Volunteer: Hospice Pet Therapy Volunteers Needed

Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice seeks volunteers with certified pet therapy dogs to visit patients in hospice care. This role emphasizes the joy and companionship pets can provide, helping reduce loneliness and anxiety in terminal patients. Volunteers experience personal gratification through their impact on patients' lives.

Benefits

Gratification of helping patients

Opportunity for therapy dog engagement

Responsibilities

• Visit hospice patients with certified therapy dogs.
• Provide companionship and emotional support through pet therapy.

Job description

Volunteer: Hospice Pet Therapy Volunteers Needed

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At Residential Healthcare Group, we are on a mission to positively impact our patients and their families and inspire a renewed sense of hope and confidence by providing exceptional home health, palliative, and hospice care.

To meet the unique needs of every patient and family, our extraordinary care teams serve as way finders and way makers by delivering individualized care plans and experiences, wherever you are.

We are governed by core values in dealing with one another, our patients, their families and caregivers, our partners, customers, and vendors.

We believe that exceptional care is best delivered in a collaborative environment and seek to continually transform the home health, palliative and hospice industries through our proven team-based approach to care management and delivery.

By educating our patients and their families, and advocating for those in need, we aspire to increase access to our industry-leading services at every stage of the patient’s journey, whenever and wherever they need us.

Residential Hospice cares for your medical needs as well as your spiritual and emotional needs. Our team is comprised of physicians, registered nurses, social workers, and spiritual care counselors that work together to care for the whole patient.

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Residential Hospice is looking for volunteers with certified pet therapy dogs to visit our patients on Hospice care. Hospice pet therapy utilizes the natural bond between humans and animals to bring joy, humor love and companionship to those on the end-of-life-journey.

Benefits For The Patients

The unconditional, non- judgmental love that pets provide.

Reduced feelings of loneliness and anxiety. The encouragement to socialize.

Having something to look forward to.

Benefits For Volunteers

The gratification of bringing smiles to the faces of patients, families and friends, and faculty staff. The chance to witness firsthand the amazing impact a dog can have on the lives of others. The opportunity to give their certified pet therapy dog important work to do, where it will receive lots of loving attention.

This is a volunteer opportunity provided by VolunteerMatch, in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.

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