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Hospice Volunteers Needed
ORGANIZATION: HealthONE Hospice and Family Care
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
3 people are interested
Looking for a rewarding volunteer opportunity in your neighborhood?
Become a hospice volunteer with Brookdale Hospice. You receive special training to support a patient at end-of-life. You can read to them, hold their hand, do life review and listen to their stories. You can also play an instrument, sing, provide spiritual support, or sit vigil with them when they're actively dying.
For more information please contact Cesslie Joy Pharr, Volunteer Coordinator at 719-268-2582 or cpharr@brookdale.com
Serious interested parties only, please. **Must be able to pass a drug screen (including marijuana), a background check, TB test, and successfully complete orientation (at your own pace).
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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
3920 East San Miguel StreetColorado Springs, CO 80909
DATE POSTED
June 5, 2023
SKILLS
- Literacy / Reading
- Elder care
- Hospice Care
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible-- we'll work with your schedule. Usually one to two hours a week (up to four-- depending on your time commitment)
- Must pass a drug screen, background check and TB test