Provo Hospice Volunteer

Intermountain Health • Provo, UT

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Unpaid volunteer contributing time to Intermountain Healthcare in various roles. Volunteer Opportunities include Patient Care (offering companionship and support to hospice patients and their families through social visits, music therapy, reading, playing games, or writing personal/family history), Respite Care (relieving caregivers who are physically and emotionally exhausted, allowing them time for errands, exercise, or personal time), Bereavement Support (providing support to families through the death and grieving process, creating hand molds of patients, and working closely with social workers and chaplains to facilitate group meetings, memorial services, and follow-up with families), and Office Support (providing administrative services to hospice staff, such as sending birthday cards, assembling mailing packets, supply calls to patients, and assisting in hospice events).

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Able to work alone and independently (within scope of assigned duties)
• Able to work well with diverse populations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good listening skills. Active listener
• Maintain and respect professional relationships
• Sound mental and emotional health
• Sensitive to patient and family situations / dynamics
• Able to stay calm in stressful situations
• Self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable
• Must be able to commit to at least 2 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months after the start date
• Reliable transportation to patients homes

Responsibilities

• Offer companionship and support to hospice patients and their families, including social visits, music therapy, reading, playing games, or writing personal/family history.
• Relieve caregivers who are physically and emotionally exhausted from providing care for a loved one, allowing caregivers to run errands, exercise, or simply have some time alone.
• Provide support to families and helps through death and grieving process.
• Create hand molds of patients.
• Works closely with social workers and chaplains to facilitate group meetings, memorial services, and follow up with families.
• Provide administrative services to the hospice staff.
• Send birthday cards, assemble mailing packets, supply calls to patients, and assist in hospice events.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed