Patient visitor - open-ended position Central Arkansas

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Our volunteer opportunities:

Patient visitor: Share your friendship with patients or family members at a nursing home or private home close to you. Volunteer Core training is required and provided. Patient visitors do not provide personal care to patients are a friendly visitor with great listening skills. Volunteers may read to patients, play board games, play soothing music or assist in writing or filming the patient’s life story. Social visit times are flexible and at a location near you.

Caregiver respite: Sit with the patient up to 4 hours to provide respite for the Caregiver. Volunteers do not provide personal care to patients but are a watchful eye over the patient while their Caregiver goes grocery shopping, has a Dr. appointment, etc.

Administrative volunteer: Help with various administrative duties at our Elite Hospice office. e.g. Tuck-in phone calls, make patient and veteran packets, help with Bereavement mailers.

Music Activities: Play soothing instruments to patients and families in care facilities.

Cosmetologist: Provide simple haircuts and nail care to hospice patients.

Pet Therapist: Share the love of your licensed therapy pet with hospice patients and family members.

Pet Peace of Mind: Help keep the patients beloved pet at their home by providing pet care at their home. E.g. Walking dogs, brushing, feeding, clean pet area.

Vet-to-Vet visits: Visit Veteran patients, Pinning of Veteran patients. Help with We Honor Veteran outreaches. For Veterans or Veteran experienced volunteers.

Crafter: Sew, crochet, or knit a variety of needed crafts like adult bibs, lap blankets, shawls, slippers, etc. for patients and Veteran patients.

To apply please contact us at livia-nina.johndrow@lhcgroup.com