Hospice Volunteer Coordinator

Graham Healthcare Group • Northbrook, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Residential Home Health and Hospice, a nationally recognized leader in home health and hospice for over 20 years and a Top Workplace for 11 years, is seeking a Hospice Volunteer Coordinator. This role is part of the dynamic team and will serve clients in Lisle, IL, and surrounding areas. Residential Home Health and Hospice is part of the Graham Healthcare Group, a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company, which is dedicated to transforming the home care model by prioritizing patients and their families, and enhancing the quality and consistency of healthcare delivered at home.

Requirements

• Competence and proficiency in understanding the Hospice Volunteer program
• Understands the Hospice philosophy
• Ability to supervise, coordinate, and evaluate volunteer services
• Ability to organize and develop volunteer Hospice personnel for both patient and organizational needs
• Ability to manage a group of individuals providing volunteer time and who will be considered employees
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented collaborative environment
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Good team building skills
• Basic computer skills

Nice To Haves

• College degree preferred
• Healthcare experience preferred
• Hospice and/or volunteer experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage all volunteer program activities in the organization
• Develop and run the Hospice Volunteer program under the guidelines of Hospice regulations
• Recruit, educate, and select volunteers
• Determine a need for volunteer services with the patient and family/caregiver and entire Hospice team
• Develop a volunteer orientation/documented checklist program
• Supervise and evaluate volunteers in a timely and appropriate manner
• Maintain monthly statistics
• Work with Human Resources on maintaining volunteer personnel files
• Reevaluate volunteer program as necessary
• Coordinate support/education meetings
• Attends interdisciplinary group meetings to update on patient status
• Provide information to individuals and community groups about Hospice volunteer services
• All other duties assigned by supervisor

Benefits

• Competitive Pay: With opportunity for advancement
• Health and Welfare Benefits: Various medical, dental, and vision insurance options for you and your family to choose from.
• Supplemental Benefits: Company paid life insurance and disability benefits. Also, pre-tax FSA and HSA plans are offered.
• Generous PTO Packages: 15 days PTO that grows with your tenure, 6 paid holidays, 1 personal day.
• Retirement: Save for your future with our company offered 401k plan
• Company-Paid Education Programs: Grow your career by taking advantage of 50% discounts on tuition for selected courses offered by Purdue and Kaplan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed