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A Vigil Volunteer offers companionship, comfort and presence to aptients during the time immediately prior to death. Support can be provided to patients who have no family to be with hem or to provide support and guidance to families and caregivers, helping to relieve the unknown; this may also include staff if a patient lives in a facility. Support is provided in a variety of ways, including being a clam presence, talking and listening to family/caregivers, or sharing silence.
The Vigil Volunteer must have an understanding of Hospice philosophy and be familiar with the dying process, i.e. recognize when death is imminent. He/She will receive additional education/training on anticipatory grief, empathetic presence, reflective listening and the rights of dying.
Volunteer Prerequisites
- Be receptive to all aspects of the hospice concept.
- Complete a Volunteer Application, to include two personal or professional references.
- Complete a Certiphi Application authorizing the hospice to request a background check.
- Urine drug screen required.
- Recognize the necessity of commitmnet and confidentiality and sign a statement verifying agreement with this policy.
- Two-step Tuberculosis skin test (PPD) at no cost to the volunteer. Proof of PPD results with the last 12 months may be accepted for one of the required tests.
- Sign a consent/declination for the Hepatitis B vaccination. This vaccination (consisting of 3 shots) is available at no cost to the volunteer if he/she chooses to recieve it.
- Be of good physical and emotional health.
- Have reliable transportation.
- Complete Hospice Volunteer training and Vigil Volunteer Training.
These prerequisites are for the safety of our patients and volunteers.
A Vigil Volunteer offers companionship, comfort and presence to aptients during the time immediately prior to death. Support can be provided to patients who have no family to be with hem or to provide support and guidance to families and caregivers, helping to relieve the unknown; this may also include staff if a patient lives in a facility. Support is provided in a variety of ways, including being a clam presence, talking and listening to family/caregivers, or sharing silence.
The Vigil Volunteer must have an understanding of Hospice philosophy and be familiar with the dying process, i.e. recognize when death is imminent. He/She will receive additional education/training on anticipatory grief, empathetic presence, reflective listening and the rights of dying.
Volunteer Prerequisites
- Be receptive to all aspects of the hospice concept.
- Complete a Volunteer Application, to include two personal or professional references.
- Complete a Certiphi Application…
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Once contact information is received, a Gentiva Volunteer Coordinator will contact applicant by phone. A link will be sent to the provided email to initiate the background check and drug screening process. Once this process is started, a meeting will be scheduled to sign required documents. Training will also start at this time as well, and may take 2-3 meetings to complete, depending on the volunteer's schedule. Once training and screening is completed, the volunteer will be assigned a patient(s) to visit.
