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Patient Volunteers Needed for Mercer, Sharon, & Greenville
ORGANIZATION: Kindred Hospice
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6 people are interested
Patient Support Volunteer-
The Patient Support Volunteer serves as an additional support to patients and families dealing with a terminal illness and end-of-life issues. Support is provided in a variety of ways, including the provision of companionship and socialization to patients, or offering respite to stressed caregivers. All care provided by the Patient Support Volunteer is outlined in the Volunteer Plan of Care and agreed upon by the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG).
FRIENDLY VISITOR VOLUNTEER NEEDED!
Visit a patient on hospice care in Mercer, Sharon, and Greenville, PA and provide companionship, socialization and caring support!
- Work around your busy schedule!
- Visit the day, time of day, and frequency that works for you and the patient
- Once a week? Every other week? Once a month?
- You decide!
- Most visits last 30-90 minutes
- Veterans encouraged as we serve MANY Veteran patients!
Spending time with a person at the end of their life is a gift you give and receive.
What does it take to be a Kindred Hospice Volunteer?
- Care and concern for others
- Tolerance, flexibility and patience
- Maturity and self-understanding
- Good communication skills
- Confidentiality
- Empathy, sincerity and sensitivity
- Dependability
- Acceptance of moral and cultural differences
- Ability to work cooperatively with others
- Ability to accept supervision and evaluation
- Be at least 18 years old
- Complete comprehensive hospice volunteer training
- Annual TB testing
- Submit to and pass a criminal background screening
- Submit to and pass a drug screening
- Must be fully vaccinated against Covid 19
Contact Shannon Zehetner of Volunteer Services at 724-654-2210 or shannon.zehetner@kindredhospicecare.com
We happily encourage volunteers of any race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, handicap or national origin.
Volunteers receive training appropriate to their respective volunteer position. Orientation and trainings are scheduled to fit your availability.
**Volunteers do not provide clinical or direct care, such as: feeding, toileting, dressing, etc. You are just there to brighten the patient's day!
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About Kindred Hospice
Location:
26 Nesbitt Rd Suite 200, New Castle, PA 16105, US
Mission Statement
Kindred at Home/Curo Health Services is a fmaily of hospice care porviders focused on clinical excellence with compassion and dignity when life matters most.
Description
The mission of the Kindred at Home-Hospice Division is to honor life and offer compassion to individuals and their fmilies when facing a life-limiting illness. We are committed to clinical excellence with dignity when life matters most. Hospice Care helps patients and families make the most of the days that remain. Our care team specialize in pain and symptom managment, as well as emotional and spiritual support for the patient and family. An individualized plan of care is develped for each patietn based on comfort care measures needed and the wishes of the patient and family.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Health & Medicine
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
26 Nesbit Rd Suite 200New Castle, PA 16105
DATE POSTED
October 12, 2022
SKILLS
- Hospice Care
- Elder care
- People Skills
- Bereavement Support
- Administrative Support
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Based on volunteer availability