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Hospice Volunteer

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ORGANIZATION: Meridian Healthcare

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 70 people are interested
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We are looking for volunteers in the Lake County and Upper Cook County area who are interested in visiting patients at their residency. Their residency can be at a private residency, nursing home, assisted living or senior living community. We are looking for volunteers who can provide the following type of care but not limited:

  • Pet Therapy (Animal must be certified)
  • Hand message (certification is required)
  • Companionship
  • Activities such as watching television, playing a card/board game, arts and crafts, etc.
  • Provide friendly and supportive visits
  • Make bereavement calls to the patient's family
  • Administrative/Clerical work

Please email info@meridianphcs.com to obtain an application. Once you apply, our volunteer coordinator will contact you to inform you about setting up a short interview process to explain onboarding and training requirements, and answer any questions you may have.

Thank you for considering volunteering and choosing Meridian Healthcare. We appreciate our volunteers. We look forward to meeting you soon.

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About Meridian Healthcare

Location:

4 Deer Point Dr., Hainesville, IL 60030, US

Mission Statement

Meridian provides quality and comfort care to each and every patient and their family we have the pleasure of working with. Life is a journey, Meridian is there until the end, providing top and comfort care to our patients and families including pain management, spiritual services, and emotional support.

Description

We provide healthcare at home; specializing in, pain management, care at end of life, companionship, and much more. Specifically, we are a Hospice and Palliative Care organization within the Chicago metropolitan area. Unlike other hospices, we provide special programs that have been proven to greatly enhance the quality of an individual's life including aroma therapy and hand massage. To name a few services that we provide: therapy/emotional support, volunteer coordination, and reviewing/assessing medications. We consist of a large group of clinicians: including Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers, Chaplains, CNAs, and Music Therapists, etc.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Community
Seniors
Advocacy & Human Rights, Community, Seniors

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

various locationsHAINESVILLE, IL 60030

SKILLS

  • Hospice Care
  • Elder care
  • Bereavement Support
  • Nursing
  • Music Therapy
  • Social Work

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • Flexible Times - if visiting a patient, it should be at least once or twice a month to build rapport .
  • • TB test, various documentation needed upon volunteering

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