Hospice Volunteer & Berevement Coordinator

Kids for the Future; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan with company-m\

Job summary

Trinity Hospice is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to lead our office's volunteer program. The VC will recruit, train, retain, and supervise volunteers providing day-to-day administrative and direct patient care support.

Responsibilities include documenting recruitment efforts, coordinating training, tracking volunteer skills and hours, and integrating volunteers into care planning while ensuring compliance with relevant laws and policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruiting and managing hospice volunteers preferred.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with the IDG and the community.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the overall volunteer program, including recruitment, training, retention, and supervision.
• Coordinates day-to-day admin or direct patient care volunteer placements as needed.
• Maintains records of volunteer skills, competencies, and in-service training.
• Ensures adequate volunteer hours meet program requirements and documents impact.
• Participates in care planning and records on the Plan of Care for patients receiving volunteer services.

Skills

Volunteer recruitment

Volunteer management

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Transportation & license

Education

High School diploma

Job description

• Location 1,Austin, TX, 78701,United States
• Employee Type FT Exempt

Description

Why Trinity Hospice?

At Trinity Hospice, we believe that delivering outstanding hospice care starts with investing in our clinical team. We are committed to providing the flexibility, resources, and professional respect you deserve, empowering you to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and families every day.

Job Summary:

The Volunteer Coordinator (VC) has the overall responsibility for our office’s volunteer program. Volunteers must be used in day-to-day administrative and/or direct patient care roles that meets the needs of the patient and family/caregivers. The VC is responsible for recruiting, training, retaining and supervising volunteers.

A day in the life:

• Maintains documentation that demonstrates viable and ongoing efforts to recruit and retain volunteers
• Provides training and orientation that is consistent with hospice industry standards and compliance with all local, state and federal laws.
• Maintains a written description of in-service training provided during the previous 12 months.
• Assesses and maintains documentation of volunteers skills and competencies.
• Provides guidance related specifically to individual responsibilities.
• Maintains documentation of the cost savings achieved through the use of volunteers including identification of each position occupied by a volunteer; work time spent by volunteers occupying those positions; estimating the dollar costs the Agency would have incurred if paid employees occupied the position.
• Ensures volunteers provide day-to-day administrative and/or direct patient care services in an amount that at a minimum, equals 5% of the total patient care hours of all paid hospice employees and contact staff.
• Ensures volunteers document to prove the value of work being done for patients and families.
• Participates in the care planning process; documents on the Plan of Care (POC) for all patients receiving volunteer services; reviews and documents on the individualize POC as frequently as the patient’s condition requires but no less frequently than every 15 days.
• Collaboratively develops and maintains policies specific to the volunteer program.
• Ensures volunteers are aware of and in agreement with their duties and responsibilities; who to report to if they need assistance and instructions regarding performance of their duties and responsibilities.

Education, Experience, and Certifications Needed:

• High School graduate, with being a graduate of an accredited college/university being preferred.
• Experience in recruitment & management of hospice volunteers preferred.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) and the community.
• Must have reliable transportation and valid auto insurance, as well as a current drivers license.
• 7 paid holidays annually, plus a paid day off for your birthday
• Comprehensive benefits package with a variety of insurance plan options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
• Support for continuing education and professional development credits
• Additional employee benefits and wellness programs