HOSPICE CENTER VOLUNTEER | CLEVELAND CLINIC

Actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to provide: Non-Patient Contact Volunteer Services: - Outreach: Assist staff with special events and fundraising efforts. - Clerical Support: Address envelopes, answer phones and process mailings. - Speaker's Bureau: Speak to corporate and community groups about Hospice services. - Crafts: Make crafts for patient trays and rooms. - Gardening: Weeding, mulching and planting gardens on Hospice Care Center grounds. - Dietary: Dietary aide in kitchen and soup maker/provider. Patient Contact Volunteer Services: - Patient Interaction: Friendly visits, caregiver relief, companionship, reading and so forth. - Spiritual/Bereavement: Help patients and families deal with grief and bereavement issues. - Clerical Support: Help patients fill out forms, provide telephone support for patients and families at Hospice Care Center. - Dietary: Dietary aide on patient units.

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211 Summit

Physical Address

3358 Ridgewood Road, Akron, OH 44333

Hours

Orientation classes held throughout the year.

Voice

(330) 665-1455

Main | Rogers Hospice Care

Voice

(330) 668-4650

Main | Volunteer Office

Application process

Call the Volunteer Office for more information or to volunteer.

Fee

Not applicable.

Eligibility

- Individuals who have experienced a recent loss are encouraged to wait a minimum of one year before volunteering in a patient contact capacity. - Special volunteer opportunities are available for community groups and organizations, and students age 17 and under. Call for details.

Languages

None.

Agency info

CLEVELAND CLINIC

Operates a not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Manages a health care system which is comprised of several community hospitals and affiliate hospitals.