At Legacy, our mission is to make life better for others. We know that encompasses all aspects of well-being, including spiritual. Your gifts as a chaplain and leader dovetail with the specialties of a collaborative healthcare team. In this open and caring environment, you’ll lend spiritual care to patients, families, volunteers and hospital employees and oversee our ACPE training program.

• Serve as an ordained minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – Oregon Synod or one of the ELCA’s Full Communion Partners.

• Provide strategic and operational oversight of spiritual care services at:

  • Emanuel Medical Center

  • Randall Children’s Hospital

  • Unity Center for Behavioral Health

• Direct the ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at Emanuel Medical Center, ensuring compliance with ACPE standards and fostering excellence in chaplaincy education.

• Report directly to the Bishop of the Oregon Synod and the Pastoral Care Consultation Committee, which governs the ACPE training programs.

• Ensure alignment of spiritual care services and CPE training with both Legacy Health’s mission and the values of the ELCA.

Education:

• Seminary-educated with a Masters of Divinity required.

Experience:

• Minimum of five years in spiritual care with previous management experience preferably in a Level I Trauma healthcare environment for adults and children.  
• Experience with using everyday technology tools (e.g., email, electronic charting, word processing, voicemail, internet/intranet) to access, organize and store job related information. 
• Working knowledge of adult education theory, the accreditation standards of ACPE, and their application in the clinical healthcare setting.

Skills:

• Critical thinking and decisive judgment.
• Ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

• ACPE Certified Educator certification (required).

• Board certification by one of the recognized Spiritual Care Cognate Groups, such as:

  • Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)

  • Canadian Association for Spiritual Care/Association canadienne de soins spirituels (CASC/ACSS)

  • National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC)

  • Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC)

• Endorsement by the Division of Specialized Ministry of the ELCA (Chicago, IL), and

• Ordination and a recognized call by the Oregon Synod of the ELCA, or

• Endorsement for specialized ministry by one of the ELCA’s Full Communion Partners (e.g., Episcopal Church, United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), etc.).

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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