Compassionate Hospice Relief Volunteer

AccentCare Hospice & Palliative Care; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; Full time

Job description

Our Values

• Act with integrity
• Lead with compassion
• Commit to excellence

Our Vision

• Patients and clients receive the understanding, empathy, and excellence they deserve.
• Families experience compassionate support from a trusted guide at each step.
• Team members / volunteers grow, thrive, and find inspiration in a supportive work environment.
• Community and strategic partners succeed with the help of a comprehensive and responsive partner.

We are currently seeking

• Direct Care Volunteer: Provides a range of companionship and support to patients and caregivers at the bedside.
• Administrative Volunteer: Supports the important office operations of the program.
• Music Companion Volunteer: Shares the gift of music with our patients and families.
• Legacy Volunteer: Uses crafts and multi-media to capture special memories and the unique legacy of each patient.
• Veteran Volunteer: No one understands the unique needs of our Veterans better than active or retired military personnel.
• Memory Bear Seamster: Turns a patient’s clothing into a personalized stuffed bear for the family to cherish.

We are looking for compassionate volunteers to help a family in need. Caregivers have an exhausting job of caring for their loved one around the clock. We are looking for someone who is able to sit with a hospice patient as their caregiver takes time away for self‑care, doctor’s appointments, or groceries. Your role would be to provide supervision and companionship to the patient while their caregiver is away. You will not provide any hands‑on care such as changing, feeding, or moving the patients. We are looking for individuals that are available to help 1‑2 hours per week.

Our volunteers are full members of our hospice team and often form close ties with the patient and their family. In our Volunteer Orientation class you will understand some of the challenges that face patients and families and ways you can bring quality of life and compassionate care to them.

As a hospice volunteer you will learn about the hospice philosophy, communicating with patients and families, family dynamics, spiritual care and the grief process.

Please consider joining our team as we honor life and offer hope to those who need us most.