- Competitive salary: $88990 $127923 CAD per year / $45.46 $65.36 CAD per hour depending on experience
- Comprehensive benefits: Eligible employees receive a robust medical and dental benefits package including 4 weeks paid vacation starting.
- Pension plan: Work towards a comfortable retirement through employermatched contributions to one of Canadas strongest pension plans!
- Meaningful impact: Your dedication and expertise will directly impact the lives of patients including many from marginalized communities helping contribute to the public healthcare system were privileged to have here in BC.
- Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
- Stateoftheart facilities: The new St. Pauls 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. Pauls Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care research and teaching. The new St. Pauls 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:
In collaboration with the CPE Supervisor and Educator:
- Contributes to the development and implementation of a comprehensive creative and forwardthinking CPE program in alignment with the standards set by the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC).
- Obtains program and course approval as well as site accreditation as required.
- Ensures eligibility for academic course credit at the Graduate Program level in collaboration with the Vancouver School of Theology Regent College St. Marks College seminaries and other appropriate universities.
- Collaborates with the CPE Supervisor and Educator and Director of Spiritual Health and Pastoral Care to screen place monitor and evaluate CPE students across PHC sites.
- Fosters collaboration with CPE Supervisors from other organizations to promote a coordinated approach to pastoral education within the region.
- Participates as a leader and/or member of the PHC CPE Advisory Board.
- Educates students in the unique spiritual care needs of residents and their families in longterm care with a particular knowledge of understanding in dementia care.
- Builds a creative learning environment for students seeking out speakers colleagues and team members for didactics in order to enhance student learning
- Provides excellent CPE education for basic to advanced CPE students including didactics supervision coaching planning and oversight of the program.
- Encourages excellence in preceptorship of staff members including education and guidelines.
- Provides support for ongoing administrative CPE tasks for the program including interviewing onboarding communications EMR training Learning Hub maintenance student manual policy updating etc.
- Encourages student and staff awareness of and respect for different expressions of spirituality. Encourages staff to be aware of the strength that a patient/resident can experience through their beliefs and practices.
- Participates in Spiritual Health and Pastoral Care team activities including team meetings Spiritual Health Week retreats and huddles.
- Provides spiritual support to patients residents and their families who are considering or who are engaged in the MAiD process and educates students on endoflife conversations and spirituality support of these. Is aware of the sensitivities of MAiD requests within Catholic Health and responds and teaches within these expectations.
- Provides all spiritual health support and education in accordance with the expectations of Catholic Healthcare principles and Health Ethics Guidelines.
- Engages in research projects and opportunities both within and outside of the department.
- Participates in sharing oncall and/or backup oncall duties as required. Available to respond to organizational emergencies (Code Orange Psychosocial Disaster Response Team etc. and act as a liaison during crisis intervention.
- Performs other related duties as required.
As a Practitioner:
- Assesses and provides comprehensive spiritual and emotional support through counseling and supportive presence
- Promotes the ongoing spiritual wellbeing of patients/residents through listening; prayer; and group support such as Memorial Services spirituality groups Study of Sacred text and Hymn Sing. Plans and participates in facilitywide celebrations such as Worship Services Remembrance Day and Memorial Services for individuals or groups.
- Attends and participates in programbased care team meetings rounds huddles case conferences family meetings ethics consults and other meetings as required.
- Receives referrals from all disciplines and responds in a timely manner. Creates and implements follow up plans as required. Makes referrals to other disciplines when appropriate based on the needs of patients and residents.
- Engages counseling theories interventions and supportive activities for patients residents and families.
- Consistently documents in patient/resident medical records
- Collaborates with spiritual/cultural representatives and clergy in the community
- Provides spiritual and emotional support to staff during times of crisis
- Maintains daily record of spiritual care activity offered to patients/residents and staff and submits these on a timely basis as required.
- Mentors and supports volunteer visitors who provide ministry to patients/residents through religious/spiritual visits and participation in group events.
- Creates family support groups for family members whose loved ones are dealing with dementia.
Who we are:
Providence is a nonprofit healthcare provider with over fifteen sites including a large tertiary hospital in the heart of Vancouvers beautiful and vibrant Downtown a smaller community hospital in the idyllic Mount Pleasant neighborhood one of the largest referral centres for rehabilitation in British Columbia and five longterm care facilities as well as other clinics.
As a leading teaching and research organization and the provincial referral center for Cardiac HIV/AIDS and Renal Care we provide services ranging from acute and longterm care to leading substance use and addiction treatment supporting some of BCs most marginalized communities. Guided by the motto how you want to be treated delivering exceptional patient and familycentered care is our mission.
Curious about working at PHC and our culture Check out the video below to learn more and meet some of the members of the team youd be joining:
Join Us and Transform Your Career in Healthcare!
Apply today to seize this unique opportunity to specialize and advance your career within a supportive and growthoriented environment. Be a part of our journey as we approach the grand opening of our new hospital where you will play a key role in shaping the future of healthcare.
We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Pauls Hospital site is located on the traditional ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples including the territories of the xmkwym (Musqueam) Skwxw7mesh (Squamish) and Sllwta/Selilwitulh (TsleilWaututh) Nations.