General Volunteer - Hospice

LHC Group • Sacramento, CA

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About The Position

The volunteer plays a vital role in enhancing the quality of care delivered to the patient and family through direct patient/family care activities, or administrative activities that support the hospice agency’s goal of quality patient/family care. "This is a volunteer position and ineligible for pay"

Requirements

• Experience in working with people and willing to serve others
• Less than 6 months
• Mature, non-judgmental, caring, people-oriented individual who is supportive of the hospice concept of care
• Completes Volunteer Training Program

Responsibilities

• Provides program support through community events, fundraising, art and craft donations for patients or bereaved, community speaker, education, health or community fairs, public relations and volunteer recruitment.
• Must be dependable, able to set and complete goals, works well independently or in a team, understands agency, hospice, and LHC mission.
• Provides assistance to the hospice program and/or patient/family in accordance with designated activities.
• Communicates availability and schedule changes to supervisor.
• Accurately documents services provided as trained and instructed by the hospice agency.
• Maintains strict patient confidentiality.
• Attends at least four (4) in-services per year.
• Completes all mandatory trainings.
• Submits annual renewable documents timely.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees