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Throughout San Diego County, CA 92123
VITAS is looking for kind and caring licensed professional beauticians/barbers to pamper hospice patients living at home, long term care and assisted living facilities throughout San Diego. Pampering can include: gentle shampoo, cut, set and style; filing, polishing or buffing nails, facials or helping appy makeup. We are unable to provide coloring or perms due to our regulations. Help us improve the self image of our patients in their final days when they are unable to get to a salon. You may also provide these services to their caregiver who are unable to leave their loved one alone to go to a salon. A copy of your Cosmetology license must be kept on file. All volunteers are required to attend a 1 hr Zoom from home AND a comprehensive in-person orientation to gain the knowledge you will need to work with terminally ill patients. TB screen and background check are also required and are provided by VITAS. Zoom orientation held 3x per month and in-person orientation every other month. Upcoming New Volunteer Orientation: Saturday, January 11th from 8:30 am - 4 pm Orientation is held at our office located at: 9655 Granite Ridge Dr. Ste. 300 San Diego, CA 92123 Continental breakfast and lunch provided. There is also an option to complete orientation a via Zoom and self-study combination.
Date Posted: Feb 25, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Throughout San Diego County, CA 92123
VITAS is looking for kind and caring people to help terminally ill patients and their families. Friendly visits, simple errands, providing a listening ear and the gift of friendship at a crucial time can make a real difference in another's life. Yours, too! Responsibilities include providing respite care (sit with a patient while the caregiver takes a break); friendly visits to patients and their families at home or in a nursing home; reading; writing letters, playing games, run errands to the grocery store, drug store, post office. We have many specialty programs that are patient specific as well. All volunteers must attend a 1 hr Zoom AND a comprehensive in-person orientation to gain the knowledge you will need to work with terminally ill patients. TB screen and background check are also required and covered by VITAS. Zoom orientation held 3x per month and in-person every other month. Our next in-person orientation is: Saturday, January 11th from 8:30 am - 4 pm Orientation is held at our office located at: 9655 Granite Ridge Dr. Ste. 300 San Diego, CA 92123 Continental breakfast and lunch provided. There is also an option to complete orientation a via Zoom and self-study combination. Other Volunteer Opportunities Available: Bereavement Volunteer, Administrative Volunteer, Hair Care/Cosmetology Volunteer (license required) Life Review/Legacy Volunteers, Veteran Volunteer, Massage Volunteer (license required), PAW Pal Pet Volunteer (certification required), Memory Bear Makers, Photography Volunteers, Spiritual Care Volunteers, Telephone Assurance Volunteers, Veteran Volunteers, Telephone Assurance Program.
Date Posted: Feb 25, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Throughout San Diego County, CA 92123
Join the nation's leading provider of Hospice Care and assist patients in documenting their life story. We partnered with a website where you print out questions, ask the patient then enter them into the site. The family received a printed, bound book with their loved one's life story. They also have permanent access to their loved one's records. This can be the most powerful gift to offer patient's families; a documented account of their loved one's life. Help us offer this precious heirloom that can be viewed for generations. A 30 minute training from the website trainer is provided to teach you how to use the easy program. All volunteers are required to attend a 1 hr Zoom AND a comprehensive in-person orientation to gain the knowledge you will need to work with terminally ill patients. Zoom orientation held 3x per month and in-person orientation every other month. Upcoming New Volunteer Orientation: Saturday, January 11th from 8:30 am - 4 pm Orientation is held at our office located at: 9655 Granite Ridge Dr. Ste. 300 San Diego, CA 92123 Continental breakfast and lunch provided. There is also an option to complete orientation a via Zoom and self-study combination.
Date Posted: Feb 25, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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San Diego, CA 92109
Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients facing the end of life? VITAS Healthcare is a Hospice seeking compassionate volunteers to be a part of our new VITAS Individualized Pampering (VIP) Program, providing personalized spa-like services and engaging mental activities that bring comfort and joy. Currently looking for volunteers in the Pacific Beach area for patients who reside in Assisted Living Facilities in that community. All volunteers are required to attend a 1 hr Zoom from home AND a comprehensive in-person orientation to gain the knowledge you will need to work with terminally ill patients. TB test and background check are also required and are provided by VITAS. Zoom orientation held 3x per month and in-person orientation every other month. Upcoming New Volunteer Orientation: Saturday, January 11th from 8:30 am - 4 pm Orientation is held at our office located at: 9655 Granite Ridge Dr. Ste. 300 San Diego, CA 92123 Continental breakfast and lunch provided. There is also an option to complete orientation a via Zoom and self-study combination. As a VIP Program volunteer, you'll have the chance to participate in various activities that will brighten the days of those we serve. Our personalized pampering services and activities help ease anxiety, relieve stress, engage the mind, and comfort the body of our patients. We are in immediate need of volunteers to: - Provide nail and facial care - Give aromatherapy hand massages - Play cards and games with patients - Do arts and crafts together - Listen to music - And more! From offering pampering sessions that include nail and facial care to heartwarming activities like listening to music together, solving puzzles, playing cards, and exploring word search challenges - your presence and involvement will make a significant difference. Visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer to learn more and sign up today. All supplies needed are provided by VITAS.
Date Posted: Feb 25, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Throughout San Diego County, CA 92123
VITAS is a Level 4 Partner in the NHPCO's "We Honor Veterans" initiative and wants to enlist your services to care for terminally ill veterans living at home and in nursing homes and assisted living communities throughout San Diego County. VITAS Veteran Volunteers do not need to be U.S. Veterans; you need only the desire to remember; honor and support America 's living heroes. VITAS Veteran Volunteers visit terminally ill veterans; conduct Pinning Ceremonies, provide weekly friendly visits, help replace military medals by contacting appropriate agencies; Conduct Life Reviews and document in a book, a website or video; telephone veterans to ask how they are doing; attend or help plan activities celebrating Memorial Day and Veteran's Day; educate veteran's groups about hospice services by speaking at their meetings. All volunteers are required to attend a 1 hr Zoom AND a comprehensive in-person orientation to gain the knowledge you will need to work with terminally ill patients. TB screen and background check are also required and are provided by VITAS. Zoom orientation held 3x per month and in-person every other month. Our next in-person orientation is: Saturday, January 11th from 8:30 am - 4 pm Orientation is held at our office located at: 9655 Granite Ridge Dr. Ste. 300 San Diego, CA 92123 Continental breakfast and lunch provided. There is also an option to complete orientation a via Zoom and self-study combination. Veteran Volunteers also complete an additional training in addition to volunteer orientation.
Date Posted: Feb 25, 2025
