Volunteer-Medford OR

Compassus • Medford, OR

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About The Position

Volunteers are unpaid team members who provide time, compassion, and support to patients, families, and the organization. Opportunities include companionship, bereavement support, administrative assistance, and presence at end of life. Volunteers work under the direction of the Volunteer Coordinator and other designated staff. Duties vary by volunteer role. Volunteers submit timely documentation of patient and family contacts or other activities and participate in in-service programs and ongoing education. Compassus is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and provides equal employment opportunity to qualified applicants.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Professional, Certified, and/or Complementary Therapies Volunteers must provide a current license, certification, or proof of training and experience.
• Professional, Certified, and/or Complementary Therapies Volunteers must have at least one year of experience.
• Ability to maintain infection control requirements.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information and respond to questions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand, read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to articulate and embrace an integrated healthcare-at-home philosophy.
• Ability to support dying patients and their families using skills learned in volunteer orientation.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient and family interactions and information.
• Ability to reliably follow through on patient care assignments.
• Ability to perform essential functions, including regular standing, walking, manual dexterity, and lifting and moving objects up to 50 pounds.
• Visual abilities include close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.
• Expected exposure to bodily fluids, infectious diseases, and conditions typical to a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Administrative Volunteers: Assist with office functions and hospice-related activities to support daily operations.
• Bereavement Volunteers: Offer emotional support to bereavement clients under the guidance of the Bereavement Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator.
• Patient Care Volunteers: Visit patients and families as outlined in the Plan of Care, providing companionship, caregiver relief, errands, and other supportive tasks.
• Provide Angel/11th-hour support by sitting bedside with actively dying patients, as directed in the Plan of Care.
• All Volunteers: Submit timely documentation of patient and family contacts or volunteer activities to the Volunteer Coordinator.
• Participate in in-service programs and ongoing education to remain informed about information pertinent to the volunteer role.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed