Description

Job Title: Hospice Volunteer

Location: Bristiol, NH, and surrounding towns

Job Type: Full time, part time, and per diem hours available - this is a nonpaying position

Join our award-winning team today!

Recognized as the Best of the Lakes Region for Visiting Nurses in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 with a 5-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, LRVNA is an organization you can be proud to volunteer for.

Why is LRVNA an amazing place to volunteer:

• Flexible Scheduling: Enjoy the ability to create your own schedule.
• Supportive Environment: Volunteer in a friendly setting where you get to know your patients and their families.
• Community focused: For over 100 years LRVNA has provided exceptional care to our neighbors throughout the NH lakes region.

Position Summary:

We are so grateful to the many volunteers who offer invaluable support to our patients and families in several disciplines within the VNA (Hospice, Administration, Home Health Care).

As a dedicated and sympathetic Hospice volunteer you undergo specialized training to address the unique challenges of end-of-life care as part of the Hospice team. Your primary role is to offer companionship to both patients and their families, delivering invaluable non-medical support and assistance during this sensitive time.

From visiting patients and affording much-needed respite to family members and caregivers, to contributing essential help within the administrative sphere, volunteers form an integral and cherished component of the VNA team.? Please note, this is strictly a volunteer, unpaid position.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Patient Care:

• Follows through with their commitments when made with client’s and families. Visits as scheduled and provides support including functions such as errands, light household tasks, meal preparation, respite, companionship, care giver support.
• Provides continued support in inpatient settings when the patient’s needs require it.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of all information including client, family names, and medical and personal information. Nothing is to be shared with anyone other than IDG. Adheres to the HIPAA requirements of Agency.
• Appropriately identifies any physical, spiritual, and/or social services needs and communicates with the volunteer coordinator.
• Works with the IDG team to update the individualized care plan.

Communication:

• Participates In Interdisciplinary Group meetings as requested.
• Ensures that all required documentation is done and submitted on time.
• Communicates with the Hospice Volunteer Coordinator regularly for support and supervision.
• Talking without building walls
• Hearing what is said and knowing what is meant.

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies:

• Education/Certification: Satisfactory completion of the prescribed Volunteer Training Program.
• At the discretion of the Hospice Director, training may be waived for volunteers who have documented completion of Volunteer Training at another hospice program.
• Possess a valid unencumbered driver’s license in the State of NH.
• Access to operable, insured motor vehicle. Must provide documentation of auto insurance coverage.
• Life experience….and a willingness to be open and see things in a new and unique way.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving, and time management skills are necessary.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing is possible.
• Able to lift supplies and equipment at times may be possible.
• Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching may be possible.
• Visual acuity and hearing to perform required skills.

Supervisory Responsibility

• If volunteers support the bereavement program, the coordinator is responsible for their supervision and tracking their hours and performance.

Apply Now

Please fill out the following application to learn more and indicate your preference for volunteering in the hospice team, office support, home care, or other specialty area.

*Referral rewards: Anyone is eligible to receive a referral reward if someone they formally recommend is successfully hired (employed past 180 days) for a full-time or part-time position with LRVNA. Please email kberkeley@lrvna.org with your referral’s contact information.