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Veteran-to-Veteran Volunteers needed in Castle Rock
ORGANIZATION: HealthONE Hospice and Family Care
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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5 people are interested
Looking for a volunteer opportunity in Castle Rock? Did you serve in the Military? Did you know that 25% of all deaths each year (about 680,000) are Veterans?
Help these heroes at the end of their lives by becoming a hospice volunteer. With so many veterans in our community, you have a real opportunity to honor a veteran by providing a listening ear and creating a sacred space that only another veteran can give.
As a Veteran-to-Veteran Hospice Volunteer, you’re provided with specialized training to spend time with these Veterans as they near the end of their lives. Seriously inquiries only, please. **Must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, TB test, and successfully complete orientation. **
For more information, contact CJ Pharr, Volunteer Coordinator at 719-268-2582 or cesslie.ladehoffpharr@hcahealthcare.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 Castle Rock, CO 80108
DATE POSTED
June 23, 2023
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Hospice Care
- Spiritual Healing
- Veteran Care
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- As a veteran, you speak a language only other veterans understand. Share your time with a veteran in our hospice program and provide companionship at the end of someone's life.
- Veteran or background in the military, military family. A heart to serve veterans who are in hospice. Must pass a drug screen and background check, and TB test.