Chaplain

Job description

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 Functions:- 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.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• 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

• Ordained or endorsed for health care chaplaincy by a recognized religious/spiritual body.

• Certification or certification-eligible with the Association of Professional Chaplains, the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, or Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains.

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.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Chaplain

LOCATION: San Jose, California

REQNUMBER:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.