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Read to Hospice Patients
ORGANIZATION: HealthONE Hospice and Family Care
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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89 people are interested
Love to read? Want to make a positive difference in our community? Why not become a hospice volunteer? Brookdale Hospice is looking for someone like you who loves to read and would share your time and talent with one of our special residents. You get specialized hospice training from our staff and get to make someone's life a little better, both your life and their life.
Serious inquiries only. For patient safety: must be able to pass a background check, drug screen, 2-step TB test. If you drive to / from patient's residence, you must have a current driver's license and proof of insurance. Contact Cesslie Joy Pharr, Volunteer Coordinator at Brookdale Hospice in Colorado Springs for more information: 719-268-2582 or cpharr@brookdale.com
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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 80907
DATE POSTED
March 17, 2020
SKILLS
- Veteran Care
- Literacy / Reading
- Hospice Care
- Elder care
- People Skills
- Spiritual Healing
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1/2 an hour to an hour a week
- heart for people at the end of their lives; compassion; heart for service