Nonprofit
Companionship Volunteer
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A companionship volunteer serves as an additional support to patients and families dealing with a teminal illness and end-of-life issues. Support can be provided in a variety of ways, such as companionship and socialization, or offering respite to stressed caregivers.
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.
These prerequisites are for the safety of our patients and volunteers.
A companionship volunteer serves as an additional support to patients and families dealing with a teminal illness and end-of-life issues. Support can be provided in a variety of ways, such as companionship and socialization, or offering respite to stressed caregivers.
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…
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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.
