Spiritual and Religious Care Chaplain

Req ID: 183368 Company: Nova Scotia Health Location: Eastern Zone, New Waterford Consolidated Hospital Department: OPEZ Spiritual Care & Cultural Diversity Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (20% FTE) x 1 position(s) Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position Posting Closing Date: 9-Jul-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

About the Opportunity :

• The Chaplain reports to the Health Services Manager and provides Pastoral Care to the patients, families, and staff of the Cape Breton Area - Eastern Zone.
• Patient Care:
• Visit all patients who are admitted to the hospital/care facility and assess their emotional and spiritual care needs.
• Prioritize patient visits.
• Make regular visits to patients who need emotional and/or spiritual support.
• Make routine visits to the critical care areas - ICU, CCU, ER, NICU.
• Respond to emergencies ASAP.
• Respond to referrals made by nurses, physicians, or other health care workers.
• Know when it is appropriate to offer prayer and to be prepared to do so upon request.
• Advocate for the patient, if and when appropriate.
• Contact appropriate local clergy/faith leaders with the knowledge and/or request of the patient.
• Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients through their dying process.
• Make provision for the administration of the sacraments and/or other religious ceremonies as requested by the patient/family.

Family Care:

• Available to family of patients
• Provide emotional & spiritual support.
• Being present with family of dying patients

Staff Care:

• Available to staff who may need emotional of spiritual support.
• Awareness of the stress which is being carried by staff so that pastoral support may be offered if deemed necessary.
• Respond to staff involved in a critical incident and/or crisis.

Continued :

• Local Clergy:
• Develop working relationships with local clergy.
• Liaison between clergy and patient/family/staff.
• Upon request/knowledge of patient/ family advise clergy when a patient is failing.
• Orient new clergy to the registration procedures and the facility.

Administration:

• Attend multi-disciplinary rounds, advisory committee, chaplain’s staff meeting and case conferences on patients and local ministerial meetings, site management meetings.
• Needs to be able to read and interpret patient charts.
• Making observation notes on patient charts.

About You : We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Minimum of one Basic Unit in Clinical Pastoral Education as endorsed by the Canadian Association of Pastoral Practice and Education; additional Units preferred.
• Affiliated and endorsed by a recognized faith group.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, organization, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commitment to continuing education.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Successful external applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.

Hours :

• Permanent Part-Time (20%) position; 15.00 hours bi-weekly.
• Travel is required, must have access to a reliable vehicle.

Compensation and Incentives : $26.01 - $35.52 Hourly

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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