North Central Region Unit Openings

Last Update: 02/02/12

Supervisor-in Training:

Residency - immediate

General

VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23) ACPE System  (click on link to see the various VISN 23 residency and single unit offerings)

Gundersen Lutheran, a dynamic top-rated healthcare organization based in scenic La Crosse, WI is currently accepting applications for our year-long Residency. We offer the same top-quality primary and specialty healthcare usually found only in larger metropolitan areas, but with the compassion and friendliness of a smaller Midwest town. CPE students have the opportunity to be part of a Top 100 organization, a national leader in end-of-life care and receive training in an internationally recognized advance care planning process. Thanks to generous support from the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, your tuition cost is only $200.00 per unit. Residents stipend is $29,500 in addition to health insurance and other benefits. The stipend for the Supervisory Education position is $32, 000. We offer clinical placements in our hospital, hospice program, and a Late Life Palliative Care residency. Minimum of one CPE unit required for residency. Visit our Web Page at www.gundluth.org/pastoral No application fee is required. Apply to:

Laura Kaufmann, Manager of CPE
Gundersen Lutheran Health System
1900 South Avenue Mail Stop H01-022
La Crosse, WI 54601-9980

608-775-3620, 1-800-362-9567, ext 53620
FAX 608-775-3557
E-mail
ljkaufma@gundluth.org
www.gundluth.org

Extended Unit Openings

An Extended Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education will be available at Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, IL, as a Component Site of Resurrection Health Care CPE (in process). The unit will be separated into two 11-week segments. The first segment will begin the week of March 12, 2012 and conclude the week of May 25th. The second segment will begin in the first week of September, 2012 and conclude the week of November 16th. Chaplain interns are expected to participate in both segments and will be given credit for a full unit of CPE. One day a week will be devoted to seminar participation (day yet to be determined) and one day a week dedicated to clinical visitation. Some on-call may be required. Interested applicants can apply by completing an ACPE application which can be found on the Resurrection Health Care Website, www.reshealth.org/ourmission/cpe.cfm or the ACPE Website (acpe.edu)-- under Forms. Applications should be sent by e-mail (mmcmill@rcn.com)or fax (1-773-944-5448) to Rev. Michael McMillen, ACPE supervisor, no later than March 2, 2012.

Northern Wisconsin:

Ministry Health Care is taking applications for our 2012 Fall CPE program, which is accredited as a satellite of the program at Lutheran Homes of Oshkosh.  We will begin in late January  and run into May.  We will meet for group activity one day a week at Ministry St. Clare’s Hospital in Weston, WI, and we will offer clinical placements throughout Ministry Health Care.  Placement options include 10 hospitals and four hospices located mostly in central and northern Wisconsin. 

 No application fee is required.  If interested, please contact:

 Michael Adamson
Director of Mission Services

Saint Joseph
’s Hospital
611 St. Joseph Avenue

Marshfield
, WI  54441
(715) 387-7766
 
Michael.adamson@ministryhealth.org