Bedside volunteers for patients who would otherwise die alone - Vigil Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Enhabit Hospice
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Enhabit vigil volunteers are specifically called to go wherever people are dying-hospitals, nursing homes, and private homes. Sometimes, the patients volunteers visit are conscious, but often, the patients are unable to communicate.
So why do they do it?
Volunteers find that it’s a peaceful experience, one that helps them come to terms with thier own mortality. Volunteers often begin by wiping the patient’s face and hands with a warm washcloth in order to soothe them, then hold the patients hand, read cards aloud that the family has sent or just sits with them, volunteers find that whether or not the patient is alert the patient can recognize the presence of another person. While many vigil volunteers are sent to the bedsides of those who would otherwise die alone, sometimes, the family is present and in need of support.
Many people will be surprised to know that for the patients these volunteers visit, death is often peaceful and natural. Volunteers report that it’s a beautiful transition to watch not sad, but magical. The reason volunteers do this is because we believe that nobody should die alone.
Please reach out to Enhabit today to learn more, we would love to have you join the volunteer team. We have a volunteer coordinator that can help you get started & provide support to you on your volunteer journey.
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About Enhabit Hospice
Location:
8201 E. 34th St. Cir, Bldg 1500, Suite 1503, Wichita, KS 67226, US
Mission Statement
The Enhabit Home Health & Hospice mission of providing A Better Way to Care is achieved every day by our committed employees and dedicated, experienced management teams.
Description
As one of the nation’s largest hospice providers, Enhabit is focused on providing dignity and comfort to patients at the end of life. Hospice is more than just symptom and pain management; it is a philosophy of care designed to treat every physical, spiritual and emotional need of a patient and their loved ones.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
67117
DATE POSTED
November 27, 2024
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Volunteers set own schedules
- MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR IN-PERSON INTERVIEW & drug test, social security number required, 2-step TB test which requires 4 visits to the clinic, volunteer is required to keep current auto insurance card on file with volunteers’s name on policy