Hospice Aromatherapy Specialist

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Aria Hospice needs volunteers like you, to help care for our patients as they embark on their end of life journey.

What is Hospice?

Hospice is a comfort approach to caring for a patient with a terminal illness. A terminal illness is defined as a condition for which the life expectancy is less than six months. Hospice care focuses on quality of life through comfort measures for illnesses that no longer respond to treatment.

Aria Hospice believes natural modalities for comfort of hospice patients are a beneficial addition to providing quality care.

If you have experience working with aromatherapy in a therapeutic setting, we would like to work with you.

Core Competencies: Ability to deal with death and dying comfortably and demonstrate good listening skills. Willing to participate in on-going programs. Make a time commitment of 6 months to serve a minimum of two hours a week as needed.

Other: Valid driver’s license and auto insurance

FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develops care plan for patients to receive aromatherapy intervention in the home, along with other natural comfort modalities, such as hand massage and foot massage. Training available.

2. Initiates and maintains contact with assigned patient/family.

3. Offers various forms of assistance, comfort measure, supportive services, including reading to and writing for patient, sitting at bedside, especially during dying process and caregiver relief for families.

4. Assists patients and families to cope with problems of terminal illness and death; helps them to express feelings and concerns.

5. Completes written reports of contact and submits to the Volunteer Coordinator.

6. Refers to the Volunteer Coordinator any immediate needs, problems or concerns.

7. Attends on-going education programs and peer support groups, as requested.

The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the position as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that maybe inherent in the position.