Volunteer Coordinator

AZORNA HEALTHCARE LLC•Mesa, AZ

About The Position

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you spend your days working with great people while enhancing the lives of a vulnerable population? Azorna is looking for a Hospice Volunteer Coordinator to join our team. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of the hospice volunteer program and ensures the right volunteers are matched with the right families. The Coordinator recruits, selects, trains, and coordinates hospice volunteers. Experience recruiting and leading volunteers is essential. Enhance the hospice experience through designing and delivering a volunteer program to meet patient and family needs Ensure that our volunteer operations comply with company, state, and federal regulations. Assign volunteers based on program needs and the volunteers’ interests and skills. Strengthen community ties Document ongoing efforts to recruit, train and retain volunteers Monitor and evaluate volunteers’ performance. Plan and conduct volunteer support meetings, volunteer appreciation gatherings, and volunteer retreats. Facilitate community awareness Assist Medical Social Work with community bereavement awareness as assigned. To maintain and coordinate the volunteer program for Hospice. Responsible for the orientation, training and coordination of all Hospice volunteers, for volunteer program administration and development in all service areas.

Requirements

Hospice experience is strongly preferred.
Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Strong computer skills.
Experience in volunteer activity
Must possess a valid state driver license
Must maintain automobile liability insurance as required by law
Must maintain dependable transportation in good working condition
Must be able to safely drive an automobile in all types of weather conditions
Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments.
Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital setting.
Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural and religious modes.
Minimum 2 years of experience in a related field, preferred.
Volunteer activity, preferred.
Must be able to work independently, make judgments based on assessments and data available and act accordingly.
Must be flexible, innovative and possess good interpersonal skills.
Must be able to cope with mental and emotional stress and demonstrate emotional stability.
Must have a current valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance and reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Enhance the hospice experience through designing and delivering a volunteer program to meet patient and family needs
Ensure that our volunteer operations comply with company, state, and federal regulations.
Assign volunteers based on program needs and the volunteers’ interests and skills.
Strengthen community ties
Document ongoing efforts to recruit, train and retain volunteers
Monitor and evaluate volunteers’ performance.
Plan and conduct volunteer support meetings, volunteer appreciation gatherings, and volunteer retreats.
Facilitate community awareness
Assist Medical Social Work with community bereavement awareness as assigned.
Plan and supervise delivery of all volunteer services.
Assign volunteers to service on the basis of program needs and the volunteers’ interests and skills.
Assess and monitor a record-keeping system which includes services delivered and actual time involved.
Recruit, interview and select volunteers.
Design and supervise the orientation and training of volunteers.
Monitor and evaluate volunteers’ performance.
Assure volunteers’ compliance with Hospice policies and procedures.
Plan and conduct volunteer support meetings.
Prepare services reports as required by the Director.
Facilitate community awareness and support of Hospice volunteer program.
Maintain relationship with other program leaders.
Attend Hospice IDG meetings and act as liaison between volunteers and IDG.
Adhere to Hospice standards and consistently interpret and accurately perform all assigned responsibilities.
Comply with Hospice infection control policies and protocols.
Works with IDG concept of patient care.
Participate in inservice programs and present inservices as assigned.
Completes Hospice training program.
Performs other duties as assigned by Director.