Spiritual Care Volunteer Form
The Spiritual Care Department at SPHP welcomes Pastoral care Volunteers that represent other faith traditions both lay and clergy.
Pastoral Care Friendly Visitor:
- Visit new patients admitted to the hospital.
- Provide the Spiritual Care Brochure & business card to patients.
- Ask patients if they have a denomination and/or local faith community affiliation they’d like listed in their chart.
- Ask patients if their faith community has been notified of their hospitalization.
- If patient is Catholic, ask if they would like to receive Communion, Sacrament of the Sick or Reconciliation.
- Ask patient if they would like to have a visit from a hospital Chaplain.
- Record this information and return it to the Spiritual Care Department at the end of your volunteer shift.
Office Volunteer:
- Answer the phone, take messages and distribute to appropriate staff.
- Light clerical work such as photocopying, filing.
- Organize Spiritual Care materials that are used by Chaplains in patient care.
Eucharistic Ministry
The St. Peter’s Health Partner’s Spiritual Care Services Department has an active Eucharistic Ministry Program that consists of Catholic volunteers who provide communion and a visit in what can be a lonely time for Catholic patients.
Eucharistic Ministers are trained to visit and listen to patients. They provide a continuity of sacramental care as well as an opportunity for patients to communicate unmet spiritual needs.
Many lives have been touched by the dedication and devotion of Eucharistic Ministers. Patients and families repeatedly tell the staff how important it is to be able to receive the Eucharist while in the hospital.
All necessary training will be provided by the Spiritual Care and Volunteer Departments.