Opportunity Details
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Heartland Hospice is Looking for You! We are recruiting for kind and compassionate people to serve as Friendly Visitors for our clients. Hospice patients are receiving palliative and comfort care services in the final stages of their terminal illness. A friendly visitor can make a wonderful difference in a person's day!
General tasks may include - helping your client read their favorite passages, books, or daily newspaper, helping your client with life review, scrapbooking, art at the bedside, music at the bedside, walking with them (or pushing their wheelchair) outside for some air, bringing them flowers or surprises, and other creative ways to bring them dignity.
We provide full training in Hospice philosophy and volunteer duties. Orientation and on-going training provided! Background and reference check required.
Counties Served: Richmond City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent, Powhatan, Colonial Heights City, Hopewell City, Petersburg City, Louisa, Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, King and Queen, King William, Prince George.
If you feel the call to serve in this capacity, we welcome your willingness to serve.
Other things to know:
Must have access to reliable transportation, ability to visit patients in home or facility
1x/week preferred
It's flexible! We'll work with your schedule.
Time commitment: We offer flexible opportunities, however, we do ask volunteers to sign a time commitment of 40 hours or six months of service.
COVID-19 Announcement:
The staff at Heartland is following all of the CDC Guidelines and the Virginia Department of Health when it comes to PPE. We will provide you with all of your PPE needs.
We have many ways for volunteers to engage and change the lives of our patients, follow our HandsOn or Volunteer Match page, or email Holly Tole, VC for questions about this and other job listing/s. If you have the heart for it, we welcome your willingness to serve.
- Holly Tole, Volunteer Coordinator - 804.432.5935 or holly.tole@hcr-manorcare.com
Senior Services
Age Minimum (with Adult): 16+, Minimum Age:18+
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