Spiritual Care Practitioner - London, Canada - London Health Sciences Centre

London Health Sciences Centre

Verified Company

London, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Posting Period:

Open:
July 6, 2023

Deadline:
July 30, 2023

Non-Union

Department Name:

Spiritual Care

Reporting to Manager, Spiritual Care Practice, The Spiritual Care Practitioner is responsible to provide spiritual care, counsel, crisis response and structured processes to enhance inner strength and resilience for patients, partners, families, friends, staff, physicians and leaders, strengthening LHSC's commitment to holistic care by attention to spiritual and psychosocial needs, both for those who participate in religious activity and those who have no religious affiliation or practice.

Regular Full-Time

Rate of Pay:
$39.16 per hour - $48.95 per hour

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week

Qualifications:

Successful completion of Masters of Theology and/or Spirituality/Religion or a clinical related field from an educational institution accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) or the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Grounded in a faith commitment and endorsed by one's respective faith community
Supervised Pastoral Education with a minimum of two units at Advanced Supervised Pastoral Education training (at least 800 hours)
Certification by the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) as a Spiritual Care Practitioner preferred
Minimum five years recent, related experience
Demonstrated advanced ability to establish effective interpersonal relationships
Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
Multicultural and multifaith sensitivity and awareness of various faith practices and rituals
Advanced ability to communicate with the patient to identify and assess spiritual needs, select the best strategies and interventions to appropriately and effectively address these needs and evaluate the outcome
Ability to take initiatives and be selfdirected with general operations of the Spiritual Care department
Demonstrated ability to use technology for means of communication and quality assurance documentation
Demonstrated advanced ability to function independently and interdependently as part of an interdisciplinary team
Demonstrated excellent time management and organizational skills
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks effectively
Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the principles of patient and family centred care
Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to patient and staff safety
Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

Immunization Requirements:

Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis
Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step) and COVID vaccine series

As part of the assessment process applicants may be required to complete a written examination or test. Please be advised that a reference check may be conducted as part of the selection process.