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Future doctors, nurses, PAs, social workers, therapists, and healthcare professionals: hospice volunteering gives you something textbooks can’t 📚❤️ As a hospice volunteer, you’ll learn: • Patient communication and bedside presence • Compassionate care and active listening

Providence Hospice of Wichita

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Wichita, KS

I Want to Help

Details

Available Times:

Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)

Time Commitment:

A few hours per month

Commitment Details:

Typical patient visit: about 1 hour per week per patient — but you choose your level of involvement. Some volunteers visit multiple patients, while others help giving as much time as they’re able.

Recurrence:

Recurring

Volunteers Needed:

Cause Areas:

Conflict Resolution, Health & Medicine, Mental Health, Seniors & Retirement, Veterans

Benefits:

Training Provided

Good For:

Kids, Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+, Private Corporate Groups

Participation Requirements:

Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation

Age Requirement:

17+

Other Requirements:

Youth volunteers are welcome! Individuals ages 17 may volunteer with a parent or guardian (18+), and those 18 and older may volunteer independently.

Wheelchair Accessible

Description

Future doctors, nurses, PAs, social workers, therapists, and healthcare professionals: hospice volunteering gives you something textbooks can’t 📚❤️

As a hospice volunteer, you’ll learn:

• Patient communication and bedside presence

• Compassionate care and active listening

• How the hospice IDT team works together

• Real-life experience with charting, documentation, and professionalism

• The emotional side of healthcare and family support

A strong hospice volunteer reference letter can help strengthen applications for:

• PA Programs

• Nursing School

• Medical School

• Social Work Programs

• CNA/CMA programs

• Scholarships and healthcare internships

Volunteers provide companionship visits, conversation, music, games, reading, tuck-in calls, and support for patients and caregivers. Most visits are about 1 hour a week, and volunteers choose their schedule.

No medical experience needed. Training provided.

📍 Providence Home Health & Hospice – Wichita area

Stop by the office Monday–Friday, 9:30 AM–4:30 PM to fill out an application or call and ask for the Volunteer Coordinator.

Sometimes the best thing on a resume isn’t a grade. It’s proof you showed up for people when life felt fragile and quiet.

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Location

On-site

Providence Hospice

9415 E Harry St, Wichita, KS 67207, USA
Suite 703

Directions

📍 Volunteer Office Location

Providence Home Health & Hospice

9415 E Harry St., Suite 703

Wichita, KS 67207

📞 316-558-5956

🚗 Driving Directions (from central Wichita):

• Take Kellogg/US-54 East

• Exit at Webb Road

• Go south on Webb Road

• Turn left (east) onto Harry Street

• The office is in the office complex near Harry & Webb

• Look for Suite 703

🕘 Office Hours for Volunteer Applications:

Monday–Friday | 9:30 AM–4:30 PM

Stop by to fill out an application and speak with the Volunteer Coordinator about hospice volunteering opportunities for students and future healthcare professionals.

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Instructions:

📋 Interested in Becoming a Hospice Volunteer?

Here’s how to get started:

Stop by the office Monday–Friday between 9:30 AM–4:30 PM to fill out a volunteer application.
Meet with the Volunteer Coordinator to learn about available opportunities and ask questions.
Complete onboarding requirements, which may include:
• Background check
• Drug screening
• TB testing
• Training and orientation
Choose a volunteer role and schedule that works best for you.

✨ Volunteers can help with companionship visits, tuck-in calls, veteran support, office help, music visits, birthday programs, and more. Most volunteers visit about 1 hour per week.

📍 Providence Home Health & Hospice

9415 E Harry St., Suite 703, Wichita, KS 67207