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VITAS Healthcare seeks Paw Pal volunteers along CT shoreline

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ORGANIZATION: VITAS Healthcare of CT

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 8 people are interested

VITAS Paw Pal volunteers are volunteers with clean, vaccinated, loving and well behaved pets that can be shared with our hospice patients in the community. Hospice services are provided in the home or in facilitites where the patient resides.

VITAS Paw Pal pets do not need any formal pet training to participate. An interview with someone in volunteer services with evaluate the pet for appropriateness. The handler would attend a hospice volunteer orientation program to participate.

Paw Pals provide emotional support and compassion to our patients and families.

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About VITAS Healthcare of CT

Location:

199 Park Road Ext., Suite 102, Middlebury, CT 06762, US

Mission Statement

VITAS Healthcare recognizes the importance of a strong and innovative program. Volunteers are an integral part of the hospice program, allowing VITAS to continue personalizing, enhancing and expanding services offered to patients and families. By exemplifying the VITAS Values, volunteers serve as patient and family advocates and are proactive in meeting the needs of patients and families. VITAS integrates volunteers into the hospice team 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 Healthcare(r), providing friendly, non-medical patient and family care and offering support services in the office.

CAUSE AREAS

Animals
Community
Health & Medicine
Animals, Community, Health & Medicine

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

near your home, schools, business locationsNew Haven countyNew Haven, CT 06501

(41.31,-72.93)
 

DATE POSTED

August 26, 2016

SKILLS

  • Patient Care
  • Veteran Care
  • Animal Therapy
  • Animal Care / Handling
  • Hospice Care

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • flexible
  • well behaved, groomed and loving pet. Understanding of hospice philosophy and commitment to patient

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