Coordinator Spiritual Care

Halton Healthcare • Oakville, ON

11h • CA$54 - CA$68 • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting through the leadership of the Quality and Patient Relations Program, the Coordinator, Spiritual Care provides corporate leadership, operational coordination and clinical spiritual care expertise across Halton Healthcare’s three hospital sites. The role is responsible for planning, coordinating and evaluating inclusive, multi-faith and belief-sensitive spiritual care services for patients, families, staff and volunteers. As an integrated member of interprofessional teams, the Coordinator supports whole-person care by assessing spiritual, emotional, religious, existential and cultural needs; providing direct clinical support; facilitating access to faith, cultural and community resources; and advancing high-quality, ethical and patient- and family-centred spiritual care practice.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in theology, divinity, spiritual care, counselling, psychotherapy or a related graduate-level discipline from an accredited institution.
• Certification as a Spiritual Care Practitioner with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care/Association canadienne de soins spirituels (CASC/ACSS), or demonstrated progress toward certification, is required.
• Minimum of two years of relevant clinical spiritual care experience in an acute care, hospital, hospice, long-term care or comparable healthcare environment.
• Advanced knowledge of spiritual care assessment, grief and bereavement support, end-of-life care, crisis intervention, ethical practice, therapeutic use of self and culturally responsive care.
• Demonstrated ability to provide inclusive multi-faith, interfaith and non-religious spiritual care within a diverse patient, family, staff and community population.
• Strong interpersonal, facilitation, consultation, conflict resolution and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with interprofessional teams and external community partners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including accurate, timely and professional clinical documentation.
• Demonstrated emotional maturity, self-awareness, ethical judgment, professional boundaries and ability to respond calmly and compassionately in emotionally complex situations.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, prioritize competing demands, travel between sites as required and support service needs across a multi-site organization.
• Proficiency with standard office and clinical documentation systems, and commitment to ongoing professional development, quality improvement and continuing education.
• Satisfactory employment and attendance record required.

Nice To Haves

• Registration with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), or eligibility and active progress toward registration where required by scope of practice, is preferred.
• Endorsement by a faith community or demonstrated connection to a recognized spiritual, religious or cultural community is preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership, coordination or supervisory experience in spiritual care, volunteer services, clinical education or a related healthcare program is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and day-to-day coordination for Corporate Spiritual Care Services across Oakville, Milton and Georgetown sites, including service planning, workload coordination, quality monitoring and issue resolution.
• Deliver direct spiritual, emotional, religious, existential and grief support to patients, families, staff and volunteers in a manner that is inclusive, trauma-informed, culturally safe and respectful of diverse faith traditions, beliefs and worldviews.
• Complete spiritual care assessments, develop plans of care, respond to referrals and document care in accordance with organizational policy, privacy requirements, professional standards and scope of practice.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to support complex care planning, palliative and end-of-life care, ethical reflection, serious illness conversations, bereavement support and staff resiliency needs.
• Build and sustain effective relationships with community faith leaders, cultural partners, volunteers and internal stakeholders to support responsive spiritual and religious care across the organization.
• Support recruitment, orientation, supervision and ongoing development of spiritual care staff, learners and volunteers, as applicable.
• Promote evidence-informed practice, continuous quality improvement, safe documentation, professional ethics, confidentiality and alignment with Halton Healthcare’s mission, vision, values and patient safety culture.

Benefits

• Halton Healthcare is committed to providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Halton Healthcare will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs to ensure your equal participation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level