HSHS Home Health volunteer
ORGANIZATION: HSHS Hospice Program
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What is Home health?
- HSHS Home Care Central Illinois provides care for recovering, disabled, chronically or terminally ill persons. There are no restrictions by diagnosis or age group.
Services provided
- Skilled nurses who evaluate monitor and teach you about your medical condition and administer IV medication, tube feedings and provide wound care.
- Home health aides provide personal care (such as bathing and grooming), assist with therapy exercises and help more health nurses and therapists provide patient care.
- Physical therapists use exercises and special equipment to help reduce pain and restore mobility, strength and balance.
- Occupational therapists help patients overcome or live with disabilities by teaching them to use special techniques or equipment in the home to perform tasks like bathing, cooking, dressing, etc.
- Social work services provide patient counseling and referrals to community agencies for caregivers, financial assistance and transportation.
- Chaplain services are available for spiritual support.
- Patient and caregiver education is in every treatment plan and is a very important part of home health care.
We are looking for volunteers who are interested to provide administrative and clerical support. We are looking for someone who is interested in alphabetizing, filing, sorting and organization. We have an inviting and friendly staff, the ability to set you own schedule and convenient location on the west side of Springfield. For more information please don’t hesitate to reach out Cassandra.Delaney@hshs.org.
More opportunities with HSHS Hospice Program
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About HSHS Hospice Program
Location:
2667 Farragut Dr, Springfield, IL 62704, US
Mission Statement
What Does Hospice Do? Provide compassionate care for the patient, helping him or her to manage symptoms such as pain, nausea, and weakness. Preserve the dignity of each patient and ensure the integrity of his/her personal choices. Focus the care on the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the person and his/her family. Provide continuity to the caring process, whether at home, in a long term care facility, or in the hospital. Support family and friends during the period of grief and bereavement.
Description
Hospice is a program that cares for patients who are considered to be in the last phase of life. Hospice provides support and help for these patients and for their families. Hospice is not a place, but a philosophy of care that recognizes that death is likely near and that improving the quality of life has greater importance than increasing the length of life.
The program focuses on helping the patient live well until death comes. Hospice services attend to the emotional needs as well as medical issues. They are provided by a team consisting of our medical director, nurses, social worker, chaplain, hospice aides, volunteers, and volunteer/ bereavement coordinator. All members of the Hospice Team are specially trained in helping people with terminal illness. They know and understand the emotional responses to illness, and they do all they can to ensure that everyday life happens as much as possible for the patient and his/ her family.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2667 Farragut DrSpringfield, IL 62704
DATE POSTED
February 7, 2020
SKILLS
- Administrative Support
- Data Entry
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- We are flexible and work with your schedule. Office location is opened Monday-Friday 8am-430pm.
- Fill out a volunteer application on St. John’s Samaritan website https://www.st-johns.org/Volunteer/Online-Volunteer-Application-Form and indicate home health as your location preference.