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38 people are interested
Hospice Volunteers Needed!
ORGANIZATION: HealthONE Hospice and Family Care
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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38 people are interested
Make a Positive Difference in our Community: Visit Hospice Patients & Their Families!
As a Hospice Volunteer you are specially trained to support the patient and family in a variety of ways that suit your personality: companion visits for patient and family, Spiritual Support Volunteer, Vigil Volunteer (sitting with someone who is actively dying), helping provide clerical office support, bereavement visits / support calls, and participating in special projects. Flexible to fit your busy schedule.
Brookdale Hospice provides an individualized program of physical, emotional, and practical care for the patient, with an emphasis on pain control and symptom management. We emphasize comfort, dignity and respect, and we believe that centering our focus on both the patient and the family enables us to provide the best care.
Serious interested parties only, please. **For Patient Safety: must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, TB 2-step test. Possess current driver's license and vehicle insurance (if you drive to patient's residence)**
CESSLIE JOY PHARR, Volunteer Coordinator
Brookdale Hospice
Love lives here every day.
7222 Commerce Center Drive Suite 100 | Colorado Springs | CO 80919
Main 719.268.2582 | Cell 719.367.3811
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About HealthONE Hospice and Family Care
Location:
Multiple locations throughout Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO 80919, US
Mission Statement
Our hospice volunteers make a tremendous and positive difference in the lives of hospice patients, their families, our staff-- everyone they meet. You are specifically trained to support the hospice patient in a variety of ways: sit with patients, play cards, play an instrument, sing, tell jokes, talk with families, provide spiritual care, or even sit vigil with an actively dying person. You can also help in our admin office, Our hospice volunteers provide incredible compassionate companionship to those facing terminal illness.
Description
We put the patient and family first, and recognize staff make a positive difference in their lives. Hospice Volunteers provide compassionate companionship in a variety of ways to hospice patients throughout the Colorado Springs area. Self-paced training and flexible scheduling. For Patient Safety: must pass a background check, drug screen, 2-step TB test. Possess a valid driver's license and current insurance (if you drive to patient's location).
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations around Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO 80904
DATE POSTED
April 2, 2020
SKILLS
- Spiritual Healing
- Elder care
- Hospice Care
- Relationship Building
- People Skills
- Veteran Care
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Spend 1/2 an hour to an hour a week with a patient
- Heart to serve with compassionate care.