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9 people are interested
Searching for more caring hearts to visit with hospice patients!
ORGANIZATION: Care Initiatives Hospice- Cedar Rapids
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9 people are interested
Care Initiatives Hospice is looking for caring, compassionate people to become volunteers in the Cedar Rapids area. We have locations with patients needing volunteers in Cedar Rapids, Marion, Mt. Vernon, Mechanicsville, and West Branch. Our team is committed to providing a high quality of life to patients and their families as life’s final months and processes unfold. Hospice volunteers are a vital part of our team and make a big difference in many lives. As a volunteer you may hold a hand, listen to memories, read aloud, play games, and in the process change a life. Training is provided at each volunteer’s convenience.
If interested please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, today! Please call the office at 319-390-4161. For more information visit careinitiatives.org/hospice-care.
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About Care Initiatives Hospice- Cedar Rapids
Location:
3720 Queen Court SW, Suite 9, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, US
Mission Statement
We strive to improve the quality of life for Iowans and their families during life's health transitions through compassionate and individualized care.
Description
Care Initiatives Hospice is a service of one of the largest health care networks in the state of Iowa. We are a full service, not-for-profit community- based hospice ready at any time to serve patients and their families wherever they may reside; a personal residence, a nursing facility or a retirement community. Care Initiatives Hospice is committed to providing a high quality of life to patients and their families as life's final months and processes unfold. We provide an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals dedicated to delivering high quality, coordinated care with compassion, respect and dignity to Iowans and their families living with serious illness and loss.
Volunteers are a vital part of the hospice team and can make a big difference in someones life. Volunteers can help by listening to memories and stories, holding a hand, reading a story, playing games, baking cookies, visiting someone at home, or helping around the office.
Care Initiatives Hospice began providing care in March 2009 from 6 locations in Iowa: Albia, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Greenfield, Sioux City, and Waterloo. Care Initiatives Hospice is a part of the Care Initiatives network of senior care providers located throughout the state.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3720 Queen Court SWSuite 9Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
DATE POSTED
May 2, 2018
SKILLS
- Hospice Care
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Basic Computer Skills
- Administrative Support
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 13
- Orientation or Training
- At least 1-2 hours a month, but is very flexible