Hospice Volunteer

Overview

Join to apply for the Hospice Volunteer role at Eden Health (Home Health, Hospice, Home Care).

Eden Hospice Volunteers assist in meeting the physical, spiritual, emotional, and psychological needs of Eden Hospice patients and their families, or assist in the office in areas of indirect care. Volunteers support and reinforce the philosophy of the Eden Hospice Program and provide a wide variety of supportive services to help improve patients’ quality of life.

• Provide the patient with companionship.
• Provide respite for family members or other primary caregivers.
• Be a caring, compassionate, and empathetic person who can support the hospice philosophy and care plan.
• Provide psycho-social, emotional, and spiritual support through compassionate presence, listening, and other appropriate means as indicated.
• Assist the caregiver with light housekeeping, errands, and shopping.
• Be willing to contact the bereaved survivor after the death of the patient through attendance at funeral or memorial services and through personal visits, telephone calls, and written notes as appropriate.
• Provide feedback to the interdisciplinary team via report to the Volunteer Coordinator or designee regarding patient and family needs and coping.
• Keep written records of patient-related activities and Eden Hospice functions, such as trainings and memorials.
• Support and reinforce the role and functions of the interdisciplinary team when in contact with the patient and family.

• Hospice Volunteer training with Eden Hospice or other adequate hospice training.
• Ability to work with people of various religious faiths and cultures.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Nonjudgmental, sensitive to the needs and feelings of others.

Eden Health is an equal opportunity employer.