Hospice Volunteer

About the Role

Brighten Life Home Health is seeking a Hospice Volunteer to join our team in St. George. The volunteer provides patient care and support services according to his/her experience and training and in compliance with organization policies.

Responsibilities

• Serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary group amid various settings: home care; respite; inpatient, bereavement and/or administrative; office duties.
• Participates in general orientation.
• Serves the patient and family/caregiver under guidance of Volunteer Coordinator and Case Manager or as a part of the administrative team.
• Serves as substitute family/caregiver in the home performing activities that the volunteer has been prepared for and has agreed to perform.
• May do homemaker chores, run errands, and provide respite care.
• Documents as educated and instructed maintaining confidentiality.
• Meets all health requirements.
• Provides availability on a regular basis and/or keeping with the patient and family/caregiver needs.
• Participates in volunteer support groups and/or educational inservices.
• Maintains open communication and reports regularly to the Volunteer Coordinator.
• Performs other duties as directed by the Volunteer Coordinator.
• Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Participates in interdisciplinary group meetings, as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Mature individual, supportive of the hospice concept, comfortable with his/her own spirituality and willing to serve others in a volunteer capacity.
• Successful completion of the hospice's volunteer training and orientation program.
• Previous volunteer experience may be helpful.
• Ability to work within the interdisciplinary group.
• If making home visits, must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.