Residents — Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Vincent Medical Center
Benefits and Compensation
Academic Stipend
The resident stipend for the year is $35,360. Residents are paid every two weeks throughout their year of training.Insurance
Residents are eligible to enroll in comprehensive medical benefits offered to Mercy Health associates. This includes the option to enroll in dental and vision coverage, as well as disability and life insurance.
Paid Time Off
Residents accrue 18 days of paid time off over the course of the year. They also receive PTO for seven holidays, which includes a floating holiday of their choosing. Residents participate in department holiday coverage. If providing holiday coverage, the resident receives an alternate day off.
Other Benefits
- Free parking
- Fitness center access
- Opportunity to contribute to retirement savings
- BeWell, an online well-being program to improve health of mind, body and spirit
- Work/life services, including short-term confidential professional counseling
- Access to medical library and online academic materials
Lifestyle in the Area
Some popular activities in the Toledo area include:
- The Toledo Zoo
- The Toledo Mudhens (baseball) and the Toledo Walleye (hockey)
- Imagination Station
- The Toledo Museum of Art
- Toledo Lucas County Public Library System – recently awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service
- Metroparks Toledo – an extensive park system that offers opportunities for outdoor rest and recreation
What to Expect
Residents work alongside hospital staff chaplains to provide 24/7 coverage of the hospital. Typically, at least two chaplains work during daytime and evening shifts. One chaplain holds the trauma phone and is responsible for responding to consults from the Emergency Department. One chaplain holds the primary phone and is responsible for responding to and triaging consults from other patient care areas. Chaplains also round on hospital clinical units to provide routine patient care, offer staff support and participate as members of the multidisciplinary team.
The patient population at Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center is socio-economically and racially diverse. Chaplains embody the hospital’s mission to serve all patients with compassion – particularly the poor, dying and underserved.
Call Schedule
Residents participate in the department’s on-call rotation. On-call happens from home, and residents are called to the hospital only if the overnight staff chaplain needs additional support.
Average Hours a Week
The chaplain resident position is a full-time, 40-hour per week position. Chaplain residents should expect to work five, eight-hour shifts, which includes eight hours of supervised education per week.
Chaplain residents:
- Provide clinical coverage on both weekdays and on weekends
- Receive two days off per week
- Provide back-up on-call coverage (from home)
- Participate in holiday coverage schedule
Weekly shifts are assigned by the department manager and include a combination of daytime and afternoon/evening shifts. Availability to do clinical work on both Saturdays and Sundays is required for program participation. Occasional overnight shifts may be required according to department need.