At Harmony Home Health and Hospice, LLC., we believe in creating a vibrant and supportive work environment where our team members feel valued and motivated to make a difference. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and fun. Join us in our mission to "impact the lives of everyone we touch in a very meaningful, sincere, and deliberate way every single day". While providing exceptional care and support to our community.

Summary

The volunteer provides patient care and support services according to his/her experience and training and in compliance with organization policies. This is a non-compensated position.

Qualifications and Experience

Mature individual, supportive of the hospice concept, comfortable with his/her own spirituality and willing to serve others in a volunteer capacity.

Successful completion of the hospice’s volunteer training and orientation program.

Previous volunteer experience may be helpful.

Ability to work within the interdisciplinary group.

Previous healthcare experience preferred but not required.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Pass background screen upon hire.

Effective organizational skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities *

· Serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary group amid various settings: home care; respite; inpatient, bereavement and/or administrative; office duties.

· Participates in general orientation.

· Serves the patient and family/caregiver under guidance of Volunteer Coordinator and Case Manager or as a part of the administrative team.

· Serves as substitute family/caregiver in the home performing activities that the volunteer has been prepared for and has agreed to perform. The volunteer may do homemaker chores, run errands, and provide respite care as well.

· Documents as educated and instructed maintaining confidentiality.

· Meets all health requirements set by Harmony Home Health & Hospice.

· Provides availability on a regular basis and/or keeping with the patient and family/caregiver needs.

· Participates in volunteer support groups and/or educational in-services.

· Maintains open communication and reports regularly to the Volunteer Coordinator.

· Assignment of other duties (as needed) directed by the Volunteer Coordinator.

· Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.

· Participates in interdisciplinary group meetings, as appropriate.

· Ability to work independently with limited direct supervision.

· Pleasant and cooperative attitude with co-workers, physicians, and external customers.

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Physical demands: While performing duties of this job, the employee is required to perform job related duties which may require lifting, standing, bending, stooping, stretching, walking, pushing, pulling, talking, and hearing. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

· Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to prolonged sitting. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

General sign-off: The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.

Reporting to this position: None

Disclaimer

Jobs are posted by independently owned and operated provider agencies. Your application will go directly to the agency, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of the agency. All inquiries about employment should be made directly to the agency location.

This aggregate job board is hosted by the Homecare and Hospice Association of Utah (HHAU). HHAU does not have access to candidate information and is not responsible for any of the job postings other than those posted for positions where HHAU is the employer.