Hospice Cosmetology and Barbering (Non-Profit)

• *The Northern New Mexico service area includes Santa Fe, Tesuque, Nambe, Pojoaque, La Mesilla, Santa Cruz, La Puebla, El Llano, Cordova, Chimayo, Espanola, Ohkay Owingeh, Alcalde, El Guique, Medanales, El Dorado, Lamy, Pecos**

At Presbyterian Hospice of Northern New Mexico, we are passionate about bringing dignity to our patients and helping them to feel special. We are looking for volunteers with cosmetology or barbering skills to join in that vision. Would you be willing to pamper our patients and help them feel their best?

All our patient care volunteers are allowed to paint fingernails and apply simple skin care products to patients’ hands; a cosmetologist license is required to do anything beyond this. We are hoping to find volunteers with a license to cut and style our patients’ hair or a cosmetology license to also do manicures, skin treatments, or apply cosmetics.

Cosmetology/barbering volunteers would meet one on one with our patients in their home or a nursing facility. No prior medical experience is required, basic hospice training will be provided. Most of our patients are home bound and can’t treat themselves to a haircut or beautician. Many, because of their physical condition, can no longer care for their own personal grooming. Your skills can bring joy and comfort to someone’s last days!

Why choose non-profit?

• Non-profit hospice services are more patient-centered and focused on quality of care rather than the bottom line.
• Non-profit hospices are able to offer more services and resources to patients and their families than for-profit hospice services.

Getting started:

1. Fill out the volunteer application online at www.phs.org/community/volunteer
2. Pass a criminal background check.
3. Schedule screening interview with Volunteer Manager by contacting cverduzco@phs.org

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Proof of up-to-date COVID vaccinations.
• Proof of childhood vaccination records, or titer test.
• Current seasonal flu vaccine.
• Completion of self-paced online volunteer training.
• Skills commensurate with any services performed.
• Experience/ training in a related field and/or in volunteer activity.
• Comfortable with hospice philosophy, policy and practice.
• Good understanding of palliative care and support.
• Emotionally stable and willing to provide emotional support to the patient and family facing death, if patient volunteer.
• No personal experience with a spouse/parent/child death within the last year highly recommended
• Good written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to execute a supportive and sensitive approach to patient/family needs.
• New Mexico driver’s license and availability of a car.
• *The Norther New Mexico service area includes Santa Fe, Tesuque, Nambe, Pojoaque, La Mesilla, Santa Cruz, La Puebla, El Llano, Cordova, Chimayo, Espanola, Ohkay Owingeh, Alcalde, El Guique, Medanales, El Dorado, Lamy, Pecos**