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Flexible Schedule
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Sunrise, FL 33351
VITAS is looking for kind and caring volunteers to help terminally ill patients and their families. When you make friendly visits, run simple errands, provide a listening ear, and offer the gift of friendship at a crucial time, you can make a real difference in another's life. Yours, too! Volunteers are needed throughout Broward County, in home settings, nursing home, ALF and inpatient units. Volunteers can also provide respite care for the Caregiver, as they need comfort and support too! Once you complete the orientation program, you will be able to choose an assignment near your home. Patient Care Volunteers can be retirees, working professionals, students (must be 18). All nationalities, ethnic backgrounds and lifestyles are invited. Patient Care Volunteers can also include professional massage therapists, ministers, Reiki, cosmetologists. This is an exceptional opportunity for students working towards their medical/heath care degrees, who need experience in palliative and end of life care VITAS provides free training and orientation for volunteers to help learn the skills required to be an outstanding hospice volunteer. Volunteering also strenghthens you resume for a post-college career. Important Qualities of a VITAS Patient Care Volunteer: Care and empathy for others Tolerance - respect for different cultural values, lifestyles and beliefs Ability to listen without judgement; without dominating the conversation Receptive to hospice philosophy; comfort with death and loss Maturity, good emotional health, no recent significant loss/crisis Ability to work independent or on a team Flexibility with work assignments Time to commit to assignments Able to uphold confidentiality Flexible Hours/days of week FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: laurel.torres@vitas.com or www.vitas.com/volunteer
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
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Flexible Schedule
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Fort Lauderdale, FL 33351
VITAS Healthcare is looking for kind and caring people to help terminally ill patients and their families - just by being there at the end of life. 11th Hour (Vigil) Volunteers should be comfortable around death and dying and be familiar with the dying process. most importantly, 1th-Hour Volunteers must be able to meet the unique needs of the patient and family by offering a calm presence. We are especially looking for volunteers who wold be available at a very short notice to provide 2-4 hour shifts. VITAS Volunteer patient care orientation and 11th-Hour Training is provided free of charge to help you learn the skills required to be an outstanding hospice volunteer. Time and dates are ongoing and flexible. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services, visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
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Flexible Schedule
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Sunrise, FL 33351
Craft a Memory Bear or Memory Pillow. Create a Forever Friend. Hug a bear...love a bear....make a bear. Stitch a Memory Bear or Memory Pillow and help mend a heart! These items will help to recall the closeness of a loved one who has recently passed away, bring a smile to someone in distress, or offer a sense of security to a child who feels alone after the loss of a parent of sibling. VITAS Healthcare is looking for people who love to sew, and who are able to share their skills with hospice patients and families. Sewers can choose to start a community sewing group, or just sew individually. A Memory Bear or Memory Pillow, sewn by a volunteer with compassion and love, is a forever friend who can ease a hurting heart after the death of a VITAS hospice patient. Share a little compassion and use your sewing skills to lift the spirit of a family member or friend who has recently suffered the loss of a loved one. This is a great opportunity for you to give back to the community. By taking time out of your busy work week you can make the biggest difference in another’s life. Sewers create these adorable bears and pillows from patients' favorite clothing, donated by family members -- maybe Dad's bowling shirt, or Grandma's dress. The sewers can add a few personal touches to the Memory Bears, such as button eyes, hair ribbon, etc. VITAS will provide the pattern. and a mentor to help with the process until the sewer is comfortable. VITAS will reimburse sewers for the fiberfill, thread, bear eyes. For more information about the Memory Bear & Memory PIllow Program, contact Ruth Garcia, Coordinator of Volunteer Services, at ruth.garcia@vitas.com or www.vitas.com/volunteer
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
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Flexible Schedule
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
VITAS wants to enlist your services to care for terminally ill veterans living at home and in nursing homes, assisted living communities and medical centers. VITAS Veteran Volunteers do not need to be U.S. Veterans; you need only the desire to remember; honor and support America’s living heroes. VITAS Veteran Volunteers visit terminally ill veterans; accompany a veteran to appointments, shopping and other events; help a veteran apply for benefits or learn about available assistance; help replace lost or stolen military medals by contacting appropriate agencies; listen to life stories or record or videotape a veteran’s reminiscences; telephone veterans to ask how they are doing; attend or help plan activities celebrating Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day; educate veteran’s groups about hospice services by speaking at their meetings. Volunteer orientation teaches the skills required to be a hospice volunteer. VITAS Veteran Volunteers are further trained to meet specific end-of-life needs of veterans to improve their quality of life. Time and dates are ongoing and flexible. Orientation and training to be a VITAS Veteran Volunteer is free. Veterans enjoy receiving visitors - people who will listen to their fading memories and reminiscences. Show a Veteran that he or she is never forgotten. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VITAS VOLUNTEER SERVICES VISIT: https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
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Flexible Schedule
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Sunrise, FL 33051
Opportunity Detail: Administrative volunteers promote hospice care by helping perform clerical assignments in an office setting. We are looking for passionate people (starting age 16) who would like to help in our Administrative Offices in Sunrise, FL, Miramar, FL and Deerfield Beach FL. Duties are varied, but can include: helping processing mail outs, fiiling, data entry, answering phones, restocking supplies, making packets, events, organizing, assisting with special projects. Beautiful friendly office! What skills are you looking for in volunteers: Administrative Support, clerical interest, people skills, friendly, dedication, committed, attention to detail, flexible. Computer skills are NOT required Hours: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm - FLEXIBLE TIMES AND DAYS OF THE WEEK BASED ON YOUR SCHEDULE What are the requirements for the Opportunity? ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A COVID VACCINE CARD - NO EXCEPTIONS. Applicants must agree to background screen, which VITAS covers the cost
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
