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Hospice Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: NorCal Hospice, Inc
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
The volunteer plays a critical role in providing patient care and support services according to his/her experience and training while in compliance with organization policies. With help from our volunteers, we can ensure that our patients and their families have a helping hand when they need it most.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary group amid various settings: home care; respite; inpatient, bereavement and/or administrative; office duties.
- Participates in general orientation.
- Serves the patient and family/caregiver under the guidance of the Volunteer Coordinator and Case Manager or as a part of the administrative team.
- Serves as substitute family/caregiver in the home performing activities that the volunteer has been prepared for and has agreed to perform. The volunteer may do homemaker chores, run errands, and provide respite care as well.
- Documents as educated and instructed maintaining confidentiality.
- Meets all health requirements set by A Plus Hospice, Inc.
- Provides availability regularly and/or keeps with the patient and family/caregiver needs.
- Participates in volunteer support groups and/or educational in-services.
- Maintains open communication and reports regularly to the Volunteer Coordinator.
- Assignment of other duties (as needed) directed by the Volunteer Coordinator.
- Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
- Participates in interdisciplinary group meetings, as appropriate.
AREAS OF VOLUNTEERING:
- Patient Support, Clerical/Administrative, Outreach, Bereavement, 11th Hour, etc.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- Mature individual, supportive of the hospice concept, comfortable with his/her own spirituality, and willing to serve others in a volunteer capacity.
- Successful completion of the hospice’s volunteer training and orientation program.
- Previous volunteer experience may be helpful.
- Ability to work within the interdisciplinary group.
- If making home visits, must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
More opportunities with NorCal Hospice, Inc
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About NorCal Hospice, Inc
Location:
16925 Harlan Rd, 303, LATHROP, CA 95330, US
Mission Statement
The Agency’s mission is to provide professional and paraprofessional services to clients in their homes assisting them to achieve the highest level of potential in their day-to-day self-care activities. We are committed to providing high quality, multidisciplinary care by professionals who recognize the need for comprehensive assessment of needs from both the client and professional’s point of view.
Description
NorCal Hospice, Inc. provides quality and compassionate care for patients facing life-limiting and terminal illness or injuries by using a combination of expert medical care, emotional, and spiritual support, and pain management. We recognize that each person has the right to pass on with dignity and as painlessly as possible. We also offer support to our patients’ loved ones during this time as well.
While death and dying are unavoidable traumatic events, we at NorCal Hospice, Inc. believe it is more important for our patients to live without pain, and with dignity, respect, and support. That is why, we have assembled a team of health care professionals who will come up with a plan that will assess and manage not only the physical needs of our patients, but their emotional and spiritual needs as well as the needs of their families.
NorCal Hospice, Inc. provides care that is tailored to each patient’s specific health, emotional, and spiritual needs.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Lathrop, CA 95330
DATE POSTED
October 25, 2021
SKILLS
- Patient Care
- Hospice Care
- Veteran Care
- Organization
- People Skills
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- A minimum of 4 hours per week, for a time frame of at least 6 months is preferred.
- Covid-19 Vaccination.