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32 people are interested
Bring Joy by visiting a Hospice Patient
ORGANIZATION: OPTUM Palliative & Hospice Care (formerly Evercare Hospice)
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32 people are interested
We at Evercare Hospice & Palliative Care are looking for people just like you to volunteer your time with patients on Hospice. Your visits will make the time left to our patient very precious. Each patient has a life limiting illness and would benefit from volunteer visits tremendously. Sitting with the patient and holding their hand, reading to them, listening to music or watching TV would be helpful and most of all make them feel special, loved, wanted and not alone and isolated. Our goal is to make our patients as comfortable as possible, spiritually, physically and emotionally. A touch, a kind word and just your presence during this time will make an impact on the life they have left to live. It is an honor to share someone’s last days and you can be part of making these days as memorable and loving as possible. All volunteers receive comprehensive hospice training before entering the patient’s home. We also require each volunteer to receive a 2 step TB test, drug screening and criminal background check, Hepatitis B vaccination is offered but is optional. All medical tests and background check are at no charge to the volunteer. Hope to hear from you!
More opportunities with OPTUM Palliative & Hospice Care (formerly Evercare Hospice)
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About OPTUM Palliative & Hospice Care (formerly Evercare Hospice)
Location:
3120 W Lake Center Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92704, US
Mission Statement
To provide compassionate, individiualized end of life services to patients and families.
Description
Optum Palliative & Hospice Care, is accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. (CHAP) under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence.
CHAP accreditation recognizes that OPTUM meets the industry's highest nationally recognized standards. Less than 15 percent of all US hospice agencies are CHAP accredited.
As demonstrated through CHAP accreditation, OPTUM provides high-quality, compassionate hospice and palliative care services in 11 states. Not only do we provide the basic hospice and palliative care services required by law, we offer many additional services that standard hospices do not. Here are the benefits and services our patients could receive:
- Involvement of an OPTUM Hospice or Palliative Care Physician
- Unrestricted access to the kind of therapies patients need, including certain life-prolonging therapies, such as radiation or chemotherapy
- Coordinated care with the patient's physician
- Assistance navigating the health care system and Medicare/Medicaid certification
- 24-hour-a-day on-call support
- Pain and symptom management and control
- Psychological and spiritual support
- Support and education for patients' loved ones
At the heart of hospice is the belief that everyone has the right to dignity and freedom from pain at the end of life. This is why we are dedicated to creating personalized care plans, which give patients the specific care they need and deserve.
OPTUM Palliative & Hospice Care is Medicare-approved, which means that our services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, military health plans and most private insurance companies.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Various Locations throughout Orange CountySanta Ana, CA 92704
DATE POSTED
January 18, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2 Step TB test, Drug Screening, Auto Insurance
- Hepatitis B Vaccination (Optional)