Director Spiritual Care and Education

Location:

Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Designs, implements and directs the programming and curriculum for the Clinical Pastoral Education Program. Maintains compliance with national educational ACPE Standards. Provides leadership and sets direction for the Spiritual Care department in assigned areas. Manages employee performance of Chaplains, Chaplain Residents and Interns, and Volunteers. Manages daily operations while providing spiritual care to patients, families, staff and volunteers of Geisinger.

Job Duties:

• Provides supervision and instruction of Clinical Pastoral Education students.
• Develops and evaluates CPE curriculum that provides high quality educational opportunities for students and excellent spiritual care for patients, families, and staff.
• Provides supervision and performance management for Chaplains, Chaplain Residents and Interns, and Volunteers of the Spiritual Care department.
• Provides spiritual care for patients, families, staff, and volunteers of Geisinger in an interfaith setting.
• Manages financial performance through budget oversight of monthly expenses.
• Recruits, hires, trains, and manages the human resources in the department, providing ongoing supervision, feedback, and evaluation of work performance.
• Acts as a community liaison with area clergy, participates in Ecumenical Community events, and plans events for area and visiting clergy.
• Plans, organizes and directs departmental operations, developing goals, objectives, policies, and procedures to further strategic planning and program development.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

• Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm
• Required Experience: certified educator clinical pastoral education

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more: https://jobs.geisinger.org/diversity 

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one 
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents  
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)  
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage  
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions  
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly  
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year  
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive  
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.  
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance  

Education:

Master's Degree- (Required), Master's Degree-Divinity (Preferred)

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Required), Minimum of 1 year-Managerial/Supervisory (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Member of Association of Clinical Pastoral Education - Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, Ordination/Commissioning or Ecclesiastical Endorsement - Default Issuing Body

Skills:

Acts Decisively, Builds Relationships, Computer Literacy, Leads Others, Working Independently

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.