Volunteer Coordinator

Zion's Way Home Health Care- St George•St. George, UT

About The Position

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing all volunteer program activities in the organization. The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com. Zion's Way Home Health & Hospice is committed to providing personalized life-changing service across Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. Whether you are on the road to recovery and are benefiting from our home health services or enjoying time with loved ones as you near the end of life with the assistance of our hospice program, our mission remains the same. We believe that healthcare services must be customized to respect the personal circumstances and unique needs of our clients. Our passion is in serving our communities. Let our home health and hospice experts assist you in obtaining the information and resources you need to take care of your loved one. Our education team is available at no cost to help you on your journey and point you in the right direction. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.

Requirements

College degree, advanced degree in human services preferred.
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a health care setting.
Hospice and/or volunteer experience preferred.
Ability to supervise, coordinate, and evaluate volunteer services.
Understands hospice philosophy.
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.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain volunteer training and orientation program.
Recruits, educates, and selects volunteers from at least three (3) recruitment sessions a year.
Establish a need for volunteer services with the patient and family/caregiver and entire hospice team.
Supervise and evaluate volunteers in a timely and appropriate manner.
Maintains monthly statistics.
Maintains current personnel files.
Reevaluate volunteer program as necessary.
Coordinate support/education meetings.
Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
Provides information to individuals and community groups about hospice volunteer services.
Participates as needed in the budget preparation for program development.
Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities.