VITAS Healthcare of Houston

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Health & Medicine
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Seniors
Veterans & Military Families
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3131 Eastside St.Suite 200Houston, TX 77098 United States

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https://www.vitas.com/

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Active Opportunities (11)

Inpatient Unit Volunteer

Flexible Schedule | The Woodlands, TX 77381

Assist Hospice Patients in an Inpatient Setting VITAS Volunteers give their time to terminally ill patients and their families in a hospital type setting. Volunteers are needed to: visit with patients and families, serve patients at mealtime, read books out loud to patients or visiting children, write letters or play games with patients and/or families, offer spiritual support, provide friendly support with your certified pet, sing or play music for patients and their families, manage the patient care activity cart and help with administrative duties. The VITAS IPU is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Volunteers generally help by providing support during a 2 to 4-hour shift. VITAS provides free volunteer orientation on how to work with people at the end of life. Volunteers are trained in listening skills, family dynamics and the right words to say to terminally ill patients and their family caregivers. Assignments are made according to the volunteer’s work and family schedules. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.

Date Posted: 2024-03-15
ProActive Follow up Caller

Flexible Schedule | Virtual Opportunity

Advocate for Hospice Patients by making Check-in Phone Calls VITAS is looking for caring individuals to share their voice and time as Proactive Caller Volunteers to help terminally ill patients and their families. If you enjoy talking on the phone and have time to make check-in calls, you may be a perfect ProActive Caller Volunteer. Our Proactive volunteers make "check-in" phone calls to our hospice patients and their family members. You can work from your dorm room, apartment, home, or the VITAS office. You’ll call patients at home, asking how they are doing, checking on needed supplies, listening, and identifying any service concerns. VITAS provides free volunteer orientation to help you learn the skills required to be an outstanding volunteer caller. Volunteering can strengthen your resume for post-college job interviews and careers. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services, visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.

Date Posted: 2024-03-15
Administrative Volunteer

Flexible Schedule | Houston, TX 77098

Administrative volunteers promote hospice care by helping perform clerical assignments in an office setting. These assignments can include helping process mail outs, filing, data entry, answering phones, restocking supplies, making packets, plus many other tasks. VITAS Volunteer orientation is provided free of charge to help you learn the skills required to be an outstanding Office Volunteer. Volunteers are needed between the hours of 8am and 5pm, Monday through Friday. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.

Date Posted: 2024-03-15
Patient Care Volunteer

Flexible Schedule | Houston, TX 77098

A Friendly Visit to Hospice Patients and their Families VITAS is looking for kind and caring volunteers to help terminally ill patients and their families. When you make friendly visits, run simple errands, provide a listening ear, and offer the gift of friendship at a crucial time, you can make a real difference in another's life. Yours, too! Take advantage of numerous volunteer opportunities, including: Sitting with a patient while the caregiver takes a break Making friendly visits to patients and their families at home or in a nursing home Driving a patient to appointments Accompanying a patient to a church function, wedding, beauty shop, play, or ballgame Running errands to the grocery store, drug store, or post office Assisting with programs and special events VITAS provides free training and orientation for volunteers to help learn the skills required to be an outstanding hospice volunteer. Volunteering also strengthens your resume for a post-college career. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services, visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.

Date Posted: 2024-03-15
Bereavement Telephone Assurance Volunteer

Flexible Schedule | Houston, TX 77098

If you enjoy talking on the phone and have time to make a few calls, you may be a perfect Bereavement Telephone Assurance (BTAP) Volunteer. VITAS BTAP volunteers make phone calls to bereaved family members after a hospice patient's death. These short phone calls go a long way in making a difference in the lives of those coping with grief. Use your compassion, your listening skills, and your time, enhanced by no-cost training and coaching from VITAS, to give back to your community and strengthen your resume. Hours are flexible and calls can be made from your dorm room, apartment, or home. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services, visit: https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.

Date Posted: 2024-03-15

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We are a growing family of hospices providing the highest quality human services, products and case management to terminally ill and other appropriate patients and their families with measurable advantages for the patient, the family, the medical community, the employee and the stockholder VITAS Vision - For over 30 years, VITAS has advocated for the rights of terminally ill patients and their families. We believe that patients should be apprised of their clinical prognosis and be involved in the decision-making process that determines how their end-of-life care is provided.

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The hospice care team is a group of specially trained healthcare professionals who ensure that a hospice patient’s last few months, weeks or days are lived in comfort and dignity. The members of this interdisciplinary team include a physician, nurse, hospice aide, social worker, chaplain, volunteer and bereavement specialist. Hospice team members make sure that patients under their care are comfortable, free from pain and able to maintain the highest possible quality of life. They visit the patient wherever the patient calls home-a private residence, assisted living community or nursing home.
Volunteers fill the gap between loved ones and professional caregivers. Hospice volunteers are trained to meet the needs of patients and families. They visit on a schedule, yet are open to change as dictated by the patient's health and interests. They are unpaid, yet priceless. Because hospice patients have unique end-of-life needs, VITAS seeks volunteers from all backgrounds, experiences and cultures. We’re particularly interested in volunteers who understand the hospice philosophy and who embrace the importance of quality of life at the end of life.

Volunteers are the heart of VITAS Healthcare(r), providing friendly, non-medical support to hospice patients and their family or offering support services in the office. We are seeking caring and compassionate individuals to volunteer for our patients in their homes or in nursing facilities in your community throughout the Houston and surrounding areas.

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