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2 people are interested
Create Art with a Hospice Patient!
ORGANIZATION: VITAS Healthcare of New Jersey Shore
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2 people are interested
VITAS Healthcare(r) is looking for volunteer artists to help terminally ill patients and their families express themselves when words fail them. Artists help a patient paint or color a picture, create a scrap book or collage, or decorate their room. The artist shares their talents in therapeutic ways, all while encouraging the patient’s creative process.
VITAS provides training on how to work with people at the end of life. The artist provides talent, compassion and time. Assignments are made according to the volunteer’s time and location.For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services visit https://www.vitas.com
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About VITAS Healthcare of New Jersey Shore
Location:
1040 Broad St, Suite 300, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702, US
Mission Statement
VITAS Healthcare recognizes the importance of a strong and innovative program. Volunteers are an integral part of the hospice program, allowing VITAS to continue personalizing, enhancing and expanding services offered to patients and families. By exemplifying the VITAS Values, volunteers serve as patient and family advocates and are proactive in meeting the needs of patients and families. VITAS integrates volunteers into the hospice team by actively recruiting, training, supporting and creatively utilizing volunteers to meet patient and family needs. Volunteers and their contributions are respected and valued.
Description
Volunteers are the heart of VITAS Healthcare, providing friendly, non-medical patient and family care and offering support services in the office, using their cars and from their own homes.
**Patient visit volunteers must have their COVID vaccination and booster per NJ regulations. If you do not have your vaccinations you can be a volunteer caller!**
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Monroe Township, NJ 08831
DATE POSTED
January 12, 2024
SKILLS
- Visual Arts
- Drawing
- Painting
- Bereavement Support
- Patient Care
- Hospice Care
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training