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Veteran Volunteers Needed - We Honor Veterans -Hospice Patient Volunteer
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A New Mission: Serve Those Who Served - Veteran Volunteers Needed for Veteran Hospice Patients
You answered the call to duty once, and now, we invite you to answer it again. We are seeking compassionate veterans to provide companionship, support, and a unique camaraderie to hospice patients who share your distinguished background. Your understanding, born from shared experience, can bring immense comfort and relief to a veteran and their family during this final chapter of life.
What You Will Do:
- Provide Companionship: Visit with a patient, which may include reading, talking, listening to music, assisting with light activities, or simply being a reassuring presence by their bedside.
- Document Life Stories: Talk with patients and learn their life stories, documenting them to provide a lasting legacy for their families.
- Be a Team Member: Serve as a vital part of the hospice team, following a collaborative Plan of Care.
Commitment and Requirements:
- Must be a veteran.
- Visits are flexible and scheduled to work for you and the patient/facility.
- You will be matched with a patient within an acceptable distance from your home.
- A one-year commitment of approximately 100 volunteer hours (about 2 hours per week) is requested.
- You will be required to undergo a background check and a two-step TB test (at no cost to you).
- State-mandated hospice training (online) is required and provided free.
- Must meet all requirements of Dignity Health Employee Health screening.
Bring your experience, your empathy, and your commitment to service. Continue the mission of honor and respect by standing with a fellow veteran when they need it most.
Qualifications:
- Completion of 8 hours of State mandated volunteer training through Hospice Relias Volunteer Training, End-of-Life Specialist certification or equivalent to be assessed and determined by the Dignity Health Hospice Volunteer Services Supervisor.
- Meeting all requirements of Dignity Health Employee Health screening and clearance for duty, including but not limited to initial health appraisal, vaccinations, and annual PPD testing.
- Compliance with maintaining these requirements.
- Current California Drivers License or ID
- Proof of auto insurance
- Availability of operating motor vehicle
- Current CPR certification recommended but not required
- Ready to start this meaningful service? Apply today to join our Veteran Honors program.
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Greater Sacramento Area and Surrounding Cities
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To ensure you are aware of the requirements for joining us as a Hospice Volunteer, we ask you to review the steps below and confirm you are still interested in starting the onboarding process and are able to commit the minimum hours monthly as a volunteer. (In order to stay on as Volunteers, we ask that our volunteers provide 100 hours per year, or approximately 8 hours per month.)
In order to become a volunteer, the following will be required to be completed within 30-45 days of acceptance of application:
- Completion of Application, Background Disclosure and Authorization Forms, Veterans Questionnaire, and Submission of Reference Letters
- Completion of Health Consent & Medical History Questionnaire, Submission of Immunization Records, and completion of the Health Clearance (Labs, TB Test)
- Submission of copies of automobile insurance (with your name listed as a driver), and current California Driver License
- Completion of the Online Volunteer Education/Training Online Classes
- Once all above are completed, there will be a Mercy Hospice Orientation onsite training at our Data Drive Rancho Cordova location, and you will be enrolled in the Light Touch Therapy Class. Once you have completed your orientation and class, you will be paired with a mentor volunteer who will help guide you through your first visit and be available should you have any questions. Your fellow volunteers, the Mercy Hospice staff members, and I are all available to support you in your journey as a hospice volunteer.
