Chaplain I, Palliative Care

Kaiser Permanente • Roseville, CA

104d

About The Position

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this role is also responsible for identifying patients for whom palliative care is appropriate; providing debriefs and explanations of diagnoses and prognoses to patients, their families and loved ones, and staff; collaborating with a patient care team to plan for and discuss existential implications of goals of care; regularly engaging with the interdisciplinary team and seeking opportunities to educate them on the role of a chaplain within the team; identifying areas of improvement for palliative care-focused quality improvement projects and implementing changes; leading collaborations with the interdisciplinary care team to integrate spiritual screenings, patient histories, and assessments into scope of practice; and researching and developing self-care activities for the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

• Masters degree in Divinity, Theology or related field from an accredited university.
• Minimum two (2) years of pastoral care experience in a Hospital, Clinic, Ambulatory, Home Health/Palliative Care, or Hospice setting.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Palliative Care.
• Business Documentation skills.
• Acts with Compassion.
• Conflict Resolution skills.
• Intercultural Skills.
• Interpersonal Skills.
• Program Development experience.
• Time Management skills.
• Member Service experience.
• Education and Training skills.
• Knowledge of Spiritual Care Resources.
• Understanding of Belief Systems and Practices.
• Crisis Intervention skills.
• Experience in Spiritual Care Counseling.
• Experience in Spiritual Care Assessments and Interventions.
• Knowledge of Bereavement Risk Assessment.
• Community Engagement experience.

Responsibilities

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members.
• Builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers.
• Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers.
• Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses.
• Leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations.
• Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback.
• Demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes.
• Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions.
• Encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies.
• Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions.
• Provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate.
• Monitors progress and results.
• Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
• Identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines.
• Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams.
• Uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
• Contributes to collaborative efforts in spiritual care by recognizing the need for an interdisciplinary team, consult services, and departments.
• Collaborates with relevant external spiritual care programs and diverse spiritual leaders to provide resources and/or care to patients, their families and loved ones, and staff.
• Provides patient, loved ones, and staff counseling services by applying diverse spiritual care assessment models.
• Recommends appropriate spiritual counseling services and/or care interventions.
• Helps to triage existential and spiritual counseling and creating appropriate care plans.
• Provides during and after end-of-life support and counseling to patients, loved ones, and staff.
• Documents spiritual assessments and interventions in the patient care record.
• Role models cultural sensitivity when interacting with patients, their families and loved ones, and team members.
• Identifies and/or tends to spiritual or religious needs including providing supportive counseling, services, and/or events throughout the year.
• Evaluates the quality and satisfaction of spiritual care services, including patient survey responses.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Master's degree