The church supports a registered nurse to serve the congregation by offering spiritual, emotional and physical support to church members. The Parish Nurse provides the following functions:
- Health Educator: Seeks to raise the health awareness of the faith community.
- Personal Health Counselor: Discusses health problems, explains medications, treatments and alternatives, and assesses the need for further resources from church and health community.
- Referral Source: Acts as a liaison to other community resources and services.
- Facilitator: Recruits and coordinates volunteers as needed. Addresses health and safety issues within the church.
- Integrator of Health and Healing: Seeks to promote an understanding of the relationship between lifestyle, attitude, faith and well-being.
The Parish Nurse operates within a strict code of confidentiality. The Parish nurse does NOT give injections, draw blood, or perform other invasive procedures that nurses do in actue care settings.
For more information, please contact the church office by calling 266-6555.