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Published 5 days ago

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

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 week
    Commitment Details:
    Typical patient visit: about 1 hour per week per patient — but you choose your level of involvement. Some volunteers visit multiple patients giving as much time as they’re able.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    5
    Cause Areas:
    Consumer Protection, Health & Medicine, Human Rights & Civil Liberties, Transparency & Oversight, Veterans
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Good For:
    Kids, Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+
    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.

    Location

    On-site

    Providence Hospice

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

    Located off Harry/Webb - call for help to find us (316) 558-5956

    Please fill out this form

    Instructions:

    Thanks for your interest in volunteering with Providence Hospice - please give our volunteer coordinator a call to get more information. If you are ready to apply, please stop by the office M-F 9:30-4:30 to fill out an application. Our Hospice team is looking forward to meeting you!

    Providence Hospice

    9415 E. Harry Street, Suite 703

    Wichita, KS 67207

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