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Vigil Volunteers - Heartland Hospice
ORGANIZATION: Heartland Hospice
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26 people are interested
Are you compassionate and supportive? If so, join our Volunteer Team as a Vigil Volunteer!
Hospice Vigil Volunteers give support to patients and family members while a patient is actively dying.
Often families need a break from being at bedside for hours at a time. A vigil volunteer ensures that the patient is not alone, allows for families to take a break and facilitates a relaxing environment for the patient.
If you would like to be a calm presence for our patients in need of bedside support during their final days, contact us today to get started with training.
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About Heartland Hospice
Location:
Administrative Office, 1010 Executive Drive Suite 200, Westmont, IL 60559, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission is to improve your health and well-being.
Description
Heartland Hospice volunteers offer support, companionship and practical, compassionate help. Some interact directly with patients and families. Others prefer to work behind the scenes in the office setting. As a volunteer, you help determine which tasks you’re best suited to perform. The tasks of volunteers include:
- Helping with office support tasks at the agency
- Running errands for patients and families
- Staying with patients so family members can get a much-needed rest
- Reading, or providing a comforting touch
- Playing or singing soothing music to patients
- Keeping vigil with patients in their final hours
These and other tasks are why hospice volunteers are such an essential part of the Heartland experience.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Hospice patients throughout theChicagoland areaWestmont, IL 60559
DATE POSTED
April 21, 2024
SKILLS
- Bereavement Support
- Hospice Care
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Vigil Volunteers offer 2 to 4 hour blocks of time as needed. Vigil volunteers are only called when there is a need, and if your schedule allows you to meet that need, we schedule you to a patient at that time.