Spiritual and Bereavement Care Provider

About the role

The Spiritual Health & Wellbeing Department’s mission is to support patients, caregivers, and staff as they navigate suffering, uncertainty, and loss. The department values compassion, respect, collaboration, teamwork, diversity, equity, inclusion, innovation, education, integrity, accountability, and excellence, and follows outcomes‑oriented spiritual care models. UW Medical Center‑Northwest is an acute‑care hospital in north Seattle, part of UW Medicine, which includes a top‑rated medical school, an internationally recognized research center, and a network of hospitals and clinics serving the region.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality, cross‑culturally sensitive spiritual care to patients, families, and staff.
• Assess and respond to spiritual, religious, and existential (SRE) distress and support SRE coping practices.
• Offer spiritual counseling that is positive, supportive, discrete, respectful, kind, approachable, courteous, affirming, inclusive, and welcoming.
• Communicate effectively with UWMC Spiritual Care Teams to coordinate the highest quality plan of care.
• Lead after‑hours Staff Care (“Tea for the Soul”) when requested by the department.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree of Divinity (M.Div.) or equivalent.
• Endorsement or statement of good standing in a religious, spiritual, or philosophical tradition.
• Completed at least one unit of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) in the ACPE program; preference for additional units or eligibility for APC Board Certification.
• Recommendation from an ACPE supervisor (required for candidates with only one unit).
• Written verbatim demonstrating analysis of visits, insight, and understanding of spiritual distress; to be emailed to spiritualcare@uw.edu.

Pay

Minimum hourly rate: $38.42
Maximum hourly rate: $55.90

Benefits

For detailed information about benefits for this temporary/per‑diem position, visit the UW benefits page.

Schedule

Per diem, rotating/variable shifts on Saturdays and Sundays. This is a temporary position.