- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
Pet Therapy for Hospice - Westwood
ORGANIZATION: Ascend Health
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
1 person is interested
Ascend Hospice is seeking Pet Therapy Volunteers for our hospice patients. Pet therapy provides numerous benefits like encouraging movement and physical stimulation and it provides mental benefits like socialization, mental stimulation, companionship, and unconditional love. Please consider sharing your loving pet with us and bring some much needed smiles. Pets must be certified as therapy animals by an organization like TDI Therapy Dogs International- see website here http://www.tdi-dog.org/.
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About Ascend Health
Location:
1600 St. Georges Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065, US
Mission Statement
Ascend Healthcare believes in providing compassionate care and preserving quality of life for all patients at every stage of illness or injury. Our goal is to relieve the patients burden and ease stress with integrity and compassion, through hospice services. We embrace a holistic and personalized approach, as we care for the whole person, mind, body and spirit.
Description
Founded in 1995, Ascend Healthcare is a non-denominational, multi-cultural hospice and palliative care provider. We believe that hospice services should reflect the life we live - fully with dignity and grace. Our hospice team offers comfort and care at the most sensitive time.
Ascend Healthcare serves all counties throughout the state of New Jersey
Companion & Music Volunteers, Certified Reiki, massage therapy & reflexology practitioners
Pet Therapy Volunteers. Pets must be certified as therapy animals by an organization like TDI Therapy Dogs International-http://www.tdi-dog.org/ OR
Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs - http://www.golden-dogs.org/
Vet to Vet Volunteers.
Governor Phil Murphy signed a new executive order requiring all healthcare workers to be vaccinated and boosted. As a result, all volunteers must received their booster dose by February 28th. Volunteers are required to be compliant with Ascend Hospice policies, practices and facility requirements for infection control. We provide a Quantiferon blood test (TB screening), a MMR titer (measles, mumps & rubella immunity), background check and personal protective equipment, plus volunteer training!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Old Hook RoadWestwood, NJ 07675
DATE POSTED
July 15, 2017
SKILLS
- Hospice Care
- Animal Therapy
- Patient Care
- Healthcare
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 1 - 3 Hours per week
- Animals must be certified and have updated rabies vaccination