Volunteer Coordinator

Caring Hospice Services; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Caring Hospice Services is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to recruit, train, and supervise volunteers for administrative tasks, direct patient care, or pet therapy within our hospice program.

You will work with the care team to place volunteers appropriately, develop care plans, track hours and cost savings, and coordinate an annual recognition event, while aligning with Medicare COP requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience in program development, management and clinical supervision preferred.
• Ability to relate to terminally ill patients/families and their problems.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, telephone, documentation and communication skills.
• Must possess the disposition and personality to work harmoniously with a wide variety of people and all levels of staff and interact professionally as a member of a multidisciplinary team

Responsibilities

• Recruit volunteers to perform administrative, direct patient care or pet therapy.
• Provide orientation and ongoing training and supervision of volunteers.
• Review appropriateness of volunteer involvement upon referral from nursing/social work personnel and place volunteers appropriately.
• With Hospice Team, supervise and serve as a resource and liaison for volunteers.
• Complete IDG care plans accurately and timely.
• Prepare reports indicating percentage of volunteer hours and cost saving to hospice.
• Develop and maintain volunteer recruitment activity; arrange training for new volunteers.
• Coordinate an annual volunteer recognition event.
• Responsible for volunteer retention via support groups, calls, flyers, and meetings.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

• Recruit volunteers to perform administrative, direct patient care or pet therapy
• - Responsible for orientation and ongoing training and supervision of volunteers consistent with the duties and functions to be performed.
• - Reviews appropriateness of volunteer involvement upon referral from nursing/social work personnel. Places volunteers where appropriate.
• - With other members of the Hospice Team, provide supervision and serves as a resource and liaison for volunteers.
• - Completes IDG care plans accurately and timely.
• - Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports indicating percentage of volunteer hours provided to patients and the cost saving to hospice.
• - Develops and maintains on file volunteer recruitment activity. Recruits interviews, conducts orientation and arranges training for new volunteers sufficient to satisfy Medicare COP for hospice program.
• - Coordinates an annual volunteer recognition event.
• - Responsible for volunteer retention. This may include support groups, telephone calls, flyers, meeting with the volunteers on an individual basis.

Job Duties:

• Recruit volunteers to perform administrative, direct patient care or pet therapy
• - Responsible for orientation and ongoing training and supervision of volunteers consistent with the duties and functions to be performed.
• - Reviews appropriateness of volunteer involvement upon referral from nursing/social work personnel. Places volunteers where appropriate.
• - With other members of the Hospice Team, provide supervision and serves as a resource and liaison for volunteers.
• - Completes IDG care plans accurately and timely.
• - Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports indicating percentage of volunteer hours provided to patients and the cost saving to hospice.
• - Develops and maintains on file volunteer recruitment activity. Recruits interviews, conducts orientation and arranges training for new volunteers sufficient to satisfy Medicare COP for hospice program.
• - Coordinates an annual volunteer recognition event.
• - Responsible for volunteer retention. This may include support groups, telephone calls, flyers, meeting with the volunteers on an individual basis.

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Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Qualifications for the Hospice Volunteer Coordinator:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required.
• - Experience in program development, management and clinical supervision preferred.
• - Ability to relate to terminally ill patients/families and their particular problems.
• - Excellent organizational, interpersonal, telephone, documentation and communication skills.
• - Must possess the disposition and personality to work harmoniously with a wide variety of people and all levels of staff and interact professionally as a member of a multidisciplinary team