Volunteer: Pet Therapy Can Brighten Someone's Day!

Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice; Crest Hill (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team at a leading hospice organization through a volunteer role as a Pet Therapy volunteer. This unique position allows you to bring joy and companionship to hospice patients with your certified pet therapy dog, enhancing their comfort and emotional well-being. Certification for your dog is mandatory, ensuring a safe environment for all.

Qualifications

• Certification as a pet therapy dog is required.
• All pets must be up-to-date on vaccinations.

Responsibilities

• Bring joy to hospice patients by visiting with your Certified Pet Therapy Dog.
• Complete background checks and screenings before starting visits.

Job description

Volunteer: Pet Therapy Can Brighten Someone's Day!

Join us to apply for the Volunteer: Pet Therapy Can Brighten Someone's Day! role at Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice.

At Residential Healthcare Group, we are committed to positively impacting our patients and their families by providing exceptional home health, palliative, and hospice care. Our care teams deliver personalized care plans and experiences, wherever our patients are.

We value collaboration and strive to transform the home health, palliative, and hospice industries through a team-based approach. We aim to increase access to our services at all stages of the patient’s journey, whenever and wherever needed.

Bring joy to hospice patients by visiting with your Certified Pet Therapy Dog! Patients and their families welcome you to spend time and enjoy the company of a canine companion. Certification as a pet therapy dog is required before volunteering. After submitting your application, an interview, background check, drug and fingerprint screening, and TB test are necessary before visits can begin. All pets must be up-to-date on vaccinations. We follow strict protocols to ensure safety and peace of mind.

This volunteer opportunity is offered through VolunteerMatch, in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.