Part Time - Clinical Chaplain, Care at Home - Tustin
Tustin, CaliforniaA critical member of our health care delivery team, KP Care at Home (KPCAH) clinicians help our members when they are at their most vulnerable. In this role, you’ll practice positive, compassionate care — working efficiently and safely. You’ll have the chance to immediately apply learnings to patient treatment while offering solutions to issues instead of contributing to issues. Our clinicians embody the KPCAH vision of providing world-class, high-quality care and support in the comfort of a familiar environment. This is an opportunity to show that you’re an effective healer, a highly adaptable team player, and an individual of impeccable integrity.
- Job Type: Part-time
- Job Level: Individual Contributor
- Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time
Success Profile
We’re looking for Care at Home clinicians who possess the following traits.
- Adaptable
- Collaborative
- Problem-Solver
- Team Player
- Sincere
- Responsible
Benefits
Our compensation and benefits are designed to help you and your family stay healthy and thrive in and beyond work.
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Medical, Vision & Dental
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Compensation
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Retirement Plans
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Professional Development
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Vacation, Holiday & Sick Leave
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Health & Wellness Programs
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Work-Life Balance
Our Culture
Our values, who we are and what we stand for, are represented by three core pillars:
Commitment – We are deeply committed to our members, their health, dignity, safety, and their choice to receive care and support in their home.
Compassion – We provide compassionate care to our patients who need services, are recovering, or have chosen to age with dignity in their home.
Comfort – We take seriously our responsibility to comfort our patients and support their caregivers to safeguard the quality of life of our patients.
Professional Development
When you join our KPCAH clinician team, you’ll have many paths open to you to grow your skills and your career. Here are just a few:
- If you have an aptitude for training colleagues, you could grow into a role as a preceptor and eventually as a Staff Educator.
- If you’re interested in project management, performance improvement, or operational oversight, you could pursue opportunities as a Regional Consultant, Clinical Supervisor, or Quality Coordinator.
- If you have subject matter expertise in specialty care areas such as Wound Care and Telehealth, you could elevate your practice and share your expertise as a Regional Practice Leader.
- We aim to grow our clinicians to be leaders in their field. As such, we offer ongoing opportunities for specialized training and certifications that include, but are not limited to, Wound Treatment Associate (WTA) Certification, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) Certification, Lean Six Sigma Certification through Kaiser Permanente’s Improvement Advisor Program.
What our Employees Say
Carlos
RN
“I started my nursing career in 2010, at the time I did not know anything about hospice or palliative care. I can tell you now that working as a hospice nurse has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life — I wouldn’t change it in a million years. I have been very blessed to be able to care for my patients and family members throughout these difficult times during the end-of-life process. As a hospice nurse, I appreciate that being able to treat them as family is something that aligns with the Kaiser Permanente core values.”
Becky
PT, Riverside
“It’s humbling to be able to work with people during some of their toughest days. Being a home health physical therapist for Kaiser Permanente gives me opportunities to connect with members and their family to improve their mobility. It is a rewarding experience to be able to help someone improve their overall health at home.”
Jennifer
PTA, Riverside
“I’m proud to assist patients in a unique setting within Kaiser Permanente health care — at a patient’s home. I can work with them in their own environment to address their specific needs during their physical rehabilitation. Being a part of Kaiser Permanente’s home care rehab team that delivers the highest quality care and compassion is an honor and I look forward to the rest of my career here.”
Ali
PT, San Diego
“I love being a part of the dedicated team at KP Care at Home. We’re a home health agency that exemplifies the high-quality care our communities deserve. We pride ourselves on extending Kaiser Permanente's incredible care into the home and to optimize recovery in one's comfortable surroundings. As a caring and compassionate person, KP Care at Home has supported me in being the best for my patients.”
Michelle
LVN
“Having been in health care for over 17 years in the home care setting, one thing that stands out in working for KP Care at Home is the ability to grow within the team. I love being able to hone in and master your skills and building such a great support system with colleagues. Teamwork is what makes an entity function like a well-oiled machine, and I’m proud to say that we have that in this team.”
