- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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76 people are interested
VITAS Patient-Care Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: VITAS Healthcare of Kansas City
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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76 people are interested
VITAS is looking for kind and caring people to help terminally ill patients and their families. Friendly visits, simple errands, providing a listening ear and the gift of friendship at a crucial time can make a real difference in another's life. Yours, too! Other VITAS volunteer activities: respite care (sit with a patient while the caregiver takes a break); friendly visits to patients and their families at home or in a nursing home; driving a patient or family member to appointments; accompanying a patient to a church function, wedding, beauty shop, play, ballgame; run errands to the grocery store, drug store, post office; assist with programs and special events.
More opportunities with VITAS Healthcare of Kansas City
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About VITAS Healthcare of Kansas City
Location:
6601 Winchester Avenue, Suite 220, Kansas City, MO 64133, US
Mission Statement
VITAS recongnizes the importance of a strong and innovative program. Volunteers are an intregal part of the hospice program allowing VITAS to continue personalizing, enhancing, and expanding services offered to patients and families. Through exemplifying VITAS values, volunteers serve as patient and family advocates and are pro-active in helping to meet the needs of patients and families. VITAS integrates volunteers into the hospice program by actively recruiting, training, supporting, and creatively utilizing volunteers to meet patient and family needs. Volunteers and their contributions are respected and valued.
Description
Volunteers are the heart of VITAS hospice, providing friendly, non-medical patient and family care.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
6601 Winchester AvenueSuite 220Kansas City, MO 64133
DATE POSTED
October 9, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A