Chaplain Fellow/Certified Educator Candidate

Chaplain Fellow/Certified Educator Candidate

Location: Burnet Campus, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati OH 45229

Status: Full-time

Pay: $55,000 annually

This Chaplain Fellow will provide compassionate pastoral care to patients, families, and staff across the medical center while participating in a structured training program. This position is designed as a 50/50 role, with half of the time dedicated to clinical chaplaincy and half dedicated to training as a Certified Educator Candidate (CEC) in spiritual care/clinical pastoral education.

REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Clinical Chaplaincy (50%)

• Provide pastoral care to patients, families, and staff.
• Conduct spiritual assessments to identify spiritual, religious, and emotional needs and resources.
• Offer spiritual and religious support tailored to the needs of patients and families.
• Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary care team, contributing insights related to spiritual care and coping.
• Assist local clergy in supporting their congregants during hospitalization.
• Respond to medical team requests, including emergencies and trauma pages.
• Provide end-of-life spiritual care, support, and appropriate documentation.
• Support staff well-being through informal and formal interventions, including debriefings when appropriate.

2. Certified Educator Candidate (CEC) Training (50%)

• Participate in an accredited Certified Educator Candidate training program.
• Engage in supervised education and formation processes to develop competency in clinical pastoral education.
• Facilitate and support Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) programs under supervision.
• Develop teaching, supervision, and evaluation skills for future CPE educator certification.
• Participate in regular supervision, peer group learning, and self-reflection.
• Complete required competencies and benchmarks toward certification as a Certified Educator.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Graduate-level theological degree from a college, university or theological school accredited by a member of the Council for Higher Accreditation. 
• 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education as offered through an ACPE accredited organization.
• Ordination, current endorsement, or good standing in accordance with the requirements of his/her/their own faith tradition or endorsing agency.
• Board Certification or board certification eligible as recognized by Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Association of Professional Chaplains, Canadian Association for Spiritual Care, National Association of Catholic Chaplains, and Neshama Association of Jewish Chaplains; or others as agreed upon by the Director of the Center for Spiritual and Grief Care that meet the Common Qualifications and Competencies for Professional Chaplains (www.professionalchaplains.org).
• A positive recommendation for supervisory training from a previous CPE supervisor.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in a healthcare or pediatric environment.

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At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s. 

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• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10  best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years 

• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding 

• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers  (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025) 

• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune 

• Consistently certified as great place to work 

• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability 

• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

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Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability