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Spiritual Care Chaplain
2 months ago
The Chaplain reports to the Health Services Manager and provides Pastoral Care to the patients, families, and staff of the Health Organization.
Key Responsibilities:- Visit all patients who are admitted to the hospital/care facility and assess their emotional and spiritual care needs.
- Prioritize patient visits and make regular visits to patients who need emotional and/or spiritual support.
- Make routine visits to the critical care areas - ICU, CCU, ER, NICU, and respond to emergencies as soon as possible.
- Respond to referrals made by nurses, physicians, or other healthcare workers and advocate for the patient when necessary.
- Know when it is appropriate to offer prayer and be prepared to do so upon request.
- Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients through their dying process and make provision for the administration of the sacraments and/or other religious ceremonies as requested by the patient/family.
- Be available to family members of patients and provide emotional and spiritual support.
- Be present with family members of dying patients and provide support during this difficult time.
- Be available to staff who may need emotional or spiritual support and be aware of the stress that staff may be carrying.
- Respond to staff involved in a critical incident and/or crisis.
- Develop working relationships with local clergy and serve as a liaison between clergy and patient/family/staff.
- Advise local clergy when a patient is failing and orient new clergy to the registration procedures and the facility.
- Attend multi-disciplinary rounds, advisory committee, chaplain's staff meeting, and case conferences on patients and local ministerial meetings, site management meetings.
- Read and interpret patient charts and make observation notes on patient charts.
We are seeking a qualified candidate with the following qualifications:
- Minimum of one Basic Unit in Clinical Pastoral Education as endorsed by the Canadian Association of Pastoral Practice and Education; additional Units preferred.
- Affiliated and endorsed by a recognized faith group.
- Demonstrated leadership ability, organization, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Commitment to continuing education.
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred.
- Successful external applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.
- Permanent Part-Time (20%) position; 15.00 hours bi-weekly.
- Travel is required, must have access to a reliable vehicle.
$35.52 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
