Hospice Volunteer (Unpaid)
Job Description
Job Description
This is an unpaid volunteer role
Reports To: Executive Director
About Luminary Hospice:At Luminary Hospice, we are a mission-driven organization that empowers our team members to shape our culture in order to allow them to provide the highest quality support to patients and families throughout their entire end-of-life journey.
Our mission is to deliver personalized care that radiates compassion and preserves dignity for all that we are honored to serve on their end-of-life journey. We are centered on caring for the whole person – with expert medical care, pain management as well as emotional and spiritual support along with resources, information, and emotional support for families and caregivers.
About the role:The volunteer provides patient care and support services according to his/her experience and training and in compliance with organization policies.
Job Responsibilities:- Serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary group amid various settings: home care; respite; inpatient, bereavement, and/or administrative; office duties.
- Participates in general orientation.
- Serves the patient and family/caregiver under the guidance of the Volunteer Coordinator and Case Manager or as a part of the administrative team.
- Serves as substitute family/caregiver in the home performing activities that the volunteer has been prepared for and has agreed to perform. The volunteer may do homemaker chores, run errands, and provide respite care as well.
- Documents as educated and instructed maintaining confidentiality.
- Meets all health requirements set by Luminary Hospice.
- Provides availability regularly and/or keeping with the patient and family/caregiver needs.
- Participates in volunteer support groups and/or educational in-services.
- Maintains open communication and reports regularly to the Volunteer Coordinator.
- Assignment of other duties (as needed) directed by the Volunteer Coordinator.
- Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
- Participates in interdisciplinary group meetings, as appropriate.
- Mature individual, supportive of the hospice concept, comfortable with his/her spirituality, and willing to serve others in a volunteer capacity.
- Surviving family members: must meet a year's waiting period after the patient's death to participate in direct patient care or public relations activities.
- Successful completion of the hospice's volunteer training and orientation program.
- Previous volunteer experience may be helpful.
- Ability to work within an interdisciplinary group.
- If making home visits, must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit or stand. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Equal Employment Opportunity:Luminary Hospice is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We are committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. All employment decisions at Luminary Hospice are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.
Compensation and Benefits:This role is not eligible for benefits.
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