Palliative Care Chaplain: Compassionate Spiritual Leader

Kaiser Permanente; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in California seeks a hospital chaplain to provide comprehensive spiritual care within palliative care teams. You will identify patients appropriate for palliative care, offer crisis support, and collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, and chaplains to align care with patients’ goals.

The role includes leading spiritual assessments, educating the care team about chaplaincy, supporting families during end-of-life decisions, and developing self-care initiatives for

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Divinity, Theology or related field from an accredited university AND minimum two (2) years of pastoral care experience in a Hospital, Clinic, Ambulatory, Home Health/Palliative Care, or Hospice setting.
• Four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education completed from an accredited program preferred; Ordained, licensed, or endorsed for health care chaplaincy by a recognized religious/spiritual body.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients appropriate for palliative care and provide debriefs and prognostic explanations to patients, families and loved ones, and staff.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to plan care and discuss existential implications of goals of care; educate them on the role of a chaplain within the team.
• Lead collaborations with the interdisciplinary care team to integrate spiritual screenings, patient histories, and assessments into scope of practice; develop self-care activities for the team.
• Provide spiritual care and counseling services, including crisis intervention and bereavement support; document assessments and interventions in the patient care record.

Skills

Ambiguity management

Attention to detail

Communication

Critical thinking

Cross-group collaboration

Decision making

Diversity & inclusion

Drives results

Facilitation skills

Healthcare industry

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Topic-specific communication

Education

Master's degree in Divinity, Theology or related field

Job description

Kaiser Permanente in California seeks a hospital chaplain to provide comprehensive spiritual care within palliative care teams. You will identify patients appropriate for palliative care, offer crisis support, and collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, and chaplains to align care with patients’ goals.

The role includes leading spiritual assessments, educating the care team about chaplaincy, supporting families during end-of-life decisions, and developing self-care initiatives for