Part Time - Clinical Chaplain, Care at Home - Tustin
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To provide spiritual support and counseling to home care patients, families and staff in a culturally inclusive manner. Home Care is defined as Home Health, Hospice, Home Palliative or any future at home service offerings as prescribed by KP. The Chaplain is a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team, participates in patient care planning and documents all pertinent interventions in the patient care record using established charting methodologies.
- Administrative Support:
- Participates in Quality Assurance Activities to include but not limited to committees for Patient Satisfaction Scores, QI Projects, UBT, etc. as requested or in collaboration with agency leadership.
- May serve on Committees and work in collaboration with committees such as Bioethics, EAP, LCP, ELOA.
- Conducts In-services and CEU programs to improve Integrated Model of Care to include but not limited to New Employee Orientation and Interdisciplinary Meetings.
- Provides Staff support to maintain Spiritual Resilience in HealthCare to include but not limited to IDG & All Staff reflections, speakers and rituals.
- Provides faith/ value-based rites/rituals and maintains collaboration with Community Clergy to ensure support to staff, patients and families for religious specific spiritual care needs.
- Acts as a consult to community liaisons faith leaders regarding serving in a HealthCare setting as appropriate for collaboration in meeting homecare patient needs.
- Provides spiritual support and spiritual counseling to staff members such as but not limited to, de-briefs, complex grief as requested by leadership.
- Maintains compliance with the Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains and demonstrates Common Qualifications and Competencies for Professional Chaplaincyas defined by the APC (Association of Professional Chaplains).
- Attends education programs to assist in improving skills related to provision of homecare services.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Direct Patient Care:
- Provides spiritual support and counseling to home care patients, families and staff in a culturally competent manner that upholds the Kaiser Permanente Principles of Responsibility.
- Clinical Chaplain is a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team, using evidence-based outcome-oriented assessment tools to participate in creating patient care plan that includes acuity mapping to define frequency of visits/duration, documents interventions/outcomes and meets the TJC/regulatory guidelines of Hospice/Homecare.
- Provides spiritual support or visits at the time of death as assessed by patient/family need.
- Will support the admission / consent process in collaboration with the inter-disciplinary team in the explanation of hospice benefits to the patient and families at leadership request.
- Supports bereavement care plan to surviving family members for up to 13 months after patient dies; including phone support, in home visitations, bereavement support groups and memorial. Chaplains assist with funeral services for deceased patients when requested and as scheduling allows.
- Will vary schedule in collaboration with leadership to accommodate need for 24-hour coverage.
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Clinical Chaplain/Spiritual Counselor in a Hospital, Ambulatory, Home Health, Palliative Care or Hospice setting required.
- Masters Degree in Divinity, Theology or related field from an accredited Seminary, College or University required. Minimum of four (4) units of Clinical Pastoral Education from an ACPE accredited program (ACPE is the CPE program accredited by the U.S. Department of Education).
- Board Certified Chaplain Certification from Association of Professional Chaplains OR National Association of Catholic Chaplains Certification OR National Association of Jewish Chaplains Certified Member
- Driver's License (California)
- Basic Life Support
- Must be able to serve & support people of all religions, world views, and spiritual perspectives.
- Maintains adequate automobile liability insurance as required by Hospice Program policy.
- Meet Medical Center/Homecare requirements for health appraisal and annual PPD testing.
- Behaves in a courteous, professional manner with patients, staff and health care professionals and maintains patient confidentiality.
- Appropriate age specific competencies to be successfully completed by end of orientation: Infant, Toddler, Child, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric.
- Conveys a sense of maturity and sensitivity with good listening skills as evident on interviewing.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and crisis situations.
- Demonstrated excellent reading, writing and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to recognize urgent patient needs and how to report it.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
- Two (2) or more years of experience as a Clinical Chaplain/ Spiritual Counselor in a Hospital, Home Health, Palliative or Hospice Setting.
- PhD, DMin, ThD or EdD from an accredited Seminary, College or University. Certificates specializing in Palliative or Hospice Care.
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