Patient visitor - open-ended position in NWA

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Patient visitor:
Share your friendship with patients or family members at a nursing home or private home close to you. Volunteer training and Hospice Core training is required and provided. Patient companions are not expected to provide personal care to patients but be a friendly visitor with great listening skills. Volunteers may read to patients, play board games, play soothing music or assist in writing or filming the patients Biography. Social visit times are flexible and at a location near you. Elite Hospice serves a radius of 50 miles from our Springdale office. On average volunteers visits their assigned patient 1-4 times a month for an hour each, but any time helps!

Other volunteer opportunities

Caregiver relief: Sit with the patient up to 4 hours to provide respite for the Caregiver. Volunteers do not provide personal care to patients but are a watchful eye over the patient while their Caregiver goes grocery shopping, has a Dr. appointment, etc.

Gift: This group of volunteers provide a loving, caring and peaceful atmosphere when a patient and family requires additional emotional support or when actively dying. Volunteers receive specialized training and may sit at the patient’s bedside for shifts lasting up to 4 hours.

Administrative Assistant: Help with various administrative duties at our Elite Hospice office. e.g sorting, copying, laminating, copying, scanning.

Music Therapists: Play soothing instruments to patients and families in care facilities.

Beautician: Provide simple haircuts and nail care to hospice patients.

Pet Therapist: Share the love of your licensed therapy pet with hospice patients and family members.

Event Assistant: Assist staff during events affiliated with Elite Hospice.

Craft specialists: Sew, crochet or knit a variety of needed crafts like Adult bibs, lap blankets, shawls, slippers, etc.

The Volunteer Program

Because everyone has unique talents and skills, volunteer tasks are assigned based on what you enjoy doing. Most volunteer opportunities are flexible in time. Volunteer training and educational volunteer in-services are being provided by Grace Hospice throughout the year.

What is hospice? Hospice is a specialized type of care designed to provide support to those facing a life-limiting illness, their families and their caregivers. Hospice care addressed the patient's physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. The goal is to raise the patient's quality of life in a humane and compassionate way so they may live each day pain-free, with as much comfort and dignity as possible.

To apply please contact us at 918-852-1524 or livia-nina.gosnell@lhcgroup.com