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16 people are interested
Spiritual Support Volunteers (SSV) | Applications due July 18
ORGANIZATION: Enloe Medical Center
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16 people are interested
Applications due July 18. Interviews & Onboarding to occur July/August. Training begins September 9.
Objective: To positively impact the patient/visitor experience by providing for the spiritual well-being of the patients, families, and staff of Enloe Medical Center, regardless of their faith tradition, or for those with no religious affiliation.
The Spiritual Support Volunteer Program serves Enloe Medical Center by providing for the spiritual well-being of the patients, families, and staff of Enloe Medical Center, regardless of their faith tradition, or those whose spirituality is experienced away from religious context. The Spiritual Support Volunteer Team is an interfaith group of community members who provide services that are supportive, respectful, unbiased, and trustworthy, honoring all traditions and the great variety of ways in which we as people experience our spiritual lives.
The program multiple layers and levels to accommodate a diversity of volunteers and of patients. The three primary levels are:
- SSV Community Lay. These volunteers visit the hospital during a regularly scheduled weekly shift to respond to referrals and to round on patients.
- SSV Faith Specific. These volunteers visit only patients requesting a visit from a particular faith tradition. Volunteers are listed on a call list and come on an as-needed basis.
- SSV Lead. These volunteers take on more formal responsibility in the program and work with the Spiritual Care Coordinator to provide support and leadership. Volunteers in this role must have a formal background in chaplaincy or an advanced theological education.
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About Enloe Medical Center
Location:
Enloe Volunteer Services, 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Enloe Medical Center Volunteers is to improve the quality of your life through meaningful giving and volunteer opportunities.
Description
Enloe Medical Center is a 298-bed nonprofit hospital with the mission of improving the quality of your life through patient-centered care. It is one of two Level II trauma centers north of Sacramento, houses the region’s only Level II neonatal intensive care unit and operates the FlightCare air ambulance service. Enloe’s comprehensive medical services include cardiac surgery and heart care, neurosurgery, orthopedics, total joint replacement, cancer care, maternity care, women's services and bariatrics.
Enloe caregivers are focused on engaging each other to achieve higher quality of care, reaching out to patients and families to create meaningful programs and building bridges with the community to support health and well-being.
Enloe is one of the few California hospitals still locally governed. The hospital’s community-based, volunteer Board of Trustees protects this local status and assures that dollars earned are reinvested to improve the health of the community.
Enloe Medical Center serves patients and community members throughout Butte County and California's North State.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Enloe Medical CenterEnloe Hospital1531 EsplanadeChico, CA 95926
DATE POSTED
July 8, 2016
SKILLS
- Patient Care
- Healthcare
- Spiritual Healing
- Crisis Counseling
- Bereavement Support
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- variable
- TB Testing and Immunization Review