Volunteer Coordinator

Caring Hospice Services; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

In-person work location

Job summary

Caring Hospice Services is seeking a Coordinator of Volunteers to recruit, orient, train, and supervise volunteers across administrative, patient care, and pet therapy roles. You will assess referrals, place volunteers appropriately, and collaborate with the hospice team to support patient needs.

Responsibilities include maintaining recruitment activity, preparing care plans and reports, coordinating recognition events, and promoting volunteer retention through outreach and training that meets

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 particular problems.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, telephone, documentation and communication skills.
• Disposition and personality to work harmoniously with a wide variety of people and all levels of staff in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Recruit volunteers to perform administrative, direct patient care or pet therapy.
• Orient and train volunteers; supervise consistent with duties.
• Assess appropriateness of volunteer involvement from referrals and place volunteers accordingly.
• Supervise and serve as liaison for volunteers with hospice team.
• Complete IDG care plans accurately and timely.
• Prepare reports on volunteer hours and cost savings.
• Maintain volunteer recruitment activities and arrange training to satisfy Medicare COP for hospice.
• Coordinate an annual volunteer recognition event.
• Support volunteer retention through groups, calls, flyers, and meetings.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Caring Hospice is Seeking a Coordinator of Volunteers. Come work for a company that puts its employees first.

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.

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

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Work Location: In person