Spiritual Health Consultant - Bonnyville, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services
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Bonnyville, Canada

1 week ago

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Your Opportunity:


The North Zone Seniors Health Specialty Teams (Palliative Care and Complex Care Support) are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care.

We honor diverse spiritual, religious, and cultural beliefs, recognizing their impact on holistic well-being.

As a Spiritual Health Consultant, you'll work as part of a mobile, multi-disciplinary team to conduct spiritual assessments and integrate evidence-based spiritual health care into patient-centered treatment plans.

Additionally, you'll educate students and healthcare providers and facilitate the involvement of religious community visitors, creating an inclusive and supportive environment for patients and families.

This position is located in Bonnyville but may be negotiable within the east side of North Zone. Travel is required within the North Zone. We offer competitive salary, benefits, professional development, and an optional hybrid-remote work arrangement. Come and collaborate with our dynamic team to provide meaningful psychospiritual support to individuals and their loved ones.


Description:

As a Spiritual Health Practitioner, you are accountable for providing leadership in the profession for the team and provide consultation, expertise, and direct service delivery in all matters related to spiritual health care in the context of health and care delivered.

The Spiritual Health Practitioner responds to spiritual health needs identified by patients, families, and staff through a process of spiritual assessment and care.

Reflecting a holistic, compassionate approach to care, the Spiritual Health Practitioner advances an evidence-based spiritual health care approach inclusive of patients/families, staff, physicians, and volunteers which is integrated into inter-professional collaborative team practice.

Spiritual Care Professional Practice is to be delivered in alignment with and advancement of AHS provincial professional practice standards, frameworks, and guidelines.

Given the variety of spiritual, religious, cultural, and philosophical beliefs that co-exist within site(s), the Spiritual Health Practitioner encourages respect for individual patient beliefs within the health care team and facilitates and supports the involvement of religious community visitors.

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Classification:Consultant

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Union:Exempt

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Unit and Program:Specialty Programs
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Primary Location:Bonnyville Comm Hlth/Addiction
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Location Details:Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
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Negotiable Location:Within North Zone
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Employee Class:Regular Full Time

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FTE:1.00

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Posting End Date:19-MAR-2024

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Date Available:29-MAR-2024

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Hours per Shift:7.75

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Length of Shift in weeks:12

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Shifts per cycle:60

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Shift Pattern:Days

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Days Off:Saturday/Sunday

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Minimum Salary:$29.13

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Maximum Salary:$50.04

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Vehicle Requirement:Driver's License, Vehicle Required


Required Qualifications:


Masters in Theology and/or Spirituality/Religion or a clinically related field with confirmation of educational equivalency obtained from the Academic Assessment Committee of the national professional association, Canadian Association for Spiritual Care/Association (CASC/ACSS).

2nd Advanced Level, Clinical Psycho-Spiritual Education (CPE) with commitment toward certification as a spiritual care practitioner, (CASC) within three years.

Current Membership or Associate Membership of CASC/ACSS.

Enhanced professional leadership skills to foster interdisciplinary capacity for spiritual screening, history taking, and spiritual care clinical intervention and support.

Demonstrated ability to collaborate respectfully with various religious/spiritual and cultural groups.


Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum of five (5) years' experience in spiritually informed care.

Minimum of three (3) years' experience within the last five (5) years in Palliative Care and/or Continuing Care or other relevant clinical area.

Minimum of one (1) years' experience within the last five (5) years Continuing Care, Brain Injury, Mental Health or other relevant clinical area.

LEAP and/or palliative care training. Possession of a valid driver's licence and access to a motor vehicle in good repair for work-related travel. Proven leadership experience. Proven quality and accountability expertise. Competent and comfortable with MS office suite and virtual meeting venues (TEAMs, ZOOM etc.). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Able to work independently in different environments (weather conditions) and must be physically capable of carrying approx. 25-30lbs.


Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of Continuing Care service
- including delivery options, assessment/placement criteria, and community supports and agencies. Additional preparation in Psychiatry, Mental Health and/or Palliative/end of life care. PIECES, Supportive Pathways, NVCI, capacity assessment or other related edu
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