Chaplain

West Park Healthcare Centre helps patients get their lives back by providing inpatient, outpatient and outreach services in specialized rehabilitative and complex care after a life-altering illness or injury such as lung disease, amputation, stroke, and traumatic musculoskeletal injuries. By 2023, West Park’s 27-acre site will be transformed into an integrated campus of care, including a new hospital building and additional community supports such as assisted living for persons with disabilities and seniors. This transformation enables the Centre to evolve its rehabilitative programs and strengthen links to community-based services to meet the future healthcare needs of our local community and the province.

***Qualifications**:
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- Master's degree in Divinity
- Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education (C.A.P.P.E)
- Certification as a Specialist in Institutional Ministry
- Faith Group Endorsement
- Ordination; Certification by the Ontario MultiFaith Council
- Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate the needs of patients and residents
- Minimum 2 years experience as an Institutional Chaplain
- Function effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrated organizational skills and leadership qualities
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written & verbal)
- Evidence of good performance history and attendance record
- Ability to work in a manner that exemplifies the core values of West Park: Respecting People, Striving for Innovation, Achieving Excellence and Demonstrating Accountability
- Should be aware of conditions and measures that may affect the safety of patients, residents, students, employees, volunteers, physicians and visitors

***Accountabilities**:

- Provide religious spiritual care to patients, residents, families and staff through spiritual assessment, supportive intervention, counselling, workshop and education
- Provide individual assistance and group services that fulfil the major spiritual needs of patients and residents (e.g. special occasion services, memorial services, crises debriefing, and bedside prayer service)
- Provide religious and spiritual consultation for healthcare teams and visiting religious practitioners, lay pastoral visitors and pastoral care volunteers
- Participate in the education of religious practitioners, pastoral visitors, students and staff in religious and spiritual care of the sick and their families through instructional programs, consultations and informal conversation. Provide education to staff to ensure that patients’ and residents’ spiritual care needs are addressed appropriately
- Utilize community resources to meet spiritual needs of multi-faith patients, residents and families to ensure that patients and residents have the opportunity to contact the faith community of their choice
- Work as a member of clinical teams by attending interdisciplinary rounds, staff meetings, charting, consultations and family conferences as required
- Ensure best practices in religious and spiritual care
- Participate in other related duties that align with the mission and vision of WPHC as required
- Complete workload measurement tool (GRASP) on a daily basis

At West Park Healthcare Centre, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment, an important part of living our brand. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community. Our accessible employment practices are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Should you require accommodation during any phase of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter. For further assistance please contact the Human Resources Department at (416) 243-3600 extension 4637.