JOB POSTING #811796
Position: Spiritual Care Practitioner
Site: Princess Margaret Hospital
Department: Spiritual Care
Reports to: Manager
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Status: Permanent full-time
POSITION:
Functioning as a member of the interprofessional health care team, the primary responsibilities of the Spiritual Care Practitioner include: providing direct religious and spiritual care and psychotherapy to patients, families/friends and staff at UHN, ensuring their spirituality and/or faith traditions are respected; performing other responsibilities to ensure continued success of the Department of Spiritual Care at UHN; participating in professional development/educational activities/programs to ensure excellence in the provision of spiritual care and psychotherapy ; performing cross-functional and other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned and/or required.
QUALIFICATIONS
- At minimum, completion of a Master’s degree program in Theological or Spiritual Care
- Preference will be given to candidates with Specialist certification with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) and/or working towards teaching supervisor certification
- In the process of registering with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
- Up to one (1) year of relevant experience
- Clinical experience required
- Effective organization, interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge of applicable, legislative, UHN and /or departmental policies
- Client service oriented, with the ability to effectively work with diversity and appreciate that people with different opinions, backgrounds and characteristics bring richness to the challenge or situation at hand
- Excellent counseling/clinical skills and compliance with confidentiality requirements
- Exercise initiative and good judgment with ability to multi-task
- Demonstrated competence in enabling effective team collaboration between colleagues, staff, volunteers and community resources
- Demonstrated competency in ministry to the sick and to persons of diverse religious, educational and cultural backgrounds
- Provide support to patients, families, and staff throughout MAID
- Knowledge of research procedures, methods, techniques, statistical principles, measurement theories and data collection instruments
- Ability to relate theology and behavioural sciences to spiritual care work
- Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines in accordance to UHN standards
POSTED DATE: September 21, 2017
CLOSING DATE: until filled