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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This role shall support the needs of Catholic-faith patients.

Why work at Stanford Medicine | Stanford Health Care (SHC)?

This role puts our iCare methodology at the forefront of our service and care.

The Chaplain role is worthy as it allows for great listening skills, compassion, and resources for patients and families.

In this role, the Chaplain will collaborate with other Chaplains, families, patients, and hospital staff.

The needs for this role rotate. Therefore, scheduling flexibility is a must.

This a non-union (unrepresented role).

This is an onsite position.

Benefits begin the first day of the month following employment eligibility.

Our core benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, an employee assistance program, savings and spending accounts, disability, life and accident insurance, and COBRA. For medical insurance, you have the choice of three generous health plans through Stanford Health Care Alliance, Aetna, or Kaiser Permanente. Each plan includes 100% coverage for preventive care, telemedicine through Teledoc, prescription drug coverage, and behavioral health coverage. Additional incentives exist for healthy choices. And so much more – generous leave & time off, Wellness Program, special programs, educational assistance, and adoption assistance!

This is an onsite Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview

The Chaplain is responsible for responding to needs of patients, family members and staff, designated in consultation with the Director, Spiritual Care Services and functions as a member of the Spiritual Care Service staff. The Chaplain coordinates all services to a specific in-patient unit(s) or groups; serves as chaplain on assigned patient unit(s); and participates as staff for the Spiritual Care Service in care conferences for such units. Provides spiritual care assessments, interventions, and support for patients and their families.

Locations

Stanford Health Care (Palo Alto, CA; onsite)

What you will do

• Provides interfaith spiritual assessment and intervention which enables patients, family members, visitors, and staff to draw upon their own religious and spiritual resources.

• Serves as staff person and coordinates care with multi-disciplinary teams for designated patient units and groups.

• Provides internal and external teaching and outreach on spiritual care topics.

• Performs special pastoral/spiritual services (baptisms, memorials, etc) requested of the Spiritual Care Service and as appropriate to his/her/their professional functioning.

• Coordinates care with Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) students and volunteers.

• Serves as a clinical mentor to CPE students and Spiritual Care volunteers, and, as time permits, medical and genetics counseling students.

• Participates in research activities undertaken by Spiritual Care Service.

• Participates as an alternate in the on-call rotation, when needed.

• Serves as a liaison to area congregations as requested.

• In addition, performs specialized duties specific to their particular role, such as: serving on specialized committees, performing particular religious functions/services. Duties may vary based on the defined specialty of Palliative Care as follows:

• PALLIATIVE CARE:

• Serves as member of both the Palliative Medicine team and the Spiritual Care Service team.

• Assesses and documents individualized plan of care.

• Documents and communicates expected outcomes to the interdisciplinary treatment team, including the palliative care and primary teams.

• Participates in daily patient care rounds, which would include articulating the spiritual/religious/emotional dimensions of the care plan for all palliative care patients.

• Participates in weekly reflection rounds/bereavement rounds for staff, and as appropriate in committees.

• Addresses issues causing moral or spiritual distress to patients, their families, staff, and others.

• Serves as an educational resource regarding spiritual care in the medical setting; the role of Chaplain in the interdisciplinary team, including and not limited to religious practices, ethical issues, palliative care, advance care planning and recognizing spiritual distress.

• Fosters conversation and clarification on cultural, ethical, religious, and dynamics that can affect patient care, family interactions and staff performance.

• Serves as a cultural broker by embodying cultural competence, cultural humility, while assisting in bridging culture gap between patient/family and staff.

• Participates in and/or facilitates patient care conferences as appropriate to assess patient/family understanding of illness and prognosis, goals, values, and preferences.

• Assists in officiating interfaith, ecumenical, or religiously specific rituals / services for patients, families, and staff. May officiate on-site events, such as memorial services, weddings, baptisms, and blessings.

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree or graduate certificate in work-related discipline required.

• Graduation from a seminary or school of theology that approved by a professional chaplain certifying organization.

Experience Qualifications

• Two (2) years of directly related work experience.

• Completion of Four (4) Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).

• Chaplaincy experience with Palliative Care, including advanced care planning.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability and stamina to minister to patients/residents/clients with varying physical and mental dysfunctions.

• Ability to adjust communications to fit the needs and level of understanding of the receiver.

• Ability to energize team members.

• Ability to establish and maintain excellent client relationships, exhibit exemplary interpersonal skills and exercise sound judgment and professionalism in business and personnel matters.

• Ability to provide leadership and influence others.

• Ability to remain calm under pressure and apply sound judgment.

• Ability to solve problems and identify solutions.

• Ability to speak and write effectively at a level appropriate for the job.

• These are the observable and measurable attributes and skills required to perform successfully the essential functions of the job and are generally demonstrated through qualifying experience, education, or licensure/certification.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A Master's Degree in theology, divinity, or religious studies.

• Palliative Care and Hospice Advanced Board Certification.

• Certificate in Palliative Care Chaplaincy and/or equivalent coursework.

• One (1) year of Hospital Chaplaincy experience in supporting patients and clinical teams with decision-making.

• One (1) year of experience with crisis intervention and end-of-life hospital spiritual care/chaplaincy.

• Ordination or commissioning by one's faith group to serve as a religious leader and endorsement or official recognition by that faith group to function as a chaplain.

• Bilingual – English and Spanish.

Licenses and Certifications

• Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) preferred .

• National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) preferred .

• Neshama: The Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) preferred .

• Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) preferred .

• National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC) preferred .

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care

• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health

• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $35.64 - $46.32 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.

At Stanford Health Care, we seek to provide patients with the very best in diagnosis and treatment, with outstanding quality, compassion and coordination. With an unmatched track record of scientific discovery, technological innovation and translational medicine, Stanford Medicine physicians are pioneering leading edge therapies today that will change the way health care is delivered tomorrow.

As part of our spirit of discovery, we also leverage our deep relationships with luminary Silicon Valley companies to develop new ways to deliver preeminent patient care.

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