Spiritual Care Practitioner

Union: NonUnion 
Site: West Park Health Care Centre
Department: UHN Spiritual Care
Reports to: Manager Spiritual Care
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy
Status: Permanent FullTime
Closing Date: February 28 2025

Position Summary

Functioning as a member of the Department of Spiritual Care and interdisciplinary health care team the primary responsibilities of the Spiritual Care Practitioner include: providing direct spiritual care to patients families/friends and staff at UHN within assigned areas ensuring their spirituality and/or faith traditions are respected; participating in professional development/educational activities/ programs to ensure excellence in the provision of spiritual care services; performing crossfunctional and other duties consistent with the job classification as assigned and/or required.

Qualifications :

• At minimum completion of a Masters degree program in Theology or Spiritual Care
• Preference will be given to candidates who are Certified in Spiritual Care with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC/ACSS) or those who have completed Advanced Level II CPE training with CASC/ACSS
• Registered or in process of registering with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
• Up to one (1) year of relevant experience
• Clinical experience required
• Membership with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC/ACSS) is required
• Registration with the CRPO (College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario) is required
• Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines in accordance to UHN standards
• Exercise initiative and good judgment with ability to multitask
• 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
• Demonstrated competence in enabling effective team collaboration between colleagues staff volunteers and community resources
• Demonstrated competency in spiritual care to the sick and to persons of diverse religious educational and cultural backgrounds
• Provide support to patients families and staff throughout the MAID process (Medical Aid in Dying)
• Knowledge of research procedures methods techniques statistical principles measurement theories and data collection instruments
• Ability to relate theology and behavioral sciences to spiritual care work
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Demonstrated excellence in attendance

Additional Information :

Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP )
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts onsite gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime