincy where required by the ordaining or endorsing body.  APPLICABLE SPECIAL RE-EMPLOYMENT LIST ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF A LAYOFF WILL BE USED BEFORE ANY APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE.  Interested candidates possessing the requirements listed, should forward resumes with job opportunity #197-09 to:  Michelle Battle, Personnel Assistant 4, Office of Human Resources, 2^nd Floor, Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, 59 Koch Avenue, Morris Plains, NJ  07950.  E-mail to: Michelle.Battle@dhs.state.nj.us no later than November 13, 2009.  (9309)

Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut - Hartford Hospital has an immediate opening for a CPE DIRECTOR OF TRAINING.  If you enjoy unique opportunities and working in a culturally diverse community with striking New England scenery, then Hartford Hospital is for you! This facility is easily accessible to the major highways, a welcome convenience if you want to visit New York City or Boston. Our Pastoral Care Department consists of six talented chaplains, a wonderful administrative assistant and six hard working full time residents, as well as summer and extended programs of Level I CPE and supervisory education.  Since 1957, Hartford Hospital has had the distinction of conducting an ACPE CPE program for all levels of training. Our premier 600 + bed health care facility celebrates being the Connecticut's first nationally accredited 24/7 stroke center and is the northeast's only national cancer institute (NCI) community cancer center program. Its Level One Trauma Center, which operates the only medical helicopter service in the State, represents our commitment to rapidly changing cutting edge technology as well as innovative and creative educational programs. An example of this is the hospital's Integrative Therapies program which offers Guided imagery throughout the hospital, the inclusion of Spirituality and Art as a curriculum component and a community program for bereavement support. The department is well integrated with treatment teams in the hospital and provides 24 hour coverage to all traumas, cardiac and respiratory calls.  The ideal candidate will need a Master of Divinity degree; ordination or commissioning; faith group endorsement; and certification as an ACPE Associate Supervisor (ACPE Certified Supervisor preferred). She/he will coordinate all levels of Clinical Pastoral Education training and programs offered at the hospital, including teaching, arranging for adjunct faculty, and providing individual and group supervision, as well as recruiting, coordinating and supervising volunteers for the department. In addition to serving on some hospital committees, this position is responsible for the CPE accreditation, with support of the Department Director. Interested applicants, please contact Rev. Carolyn Fleming-Sawyerr at (860) 545-2251, email: csawyer@harthosp.org or fax at (860) 545-3594.  (8299)