Nonprofit

Hospice Companion Volunteer

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Omaha, NE
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  • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    Flexible
    Commitment Details:
    There is no minimum number of hours to volunteer, OnCare is happy to utilize whatever you are able to commit.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    20
    Cause Areas:
    Disability, Health & Medicine, Volunteering
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Good For:
    Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Background Check
    Age Requirement:
    18+
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Description

    Hospice Companion Volunteer

    Serve as a friend/companion to an elderly hospice patient to reduce social isolation and bring meaning to the life of someone in need!

    Primary Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities may include, but not limited to the following:

      • Companionship visits – general conversation, watching movies, playing card and board games, knitting together, doing puzzles, painting
      • Vigil visits – sitting bedside providing supportive presence to individuals who are in the last hours and days of life
      • Yardwork and snow removal – at private patient homes
      • Handyman – small home repairs, removing furniture, hanging photos

    Time Commitment: There is no minimum number of hours to volunteer, OnCare is happy to utilize whatever you are able to commit. Direct patient care is typically a 1-2 hour commitment per week in order to successfully build rapport with the patient and their family. Timing is flexible. We can utilize volunteers any time of day or night, during the week, on weekends and on holidays.

    Educational/Professional: Successful completion of 7 hour online OnCare volunteer training. Training is web-based and done at your own pace. After completion of the online training, volunteers will complete visits with the Volunteer Coordinator until they feel comfortable performing visits independently.

    Serve as a friend/companion to an elderly hospice patient to reduce social isolation and bring meaning to the life of someone in need!

    Primary Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities may include, but not limited to the following:

      • Companionship visits – general conversation, watching movies, playing card and board games, knitting together, doing puzzles, painting
      • Vigil visits – sitting bedside providing supportive presence to individuals who are in the last hours and days of life
      • Yardwork and snow removal – at private patient homes
      • Handyman – small home repairs, removing furniture, hanging photos

    Time Commitment: There is no minimum number of hours to volunteer, OnCare is happy to utilize whatever you are able to commit. Direct patient care is typically a 1-2 hour commitment per week in order to successfully build rapport with the patient and their family. Timing is flexible. We can utilize volunteers any time of day or night, during the week, on weekends and on…

    Location

    On-site
    16934 Frances St, Omaha, NE 68130, USA
    Suite 105

    Apply to This Volunteer Opportunity

    Instructions:

    18 or older

    Completion of a background check for all individuals 16 and older

    Reliable transportation

    Completion of a TB test

    Completion of self-paced training program

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