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David Kim

Portland,OR

Summary

Spiritual care and mission Integration leader with over 20 years' experience in healthcare and parish settings. Reputation for implementing and integrating spiritual care and mission programs through teaching, leading, and supervising at the executive level. Passion for academic research and development in the areas of chaplaincy and healthcare management. Cultural competence evidenced by years of cross-cultural career paths.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

System Director of Mission Integration & Holistic Care

Siloam Hospitals Group
Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia
08.2018 - 03.2022
  • Led implementation of mission integration structure/program in the largest private healthcare group of Indonesia by articulating the theological and ethical foundation of its Mission.
  • Recruited, trained, and managed the first chaplains' organization in the system with 20+ full-time chaplains in 8 hospital sites and ready to be rolled over to the rest of 42 sites of the nation.
  • Taught at Medical School of UPH (Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jakarta, Indonesia) on: 1. 'Medicine & Spirituality' as a part of Palliative Oncology Course of Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Nursing 2. 'Holistic Care: Whole-Person Approach to Healthcare' for Siloam Training Center's required modules for managers and professionals.
  • Introduced the essential programs of mission Integration to the system such as chaplaincy, ethics committee, employee support/counseling, palliative care spirituality, community services & volunteerism, chapel services, philanthropy, and workplace spirituality.
  • Recruited and trained the new chaplain groups through Clinical Pastoral Education.
  • Participated in executive team periodically providing inputs from ethical, psycho-social, and values perspective.
  • Developed partnership with diverse faith communities in the areas of each hospital location and develop volunteer chaplaincy program according to different spiritual needs of the areas.

Lead Chaplain

New York Presbyterian Hospital- Lower Manhattan
New York, NY
12.2014 - 06.2018
    • Provided Pastoral/emotional care to patient/family/staff
    • Supervised and managed the ministry of chaplains' team
    • Liaised with faith communities, including Catholic diocese to provide Catholic sacramental services and rituals
    • Organized and managed spiritual care programs for hospital employees
    • Participated in committees of ethics, quality & safety, and patient experience and provided perspectives from spiritual and psychosocial disciplines

Hospice Chaplain

Elizabeth Hospice Inc
Escondido, CA
04.2012 - 11.2014
  • Provided Pastoral/emotional care to hospice patients/families
  • Provided bereavement support through memorials and support groups
  • Provided counseling and support on end-of-life decision-making.
  • Resolved crisis and emotional issues through empathy, support, prayer and scripture.

Chaplain Resident

St. Raphael's Hospital
New Haven, CT
05.2010 - 06.2011
  • Provided Pastoral/emotional care to patient/family/staff
  • Completed Clinical Pastoral Education Residency (4 units)
  • Participated in the Hospital's Mission Integration Team

Senior Pastor

Gloria Mission Church
Deerfield, IL
01.2002 - 04.2010
  • Parish ministry in an Asian/American congregation in a suburb of Chicago
  • Managed and overseen the administrative and educational ministries
  • Pastoral care through visitations and counseling

Education

Ph.D. Candidate - Theology

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University of Amsterdam)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
05.2025

Master of Divinity - Divinity

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Deerfield, IL
05.1998

Bachelor of Fine Art - Visual Communications Design

Seoul National University
Seoul, Korea
02.1989

Skills

  • Strategic planning
  • Healthcare management
  • Team leadership and direction
  • Executive leadership experience
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Spiritual care
  • Training Curriculum Design
  • Public presentations
  • Hospice and palliative care
  • Counseling
  • Volunteer program development
  • Wellness Programs
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Training and Development
  • Academic research

Affiliations

1. Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) with Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)

2. Ordained Teaching Elder with Presbyterian Church in AMerica (PCA)

Timeline

System Director of Mission Integration & Holistic Care

Siloam Hospitals Group
08.2018 - 03.2022

Lead Chaplain

New York Presbyterian Hospital- Lower Manhattan
12.2014 - 06.2018

Hospice Chaplain

Elizabeth Hospice Inc
04.2012 - 11.2014

Chaplain Resident

St. Raphael's Hospital
05.2010 - 06.2011

Senior Pastor

Gloria Mission Church
01.2002 - 04.2010

Ph.D. Candidate - Theology

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University of Amsterdam)

Master of Divinity - Divinity

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Bachelor of Fine Art - Visual Communications Design

Seoul National University
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