Chaplain

Kaiser Permanente; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Chaplain to provide spiritual support and counseling to patients, families, and staff in a culturally competent manner. This role involves participating in patient care planning, documentation, and conducting in-service training for staff. Required qualifications include a graduate theological degree and clinical pastoral education units.

Qualifications

• Must be able to minister with persons of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds.
• A board certification in chaplaincy is favored.
• Experience in a Labor/Management Partnership environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides spiritual support and counseling to patients and staff.
• Documents all pertinent interventions in the patient care record.
• Assures compliance with accreditation standards.

Skills

Cultural Competence

Spiritual Counseling

Documentation Skills

Education

Graduate theological degree

Four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

Job description

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Job Summary

To provide spiritual support and counseling to hospital patients, families and staff in a culturally competent manner. The chaplain is a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. This individual participates in patient care planning and documents all pertinent interventions in the patient care record.

• Provides spiritual support and counseling to patients, family members/significant others, and staff. Interacts daily with staff and interdisciplinary team members to formulate and evaluate patient care needs.
• Provides documentation in the patient care record. Serves on Medical Center Committees as required by hospital policies and procedures or as requested.
• Assures accreditation compliance of the chaplaincy service.
• Conducts in-service training for staff in regard to providing spiritual support. Conducts services for patients, as requested.
• Participates in appropriate professional associations for personal and professional growth.
• May coordinate, supervise and evaluate lay volunteers, chaplain interns and the ecumenical interfaith chaplaincy program. May serve as a liaison between the Medical Center, local congregations and religious institutions. May form a steering committee of local clergy to support the Chaplaincy program.
• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
  
  

Job Summary

To provide spiritual support and counseling to hospital patients, families and staff in a culturally competent manner. The chaplain is a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. This individual participates in patient care planning and documents all pertinent interventions in the patient care record.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provides spiritual support and counseling to patients, family members/significant others, and staff. Interacts daily with staff and interdisciplinary team members to formulate and evaluate patient care needs.
• Provides documentation in the patient care record. Serves on Medical Center Committees as required by hospital policies and procedures or as requested.
• Assures accreditation compliance of the chaplaincy service.
• Conducts in-service training for staff in regard to providing spiritual support. Conducts services for patients, as requested.
• Participates in appropriate professional associations for personal and professional growth.
• May coordinate, supervise and evaluate lay volunteers, chaplain interns and the ecumenical interfaith chaplaincy program. May serve as a liaison between the Medical Center, local congregations and religious institutions. May form a steering committee of local clergy to support the Chaplaincy program.
• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
  
  

Experience

Basic Qualifications:

• N/A
  
  

Education

• Graduate theogical degree (or equivalent graduate degree) from an accredited institution.
• Four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) completed.
  
  

License, Certification, Registration

• Board Certified Chaplain Certification from Nat Assoc of Catholic Chaplains OR College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy Certification OR National Association of Jewish Chaplains Certified Member
• Ordainment/Endorsement of a recognized religious/spiritual body.
  
  

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrate ability to minister with persons of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership Environment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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