Adjutant Chaplain

Penrose - St. Francis Health Services is a full-service, 712-bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs comprising Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and St. Francis Hospital - Interquest. Penrose Hospital serves as the anchor hospital of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services with 300-licensed beds and the ability to provide tertiary (high tech) medical-surgical services with an emphasis on elective and outpatient care. Established in 1890, Penrose Hospital has grown to become a major health treatment and referral center, specializing in cancer care, cardiac care, emergency trauma care and physical rehabilitation. It's an incredible time to join us as we are a proud Magnet Hospital with designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas like Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado's top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you've always wanted.

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Job description: The Adjutant Chaplain is a medical team clinician who supports a facility’s Spiritual Care Department in delivering a healing environment for patients, families, and staff. The scope and depth of this position is limited when compared with that of a Chaplain who carries board certification credentials.

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• Bachelor's degree required in spiritual care arts or equivalent bachelor’s degree from a college, university or institution accredited by the applicant’s institutional faith body. For all degrees, study in a theologically related field is preferred. An equivalency may be granted if the applicant can document four years of employment in an occupation that requires direct engagement with people, with at least two of those years in ministry related work with a faith-based organization or body.
• At hire, applicant must have at least one unit of CPE or applicant may enroll in a CSH approved internal Clinical Pastoral Orientation (CPO) and complete the same within 12 months of hire. If the CPO option is utilized, A full unit of CPE that meets the standards of the next bullet point below, must be completed within 24 months of hire.
•  CPE Units are required to be from an entity that is recognized by an accrediting agency listed by the U.S.
  department of Education (DOE) or an internal CSH approved CPE program aligning with the competencies held by an entity recognized by the DOE.
• Continuing Educational Standards Required: Adjutant Chaplains are required to complete 15 hours of continuing education in chaplaincy related topics annually (CY), except when enrolled in CPO/E (cf. Mountain Region ICCE guidelines).