Hospice Volunteer Unpaid - Salt Lake Valley

Harmony Home Health and Hospice Volunteer

At Harmony Home Health and Hospice, LLC., we believe in creating a vibrant and supportive work environment where our team members feel valued and motivated to make a difference. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and fun. Join us in our mission to impact the lives of everyone we touch in a very meaningful, sincere, and deliberate way every single day while providing exceptional care and support to our community.

The volunteer provides patient care and support services according to his/her experience and training and in compliance with organization policies. This is a non-compensated position.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Mature individual, supportive of the hospice concept, comfortable with his/her own spirituality and willing to serve others in a volunteer capacity.
• Successful completion of the hospice's volunteer training and orientation program.
• Previous volunteer experience may be helpful.
• Ability to work within the interdisciplinary group.
• Previous healthcare experience preferred but not required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Pass background screen upon hire.
• Effective organizational skills.

Essential Duties and 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 guidance of 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 Harmony Home Health & Hospice.

Provides availability on a regular basis 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.

Ability to work independently with limited direct supervision.

Pleasant and cooperative attitude with co-workers, physicians, and external customers.

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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. Physical demands: While performing duties of this job, the employee is required to perform job related duties which may require lifting, standing, bending, stooping, stretching, walking, pushing, pulling, talking, and hearing. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to prolonged sitting. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

General sign-off:

The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.

Reporting to this position:

None

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Join our team of caring professionals! At Harmony Home Health and Hospice, we believe there's no greater or more fulfilling career than working one-on-one with someone in need of care at home, and in knowing you've made a real difference in that person's quality of life, health, and overall well being. Our care team members provide so much more for our clients than simply hands-on home health care services. Serving as an extended part of the family, they:

• Restore balance
• Offer comfort and hope
• Provide peace of mind and a sense of security
• Allow for recovery in the comfort of home
• Foster independence, safety and self-worth and value
• And so much more

If you have a compassionate heart and a desire to help others, we'd love to talk to you about joining the Harmony Home Health and Hospice care team! As one of the top-rated senior and pediatric home care agencies, we have a variety of both employment and volunteer opportunities to fit your schedule and skillset.