Intern-Pastoral Care

Join our team for a Summer Chaplin & Spiritual Care Pastoral Care Intern in Tulsa, OK.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• Hillcrest Medical Center is a 656-bed hospital that includes The Alexander Burn Center, The Peggy V. Helmerich Women's Health Center, Kaiser Rehabilitation Center, the latest technology for the treatment of cancer, and the Oklahoma Heart Institute.

Through this program applicants who are accepted for this position will recieve one CPE unit, which is accredited by the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP). We are currently accepting applications for our CPE internship for Summer 2025 (May - August). This is a 40 hr week training with a weekly overnight on call.

Residents will provide pastoral/spiritual care to Hillcrest Medical Center (HMC)'s patients, families, and staff and reflect on these pastoral encounters as a basis for their learning. Must be able to work in an interdisciplinary, ecumenical, interfaith, and multi-cultural environment. As part of the learning, a trainee will assess and identify patient and family needs; provide coverage for crisis intervention; maintain a working relationship between pastoral care department, medical staff and other departments; provide pastoral services in such a way as to accomplish the institutional as well as the departmental objectives; participate in on-call rotation on weekdays and Sundays; and accept and fulfill other departmental responsibilities and requirements as assigned.

Bachelor degree preferred. Graduate level theological education preferred. Must be able to communicate effectively in English (written and verbal).

**Please complete both the Hillcrest application "Apply Online", and the Intern specific application.

Please note that the CPE Intern specific application lists additional admission requirements as well that are to be sent directly to the Pastoral Care department/CPE program.**https://hillcrestmedicalcenter.com/services/pastoral-care

For more information contact CPE office, Vicki Taylor LaFave at 918-579-6210.