Spiritual Health Practitioner

Addictions Foundation Manitoba; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service organization in Winnipeg is seeking a Spiritual Health Care Practitioner to provide spiritual health assessments and support to patients and families. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, experience in interspiritual environments, and strong skills in compassionate care and crisis counseling. This role requires collaboration with a health care team to ensure dignity and respect in patient care. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Must be an active member of a professional organization with a Code of Ethics.
• Maintains professional competence through continuing education.
• This position requires a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Search.

Responsibilities

• Assess and respond to spiritual and religious needs of patients and families.
• Work as part of an interprofessional health care team.
• Demonstrate strengths outlined in the Core Competencies for Spiritual Health Care Practitioners.

Skills

Active listening

Compassionate presence

Cultural safety

Grief work

End-of-life conversations

Crisis care

Counseling

Organizational spiritual leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Supervised clinical experience in a healthcare environment

Master's degree related to spirituality and health

Additional training in Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Safety

Job description

Position Overview

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Spirituality is a core dimension of our personhood. It is foundational in providing a framework for understanding human experience including the health care journey. Spiritual health care practitioners are specially trained to be fluent in the language of suffering and vulnerability, death and dying, and of hope, compassion and resilience.

Spiritual health care practitioners are skilled in assessing the role of spirituality, cultural and religious practices in wellness, human coping, resilience and recovery. The incumbent is responsible for upholding dignity in person-centered care by seeking, assessing and responding to the unique spiritual and religious needs of patients, families and staff in an open, compassionate and culturally safe manner; working as a member of the interprofessional health care team.

Demonstrates strengths as outlined in the Core Competencies for Spiritual Health Care Practitioners created by Manitoba's Spiritual Health Care Partners (September 2017).

• Spiritual Health Assessments and Interventions.
• Communication.
• Collaboration and Partnerships.
• Inclusivity, Diversity and Cultural Safety.
• Personal Spiritual and Professional Development.
• Leadership.
• Ethical Behaviour and Practice.
• Research.

Experience

• Previous experience in a related field an asset.
• Experience working in an interspiritual, multifaith and culturally diverse environment an asset.

Education (Degree / Diploma / Certificate)

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field from an accredited Canadian university or the approved equivalent if internationally educated is required. Coursework must include psychology; sociology; philosophy/ethics; spirituality/religious studies; counseling; grief and loss; mental health & addictions and cultural safety. Masters degree related to spirituality and health is preferred.
• Supervised clinical experience in a healthcare environment (at least 2 units of CPE is required; Advanced CPE preferred). May consider a combination or accreditation of equivalent courses (Spiritual Diversity, spiritual direction counseling etc.).
• In the case of faith-based facilities there may also be a requirement that religious and spiritual education and practice is consistent with their mission, vision and values – i.e. preference may be given to a candidate who is a graduate of an affiliated faith-based university or seminary having achieved a Masters of Divinity or Theology.
• Additional training in: Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Safety, WRHA Health Ethics-Equity Dignity Therapy, Advance Care Planning, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) conversations and palliative care an asset.
• Completes mandated education according to Shared Health policy.

Certification / Licensure / Registration

• Active member of a professional organization with a Code of Ethics.
• Maintains professional competence through a planned program of continuing education as specified by the professional association.
• This position is subject to a Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search, Child Abuse Registry Check and an Adult Abuse Registry Check. Candidate is responsible for any service charges incurred.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.
• At sites where staff is required to do on-call staff must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a reliable motor vehicle.

Qualifications and Skills

• Strong and demonstrated skills in active listening, compassionate presence, cultural safety, grief work, end-of-life conversations, crisis care, counseling and organizational spiritual leadership.
• Demonstrated knowledge, respect and ability to champion mission, vision & values of the organization.

Physical Requirements

Must be capable of walking or navigating the full extent of the site.

Additional Information

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbourhood please apply today.

Interested candidates should select the Apply icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.