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4 people are interested
Angles of the 11th Hour
ORGANIZATION: Gentiva Hospice South
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4 people are interested
Gentiva Hospice is currently looking for Angles of the 11Th Hour Volunteers also known as Vigil Volunteers to assist in supporting patients during their final hours of the actively dying stage. Our hope would be that "no one dies alone".
It may surprise many people to learn that hundreds of hospice patients die alone daily, with absolutely no one by their sides. Angels of the 11th Hour Program is a select group of trained volunteers who provides a supportive, peaceful presence in a home or facility during the final hours of a patient’s life.
The compassionate team of Gentiva Hospice is seeing an increase in patients who either do not have family living in the area or do not have family members at all. The Angles of the 11th Hour are trained in best practices for end-of-life care to provide support to these patients with no immediate family and to those with only one primary caregiver.
The Angles of the 11th Hour program trains non-medical professionals to provide emotional support to the patient and caregivers in the last hours of life. Primarily they offer a physical presence so a patient does not die alone and also provide family support through compassionate listening. Gentiva Hospice will implement ongoing Angles of the 11th Hour centered education for its staff and volunteers to help improve the care they provide to the patients and families they serve.
You must be committed and on call and be able to go when your called. If your retired and bored this would be great for you.
More opportunities with Gentiva Hospice South
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Gentiva Hospice South
Location:
1222 N. Main Ave. Suite 600, San Antonio, TX 78212, US
Mission Statement
To improve quality of life for those we serve through the delivery of clinical excellence, extraordinary service and compassionate care, while being recognized as the leader in home health and hospice services.
Description
As a leading hospice provider in the San Antonio area, we focus on clinical excellence in managing pain and symptoms so patients may experience a calm and peaceful quality of life in their final days.
Hospice focuses on palliative measures and comfort care when an individual is at a terminal stage of a life-limiting diagnosis. One of our goals are to:
*Affirm life and dignity while neither hastening nor postponing death.
*Support patients and their families as they discover meaningful ways to say good bye.
*Identify and educate a supportive community that will be sensitive to the needs of the patient and his or her loved ones.
*Offer palliative care and support to all terminally ill patients and their families without regard for diagnosis, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, veteran's status, disability, sexual orientation, place of residence or ability to pay.
*Honor and respect the core values and wishes of the patients and families we serve.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Diffrent AreasAll areas in south San AntonioSan Antonio, TX 78212
DATE POSTED
August 15, 2016
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Hospice Care
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 20
- Orientation or Training
- 6-12 months
- must be able to go when needed