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.
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.