Find your calling at Mercy!
Rooted in the healing ministry of Jesus and inspired by the walking Sisters of Mercy, Certified Educators are essential in advancing Mercy CPE and Mercy's Model of Spiritual Care across our multistate, mission-driven ministry and through our community based Virtual CPE model. Certified Educators assist the Director of CPE and Manager of CPE in the operation of the Clinical Pastoral Education Program. Certified Educators provide education and supervision of CPE students. Certified Educators reflect Mercy's mission, values, and charisms, strengthening a modern spiritual care approach that honors our tradition while expanding the reach of CPE and spiritual care through emerging innovations.
Position Details:
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Graduate Theological Degree
Experience: 2+ years as an ACPE Certified Educator Candidate
Certification(s): Certified Educator Eligible (Meet Phase II Committee within 6 months of hire) by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education. Board Certified Eligible from one of the following recognized bodies: Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)/Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc. (BCCI), National Association of Veteran Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), or other equivalent nationally recognized chaplain certification bodies, with comparable qualification requirements, as approved by Mercy's Vice President of Mission and Ministry.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Graduate Theological Degree
Experience: 2+ years' experience as an ACPE Certified Education
Certification(s): Certification as Certified Educator, National Faculty by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education. Board Certification from one of the following recognized bodies: Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)/Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc. (BCCI), National Association of Veteran Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC),National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), or other equivalent nationally recognized chaplain certification bodies, with comparable qualification requirements, as approved by Mercy's Vice President of Mission and Ministry.
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:
Organization, attention to detail, knowledge of ACPE accreditation, vision for implementing experiential education model.
Able to create and develop curriculum, manage a classroom, navigate interpersonal conflict, and evaluate educational needs.
Able to assess student readiness, potential, and program fit.
Demonstrate alignment with mission and ethical practices in CPE and healthcare.
Comfortable in matrixed environments; integrate local needs with ministry-wide strategy and collaborate across departments.
Basic research literacy, thorough knowledge of spiritual care and its applications, ability to connect theory to praxis, understanding of how to pace effective learning in a classroom environment.
Able to synthesize a wide variety of needs and cultures, especially Catholic identity, theology, and sacramental ministry into a cohesive curriculum.
Use technology effectively to support and deliver instruction in virtual learning environments.
Openness and interest in learning new skills and theories of hospital chaplaincy and CPE education.
Ability to respond sensitively to people of various religious, social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 185 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who wanted to help the poor women and children of Dublin. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill her dreams. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to poor women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, the first religious order not bound to the rules of the cloister, whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. By the time Catherine died in 1841, there were convents in Ireland and England, and in 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1871, they traveled to St. Louis and from there throughout the Midwest, beginning what would, today be known as Mercy.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.