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Countries/States Served:
SC
People Utilized or Employed:
Trainable Volunteers
Types of Students Allowed:
Premedical Students, Prenursing Students |
Program Length:
Long Term (Greater than 1 month)
Language Skills:
English
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Current Volunteer Opportunities (Unpaid Positions)
Direct Patient Care Volunteer needed for
More than 1 year
Opportunity Description:
Hospice is a special kind of care for patients and families facing a life-limiting illness. An interdisciplinary team, including volunteers, provides on-going support for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families. The purpose of Hospice is to bring a measure of peace to one's last days. As a Hospice volunteer, you will be oriented to our program so that you can understand the Hospice mission, our philosophy, and goals. We will give you the skills needed to assist patients and their families. A Hospice volunteer must have, above all, a caring and open attitude. We also ask for regular availability of a few hours a week to a few hours a month, depending upon patient assignment. Volunteers must also be able to demonstrate maturity and sensibility, a sense of humor, good interpersonal relations skills, and effectively be able to deal with the demands of their assigned responsibilities. All volunteers will go through an extensive volunteer training prior to patient assignment.
Volunteer responsibilities may include, but not be limited to, the following:
-Sit with the patient while the primary caregiver runs errands;
-Do light chores (ie laundry) around the house;
-Listen and tell stories or read to the patient;
-Play cards or board games with the patient;
-Organize photos and mementos for a patient scrapbook or memory box;
-Visit with our Hospice patients in local long term care facilities, including some in dementia units.
Scheduling can be flexible; typically two to four hours per week.
Total Number of Volunteers Needed:
15
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Administrative Volunteer needed for
6 to 12 months
Opportunity Description:
Hospice is a special kind of care for patients and families facing a life-limiting illness. An interdisciplinary team, including volunteers, provides on-going support for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families. The purpose of Hospice is to bring a measure of peace to one's last days. As a Hospice volunteer, you will be oriented to our program so that you can understand the Hospice mission, our philosophy, and goals, as well as all of the documentation required to maintain adequate treatment records for our Hospice patients. We may also have other administrative tasks that come up periodically where volunteer assistance will be needed in the office.
From time to time, volunteers may be needed to help out in the office with paperwork, much of it confidential, related to patient charting and filing. Additional responsibilities may include, but not be limited to, the following:
-Filing & Data Entry
-Stuffing Envelopes For Mailings
-Assembling Informational Packets
-Typing Labels
-Photocopying
Needs are periodic and scheduling can be flexible.
Total Number of Volunteers Needed:
5
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Affiliate Volunteer needed for
1 to 3 months
Opportunity Description:
Hospice is a special kind of care for patients and families facing a life-limiting illness. An interdisciplinary team, including volunteers, provides on-going support for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families. The purpose of Hospice is to bring a measure of peace to one's last days. As a Hospice volunteer, you will be oriented to our program so that you can understand the Hospice mission, our philosophy, and goals. We will give you the skills needed to assist patients and their families.
Often, we call upon the special talents, skills, and caring of those individuals who may be interested in supporting the work of our Hospice, but for whatever reason are unable to visit patients. These volunteers may engage in a variety of special projects based on their own gifts and done during a time that best fits their personal schedule.
There are all kinds of projects that an affiliate InCare Hospice volunteer might engage in, but below are some possible ideas:
· Knitting blankets or scarves
· Sewing pillows, bibs, or memory bears
· Creating bookmarks, tape recordings, or prayer shawls
· Making Easter Baskets or May Day Baskets or other holiday specific gifts for patients
· Offering to do light yard work at a patients house
· You think of an idea and bring it to us---and we'll let you know if it will work!
Time commitments will vary with projects.
Total Number of Volunteers Needed:
10
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Mission Statement: (See Web Site For Updated Information)
Our mission is to provide quality care to terminally ill patients and their families in the communities which we serve. Through of education and direct care, we strive to provide quality of life, to help patients live with comfort and dignity, and to support families as they move beyond loss. The Gift of Giving~The Gift Of Hospice Our volunteers are the heart of our Hospice team. We depend on our volunteers to assist in providing support and care to our patients and their families during this challenging time in their lives. Some volunteers also choose to help via administrative support in the office or through other special projects as needed, based on their own talents. Our trained volunteers can offer support, companionship, and practical care to our patients and families. Whether its running errands, sitting with a patient to provide relief for the caregiver, reading to a patient, helping a patient write in his or her journal, or simply providing the power of presence, Hospice volunteers are truly making a difference and are an integral part of our InCare Hospice Team. Theres a lot to gain from being a Hospice volunteer, including satisfaction, greater self-knowledge, and spiritual growth. Volunteering as little as a couple of hours a month can provide assistance to a patient or their family when they need it most. The needs for each volunteer will vary from patient to patient. Because different families have different needs, you will be able to find an area of service that suits and satisfies your schedule and location best. Hospice volunteers come from all walks of life and simply want to bring a measure of peace and quailty of life to an ill patients final days. As a Hospice volunteer, you will be oriented to the InCare Hospice program so that you can understand our mission, philosophy, and goals. We will give you the skills needed to assist patients and their families. You will find it to be the most rewarding thing that you can do to make a difference in your life and someone elses life. Volunteering affirms and enhances your acquired skills and knowledge. We offer free to all of our volunteers: Hospice Volunteer Training; two-step TB screening; Hepatitis B vaccine (optional); flu vaccine; blood pressure check; CPR training; and on-going quarterly inservice trainings. We certainly look forward to hearing from you and invite you to join our team
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