Nu0935-integrated Chaplain Spiritual Care

**Work Type: Casual**
- St. Mary’s General Hospital’s renewed vision of ‘Inspiring excellence. Healthier Together’ lays out a plan for growth, and innovation that will keep pace with the community and region that it serves. It also reflects our strong culture and values of compassion, respect, inclusion, integrity, collaboration and innovation that we bring to each interaction with patients and each other within the hospital and extends that commitment to how we will work with our partners across the health system. When you join St. Mary’s, your contribution will make a positive impact to the quality of life for patients and families. You will contribute to our mission: Living the legacy - Compassion. Faith. Discovery. _

New employees must provide documentation/proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status, a 2-step TB screening, as well as proof of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) prior to their start date at St. Mary’s General Hospital. Staff will require clearance from Employee Health and Wellness before they are able to begin any position within SMGH.

**Position Summary**:
Chaplains at St. Mary’s General Hospital are highly qualified and certified Spiritual Care and Counseling professionals, whereby they integrate spiritual and religious aspects of care into the delivery of services to patients, families, staff and volunteers. The Spiritual Care Team engages the care and treatment of the whole person (spiritual, physical, psychological, mental and social).

**Position Requirements**:

- Master’s Degree in theology studies.
- Minimum of one (1) year prior experience in the area of spiritual care
- Faith/Spiritual Endorsement.
- Current member of the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC)
- Specialist certification in Supervised Pastoral Education (SPE) or pursuing certification process with commitment to complete within identified timeframe.
- Successfully able to perform their function in accordance with prescribed standards that focuses on the priority of People Safety and the delivery of the highest standard of Quality Care.
- Demonstrate the physical and mental capabilities necessary for proper and efficient performance of the essential duties of the position.
- Will be actively engaged and a participating member of the St. Joseph’s Health System Spiritual Care Community of Practice

**Position Responsibilities**:
**Client Assessment**
- **Conducts spiritual and/or religious needs assessment.**:

- **Provides spiritual and/or religious care and counselling, based on assessment, to inpatient and, as feasible, outpatient populations, and their attending family members, friends and significant others.**:

- **Documents spiritual care assessment, interventions and plan of care in the hospital’s patient documentation system.**:

- **Explores the spiritual significance and meaning experienced in times of illness.**:

- **Examines the implications of the patient’s life, family and community as a result of the medical experience.**:

- **Provides bereavement support.**:

- **Assesses and plans a response to the spiritual and emotional needs of patients and staff.**

**Celebration/Commemoration/Memorial Services**
- **Coordinates and provides services of celebration, commemoration or memorial respecting recipients' spiritual and faith-based beliefs and practices.**:

- **Plan and conduct memorial and funeral services, as appropriate.**:

- **Facilitates and provides spiritual and faith based activities.**:

- **Responds to, and/or coordinates requests for prayer, liturgical services and sacraments.**

**Liaise with Community**
- **Provides liaison services with community faith, and spiritual tradition representatives as appropriate and according to patients'/clients' identified faith groups.**:

- **Communicate respectfully across cultures and with persons of different faiths to provide the most appropriate care**

**Education and Support**
- **Educates and supports staff and volunteers who will engage in spiritual care visitation in healthcare facilities and faith/spiritual-based organizations in the community.**:

- **Advocates for the spiritual and religious dimensions of care as an integral member of the interdisciplinary health care team.**:

- **Supports staff as they provide care to patients and families, including crisis intervention, debriefing traumatic interventions, bereavement support, memorial services and other rituals.**:

- **Will be actively engaged and a participating member of the St. Joseph’s Health System Spiritual Care Community of Practice**

**Mentoring**
- **Provides guidance, support and advice to Spiritual Care Learners and/or Residents.**:

- **Participate in educational and training programs of the Spiritual Care department.**:

- **Demonstrate values and a commitment to foster a healthy, supportive work environment dedicated to delivering a high quality care experience though compassion, innovation and respect.**:

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