Nurse

Job Responsibilities

• Creating and providing updated educational materials on health issues across the life span.
• Providing classes on health topics that address the members’ assessed needs.
• Providing exhibits, screenings, to increase a person’s awareness of their health and its relationship to their faith.
• Increasing the parish’s awareness of health needs by assessing groups and individuals.
• Offering private sessions with individuals to assist them in modifying life styles, adjusting to disease, coping with chronic illness and other health concerns.
• Visiting members in hospitals, homes and nursing homes to provide holistic health caring, as needed or referred by/with home visitors, Eucharistic ministers, etc.
• Referring clients to appropriate health care resources within community when the assessed health care needs are beyond the skill and scope of practice of the parish nurse.
• Aiding persons in receiving health care assistance when they are unable to do so.
• Aiding persons to understand and effectively use the health care system.
• Facilitating use of volunteers, Caring Hearts, Home Visitors, Eucharistic Ministers, within the church by developing and supporting volunteers providing supportive services for healing.
• Working as a colleague with health care professionals and clergy within the church and community to expand the concept of holistic care.

Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license in the state of Missouri.
• Minimum of five years clinical nursing experience.
• Experience in assessment and evaluation of individual and group needs.

Skills & Attitudes Required For Success In Job

• Strong Catholic faith and calling into this field of ministry.
• Successful completion of the Parish Safe Environment process.
• Strong communication skills both orally and in writing.
• Able to work collaboratively as a member of the ministry team.
• Self-motivated and self-directed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge & Experience:
• Current Registered Nurse license in the state of Missouri.
• Minimum of five years clinical nursing experience.
• Experience in assessment and evaluation of individual and group needs.

Benefits

• The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.
• All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.

Pay

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Benefits

• The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.
• All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.