Spiritual Life Coordinator

Providence Health Care; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 54,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities

State-of-the-art facilities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Providence Health Care is seeking a Spiritual Life Coordinator to support patients, families and staff within a client- and family-centred care model at the new St. Paul’s Hospital site.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, provide compassionate spiritual care, and help plan ceremonies, retreats and sacred spaces. Requirements include a Master’s degree in Theology or related field, Clinical Psychospiritual Education with an advanced unit, and 1–3 years of experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Theology or related field from an accredited institution.
• Clinical Psychospiritual Education (CPE) with advanced unit.
• Certified Spiritual Health Practitioner preferred (CASC/ACSS).
• 1–3 years of experience as a spiritual life coordinator.
• Continuing good standing in a spiritual, religious, or faith community.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive spiritual and emotional support at times of anxiety, loss, death, and other spiritual distress to patients, residents, families and staff.
• Promotes ongoing spiritual well-being with multi-faith and multi-cultural understanding, prayer, and group support.
• Collaborates with spiritual and cultural representatives, multi-faith leaders, and clergy when requested.
• Supports staff during crises with active listening and spiritual enrichment; conducts rituals and debriefings when needed.
• Maintains daily record of spiritual care activity and reports as required.
• Plans facility-wide celebrations and memorial services for individuals or groups.

Skills

Counselling theories

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Excellent communication

Cerner EMR familiarity

Cultural sensitivity

Multi-faith understanding

Organizational skills

Compassionate care

Adaptability

Education

Master’s degree in Theology or related field

Tools

Cerner EMR

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $38.88/Hr. - CAD $55.89/Hr.

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Summary

Within the context of a client and family centred model of care and, in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of Providence Health Care, the role promotes a safe, respectful, and civil working environment for patients, residents, families, visitors and staff.

Reporting to the Director, Spiritual Health and Pastoral Care (SHPC), the Spiritual Life Coordinator is responsible for:

• developing, implementing, training, mentoring, and evaluating new services to ensure that all sacred spaces, including the chapel, meditation rooms, labyrinth, Jewish space, and family grieving rooms, are living and prayerful environments that support healing, meaning, and hope
• work in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to assess spiritual needs and provide comprehensive spiritual care and emotional support to patients, families and health care staff in a manner that is appropriate to belief systems and cultural diversity attends and participates in program-based care team meetings and collaborates with spiritual/cultural representatives and clergy in the community
• provides spiritual and emotional support to staff during times of crisis, mentors and supports volunteer visitors who provide ministry to patients/residents and provides support as a preceptor to Clinical Psychospiritual Education students
• supports patients, residents and their families who are considering, or who are engaged in, end of life conversations
• participates in sharing on-call and/or back-up on-call duties, as required, and is available to respond to organizational emergencies
• organizes and supports spiritual retreats for staff throughout the year, fostering reflection, renewal, and spiritual practices as a leader in holistic care and as part of the lived mission of the new St. Paul’s Hospital and all Providence Health Care

What You Bring

Education, Training and Experience: Master’s degree in Theology, Public and Pastoral Leadership, Counseling, Spiritual Practices or other relevant theological, spiritual, or counseling studies from an accredited institution. Clinical Psychospiritual Education (CPE) with advanced (contextual) unit, and preferably a certified Spiritual Health Practitioner with CASC/ACSS, plus one (1) to three (3) years of experience in spiritual life coordinator capacity.Continuing good standing in a spiritual, religious, or faith community affiliated with one’s chosen tradition.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to engage counselling theories, interventions, and intentional supportive activities to support patients, residents, families, and staff. The ability to identify the appropriate spiritual practices in order to meet expressed or unexpressed needs.
• Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment, including computer applications and information technology, and to navigate electronic medical record (Cerner), pagers, and other communication channels.
• Demonstrated proficiency and familiarity with common education/visual technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills with keen attention to detail.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and activities.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to diverse patient populations, cultural sensitivity, and support all expressions of spirituality without imposing personal beliefs.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in crisis intervention as required, such as attending Code Blues or other critical incidents.
• Demonstrated ability to approach spiritual health issues in a person-centered manner with insight, discernment and flexibility.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively handle stressful situations with sensitivity, compassion, gentleness, caring, and approachability.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary: The salary range for this position is $38.88 - $55.89 per hour, depending on experience.
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families, and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.

Your day to day:

1. Provides comprehensive spiritual and emotional support at times of anxiety, loss, death, and other spiritual and existential distress, to inspire strength, courage and hope to patients, residents, families, and staff according to their stated beliefs and practices.
2. Promotes on-going spiritual well-being of patients, residents, and staff. This includes multi-faith and multi-cultural understanding, access to Sacred Writings, prayer, listening, group support such as providing Memorial Services, Hymn sing, and variety of spirituality groups.
3. Collaborates with spiritual and cultural representatives, multi-faith leaders, and clergy in the community, when requested by patients and residents. Supports religious and spiritual faith leaders and faith specific volunteer visitors who provide ministry to patients and residents through religious / spiritual visits and participation in group events.
4. Provides spiritual and emotional support to staff during times of crisis, by active listening, supportive presence for spiritual enrichment, and at times, conducting rituals, memorials, and debriefing when there has been death of a patient/resident/staff member.
5. Maintains daily record of spiritual care activity offered to patients, residents, and staff and submits these on a timely basis, as required.
6. Plans and participates in facility-wide celebrations, such as Worship Services and Memorial Services for individuals and / or groups.
7. Encourages staff awareness of, and respect for, different expressions of spirituality through in-services and one-on-one conversations. Encourages staff to be aware of the strength that patients and residents can experience through their beliefs and practices.
8. Participates in sharing on-call and/or back-up on-call duties, as required. Available to respond to organizational emergencies (Code Orange, Psychosocial Disaster Response Team, etc.) and act as a liaison during crisis intervention.
9. Participates in Spiritual Health and Pastoral Care team activities, including team meetings, Spiritual Health Awareness Week, retreats and huddles.
10. Provides spiritual health support in accordance with the expectations of Catholic Healthcare principles and Health Ethics Guidelines. Participates in team meetings and organizational meetings as required.
11. Engages in Spiritual Health and Pastoral Care team research projects and opportunities for continuing professional learning and growth.
12. Performs other related duties as required.

Who We Are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence has grown into globally renowned research, teaching, and care organization. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of Providence Health Care because we value the organization’s long commitment to social justice and compassionate care, and its commitment to the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.