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2024-08-20
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2024-11-18
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Redwood City, CA 94061
VITAS is looking for kind and caring people to help terminally ill patients and their families. Friendly visits, providing a listening ear, and the gift of friendship at a crucial time can make a real difference in another's life. Other VITAS volunteer activities include: relief care (sit with a patient while the caregiver takes a break); friendly visits to patients and their families at home, in a nursing home or assisted living facility, reading, playing music from your phone, and games and other activities. VITAS Volunteer orientation is provided to help you learn the skills required to be an outstanding hospice volunteer. Time and dates are ongoing and flexible. VITAS takes pride in its volunteers, and we welcome you to become part of our team. There are many locations throughout the Bay area. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer
Date Posted: 2024-09-18
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Flexible Schedule
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San Jose, CA 95123
VITAS invites friendly and well-behaved pets to join the Paw Pals program, in which animals and their humans visit hospice patients at the end of their life. VITAS Paw Pals visitor can offer comfort, bring back memories, encourage activity, and provide unconditional love to VITAS patients. Your visits leave behind memories of you and your pet, and rekindle thoughts of other pets. Pet visits can sometimes reach a patient when no one else can. Our Paw Pals brightens the day for everyone when they visit. Paw Pals must be well-groomed, at least one year old, and have up-to-date health records. Can be dog, cat, rabbit, or other friendly animal. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer
Date Posted: 2024-09-18
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
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. Volunteers make phone calls to bereaved family members after a hospice patient's death. VITAS Bereavement volunteers make a real difference in the emotional and spiritual stability of our patients’ families. Trained bereavement volunteers are assigned families to call each week. Calling can be done on your own time, from your home. Calls must be made every week. It takes about 1 - 2 hours each week. VITAS Volunteer orientation is provided free of charge to help you learn the skills required to be a hospice volunteer. Additional training is provided about the stages of grief, how to communicate and encourage the bereaved, and how to recognize complicated grief. Volunteers work with the support of VITAS’ manager of volunteers, bereavement manager to provide a caring presence to a grieving individual. Time and dates are ongoing and flexible. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.
Date Posted: 2024-09-18
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Flexible Schedule
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San Leandro, CA 94578
Vitas Healthcare is looking for volunteers who are able to share their time with hospice patients living at home, assisted living, or in long term care facilities. Hospice volunteers give their time to terminally ill patients and their caregivers during a critical time. Hours are flexible, can be during the weekend. Average commitment is about 1 hour a week. Training is provided. Volunteers can offer companionship for the patient, read, play music, games, and help in other meaningful ways. Volunteers are needed for the San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Hayward areas. There are many locations throughout the area. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.
Date Posted: 2024-09-18
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2024-07-31
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2024-10-29
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Virtual Opportunity
Volunteers provide regular check in calls to Vitas patient's and caregivers. Provide social support, and ascertain any needs or concerns. These calls can be flexible, made in the early evening or weekends, or during the day. Volunteers can make the calls from their home. Patient training and a caller script is provided. This is a good position for you is you enjoy talking on the phone, want to provide meaningful support to hospice patients, and help care for patients and their families.
Date Posted: 2024-08-28