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Residency Programs Faculty: outdoor recreation, excellent schools including CPE One-year residency • Rev. Edith Finsaadal, ACPE three universities, affordable housing in safe What: Five to six full-time positions with Certified Educator neighborhoods, an endless variety of live challenging clinical placements. We have • Rev. Tara Shilts, BCC, ACPE Certified entertainment and breathtaking beauty, one second-year residency position Educator Candidate making this a great place to call home. available each year • Sr. Marcia Baumert, BCC Who: Religious/Spiritual leaders with at • Rev. Christian Ricker, BCC For more information least one unit of CPE • Rev. Marvin Jonasen, BCC Call: (608) 775-3620 Focus: Opportunity to deepen vital • Rev. Anna Gordon Email: [email protected] spiritual care giving skills during crisis and • Rev. Israel Mutema, ACPE Certified Online: gundersenhealth.org/spiritual-care other life-changing moments. Preparation Educator Candidate for becoming a professional Board Certified • Thomas Harter, PhD, Clinical Ethics Accredited by: Chaplain • Karen Hayter, MS, RN, PhD Association of Clinical Pastoral Education When: A year long program offering three • Andrew Borgert, PhD, Biostatistician 55 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Suite 835 units of CPE beginning Aug. 23, 2021 • Eileen Severson, MLIS Atlanta, GA 30308 *Benefits: Stipend $40,000. Health and • Denise Nicholson, RN, Caritas Coach, Telephone: (404) 320-1472 dental insurance available, vacation and Advance Care Planning FAX: (404) 320-0849 sick days, a tax-exempt housing allowance Email: [email protected] (for qualified applicants) and more. About Gundersen Health System Gundersen Health System is a non-profit, EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabilities Educator in Training comprehensive integrated healthcare network Gundersen Spiritual Care What: One position addressing supervision headquartered in La Crosse, Wis. Gundersen’s and education in the theory and practice more than 8,000 employees serve 21 counties of clinical pastoral education in western Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, Clinical Who: Religious/Spiritual leaders with at and northeastern Iowa. Their network includes least four units of CPE; Master of Divinity a large multi-specialty group medical practice, Pastoral degree or equivalency; Demonstrated teaching hospital with Level II Trauma Center, pastoral competence regional community clinics and hospitals, Focus: To become an ACPE Certified behavioral health services, vision centers, Education Educator pharmacies, and air and ground ambulances. When: Program involves a renewable Gundersen’s vision is to enhance the health two-year commitment and well-being of the communities it serves * Benefits: Stipend $51,500. Health and and enrich every life, including patients, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc. dental insurance available, vacation families and staff. Gundersen Clinic, Ltd. and sick-days, a tax-exempt housing 1900 South Avenue, La Crosse, WI 54601 La Crosse is a historic, vibrant city nestled allowance (for qualified applicants) (608) 782-7300 or (800) 362-9567 between bluffs and the legendary Mississippi and more. gundersenhealth.org River. La Crosse boasts some of the best * Benefits are subject to final approval u3aavu_0521 Clinical Pastoral Education at Gundersen other Gundersen professionals. CPE residents Our program balances Health System is an intense training and summer interns are assigned to particular intensity with an emphasis on experience, providing diverse experiences units working in tandem with board-certified caring for the self. Students in a pluralistic ministry setting. This chaplains. are involved in on-call and exciting program prepares its participants crisis ministry with regularly for ministry in hospitals, hospices, The faith backgrounds of our faculty and staff scheduled days off to provide nursing homes, mental health centers, reflect the wide-ranging religious and spiritual important life/work balance. congregations and other specialized expressions found throughout the Tri-state settings. Region. We work with community pastors, faith Gundersen is a fully leaders and ministers to care for the religious accredited ACPE center Participants develop skills and needs of patients as well as explore ways to offering certified units of understanding to serve people at life’s offer ministry to people who define themselves Level I and II CPE and Educator crossroads—coping with crisis and serious as more spiritual than “religious.” CPE. Ordained clergy, religious illness, facing change and challenges, leaders, seminarians, allied confronting aging and dealing with death. Clinical placements for CPE residents are healthcare professionals and within the Medical Center, Emergency Services, lay people are encouraged As a chaplain, you are involved in the Palliative Care, and Hospice. CPE residents to apply. interdisciplinary care of patients, family work closely with dedicated staff chaplain members and staff from many different coordinators and mentors to receive training in CPE at Gundersen Health System Extended CPE internship faiths. You will work closely with our our nationally recognized programs. This is just Tuition: $200 per unit because of support What: Four to seven part-time positions exceptional Spiritual Care faculty and a sampling of why our CPE program is one of from Gundersen Medical Foundation Who: Religious/Spiritual leaders, seminarians the best in the United States. (normal/unit fee $500) and lay persons. There is no application fee Focus: Addresses competencies in spiritual care and issues of pastoral identity and Internship programs integration. Opportunity to use your ministry Summer CPE internship site as your clinical placement. Interns learn What: Four to six fulltime positions, with on-call chaplaincy at the Gundersen Health clinical placements in the Hospital and System hospital in La Crosse working one Emergency Services night every other week 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. Who: Those seeking initial experience in When: Program meets once a week pastoral/spiritual care. October 7, 2021 through April 29, 2022 Focus: Addresses basic competencies of Benefits: Stipend $750 (subject to approval) spiritual care and issues of pastoral reflection, formation and identity. When: May 31, 2022 - Aug. 5, 2022 * Benefits: Stipend $750 (subject to approval).