Pet Therapy Can Brighten Someone's Day!
About the role
At Residential Healthcare Group, we are on a mission to positively impact our patients and their families and inspire a renewed sense of hope and confidence by providing exceptional home health, palliative, and hospice care. To meet the unique needs of every patient and family, our extraordinary care teams serve as way finders and way makers by delivering individualized care plans and experiences, wherever you are. We are governed by core values in dealing with one another, our patients, their families and caregivers, our partners, customers, and vendors. We believe that exceptional care is best delivered in a collaborative environment and seek to continually transform the home health, palliative and hospice industries through our proven team-based approach to care management and delivery. By educating our patients and their families, and advocating for those in need, we aspire to increase access to our industry-leading services at every stage of the patient’s journey, whenever and wherever they need us.
Bring joy to a hospice patient’s life by visiting with your Certified Pet Therapy Dog! Our patients and their families warmly welcome you into their lives to spend time and enjoy the company of a canine companion. We provide volunteer orientation for you and hope you will consider this rewarding opportunity with your pet therapy companion.
Requirements
- Certification as a pet therapy dog must be completed prior to volunteering.
- Volunteer orientation is provided.
- Submit a completed application.
- Participate in an interview.
- Undergo a background check.
- Complete drug and fingerprint screening.
- Undergo a TB test.
- Ensure your pet is up to date on vaccinations.
- Adhere to all safety and protection protocols.