Faith Community Nurse
Company: NurseRecruiter
Location: Denver
Posted on: July 15, 2025
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Job Description:
Faith Community Nurse Position: Augustana Lutheran Church is
seeking a 32 hour a week Faith Community Nurse (formerly Parish
Nurse) to plan and coordinate health ministry within the
congregation and the community it serves by fostering health
promotion, healing, and caring. The goal of the congregation’s
health ministry program is to assist individuals, groups, and
communities in moving toward wholeness in spirit, body, and mind.
Major Responsibilities: ? Responds to health-related concerns of
parishioners referred by individuals, families, and church staff by
making visits to home, hospital, and other health institutions to
evaluate needs, provide support, and assist in making plans for
continuous care. ? Facilitate weekly Care Team meetings. ? Produce
and maintain prayer request list for Sundays and ongoing prayer
chain. ? Coordinate the Home Communion Visitor Ministry. ? Provide
or coordinate health promotion and health education activities
across the life span, highlighting relationships among lifestyle,
faith, and well-being. ? Integrate faith and health in providing or
referring people for individual health counseling, support groups,
and healing prayer services. ? Refer individuals and families to
appropriate community resources. ? Conduct and document critical
elements of professional practice in compliance with state
regulatory agencies and scope of practice standards for faith
community nursing. ? Recruit, coordinate, and prepare licensed and
unlicensed volunteers to assist in carrying out health ministry
initiatives, respecting confidentiality. ? Facilitate special
events to provide access to health services such as blood drives,
health screenings, foot care and exercises classes. ? Partner with
the Health Ministry to support congregational priorities such as
Augustana’s community garden, knitting ministries, E4 Mental
Health, 60 plus, etc. ? Collaborate with other Augustana ministries
to coordinate outreach programs and opportunities for Augustana
members and the surrounding community. ? Promote the advancement of
faith community nursing through membership, mentorship, and
participation in professional organizations. ? Minimum Requirement
of 2 Sunday Mornings per month to include Health Ministry Sunday to
perform blood pressures and be available as a resource to the
congregation. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: ? Demonstrates
broad-based clinical knowledge of health and illness. ? Expertise
in community health, family dynamics, principles of wellness, and
care management. ? Committed to professional growth and
development. ? Concerned with the development and wellbeing of all
age groups. ? Spiritual maturity in personal faith journey and
active church member. ? Excellent verbal and written communication
skills. ? Proficient in computer applications and Internet usage. ?
Ability to problem solve objectively and independently. ?
Familiarity with end-of-life and health insurance issues. ?
Demonstrates energy, excitement, and passion for health ministry. ?
Exhibits creativity and flexibility. Augustana Lutheran Church is a
a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA), located in the Hilltop neighborhood, at 5000 East Alameda
Avenue, Denver. We welcome all people and we love to meet new
friends. Our mission: Celebrating God’s grace, we welcome everyone
to worship Jesus, grow in faith, and go serve in the world. We are
seeking a 32 hour a week Faith Community Nurse to replace our prior
nurse who retired. This person will be responsible to plan and
coordinate health ministry within the congregation and the
community it serves by fostering health promotion, healing, and
caring. The goal of the congregation’s health ministry program is
to assist individuals, groups, and communities in moving toward
wholeness in spirit, body, and mind.
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