Hospital Chaplain - Staff Wellness & Spiritual Care

Kaiser Permanente; Downey (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Chaplain to guide spiritual care across hospital and clinic staff, collaborating with departments such as Employee Wellness and Behavioral Health. The role includes crisis response, staff counseling, and organizing well-being activities while supporting ethics committees.

Candidate will provide culturally sensitive spiritual care, train staff, and engage with external spiritual care programs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Divinity, Theology or related field with at least 2 years of hospital pastoral care experience.

Responsibilities

• In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this role guides collaboration and communication with hospital departments to support staff wellbeing and spiritual care.
• Provides in-depth spiritual counseling to staff and collaborates with external spiritual care programs and community partners.
• Identifies training opportunities and participates in crisis response and disaster planning.
• Supports organizational well-being activities and participates in hospital committees.
• Documents spiritual assessments and interventions in patient records per policies.

Skills

Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management

Attention to Detail

Business Knowledge

Communication

Critical Thinking

Cross-Group Collaboration

Decision Making

Dependability

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Drives Results

Facilitation Skills

Health Care Knowledge

Influencing Others

Integrity

Learning Agility

Organizational Savvy

Problem Solving

Lifelong Learning

Teamwork

Interpersonal Communication

Education

Master's degree in Divinity or Theology or related field

Job description

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Chaplain to guide spiritual care across hospital and clinic staff, collaborating with departments such as Employee Wellness and Behavioral Health. The role includes crisis response, staff counseling, and organizing well-being activities while supporting ethics committees.

Candidate will provide culturally sensitive spiritual care, train staff, and engage with external spiritual care programs.