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ORGANIZATION: Duke Cancer Patient Support Program
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Program Position: Duke Cancer Patient Support Program (DCPSP) Outpatient/Clinic Volunteers offer hospitality, support, and a caring presence to patients and families visiting the Duke Cancer Center. While volunteers offer refreshments to patients and families, their primary role is to spend time talking to patients and families, providing a comforting presence, listening to patients and families concerns, and educating families about DCPSP services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide hospitality to patients and family members in outpatient clinics as they wait to see a physician to receive treatment
- Orient new patients to clinics
- Offer a listening ear
- Escort patients to tests, food court, and other hospital areas
- Serve refreshments
- Give information about hospital and community resources
- Make appropriate referrals to counselors and other resources
Schedule:
- Able to commit to at least four four-hour shifts per month for at least one year, being prompt and dependable
- Provide coverage or adequate notice to the Volunteer Coordinator, if unable to attend a scheduled shift
- Shifts are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 12:30p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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About Duke Cancer Patient Support Program
Location:
20 Duke Medicine Circle, DUMC 3139, DUMC 3139, Durham, NC 27710, US
Mission Statement
The Duke Cancer Patient Support Program (DCPSP) provides services and resources to help support patients and their loved ones throughout their experience with cancer.
Services include:
- Individual, couple, and family therapy
- Support groups
- Self-image resources
- Volunteer companionship and peer support
All support services are provided at no charge to patients and their families.
Description
At the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program (DCPSP), we believe that quality comprehensive cancer care involves attending to issues beyond the scope of traditional models of medicine.
We believe in treating the whole person, not solely the cancer. Further, we believe in treating the whole family, as cancer touches the lives of patients and their loved ones.
Since our program was founded in 1987, we have continued to provide support services to help patients and their loved ones cope with the impact of cancer on their lives. We give patients and their families the opportunity to receive services that otherwise may not have been available or financially accessible.
At the DCPSP, we envision our program as a supportive, beneficial, and accessible resource that provides professional services to patients and families to adopt as part of their cancer care.
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WHERE
20 Duke Medicine CircleDurham, NC 27710
DATE POSTED
February 22, 2017
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- Hospitality
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Once a week for a one year commitment