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Volunteering at Providence Hospice of Seattle

 


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Prospective volunteers: Volunteering with hospice
Volunteers are the heart of hospice, and there are lots of ways to support Providence Hospice of Seattle as a volunteer.

Patient care volunteers support our patients and their families by providing companionship, respite care, transportation, light household assistance, and more. Patient care volunteers are needed in all areas of King County, but we have an URGENT need for patient care volunteers to serve patients in south and east King County.

In addition, we are now accepting applications for animal-assisted activities/therapy volunteer teams (handlers and dogs).

There are many other ways to support Providence Hospice of Seattle as a hospice volunteer. For a complete list of volunteer opportunities, please check out our current volunteer opportunities.

How to apply
If you're interested in becoming a volunteer with Providence Hospice of Seattle, please complete and submit a volunteer application. You can download a Word version of the volunteer application and e-mail it to us, or download a PDF version of the form and mail it to:

Providence Hospice of Seattle
Attn: Volunteer Services Coordinator
425 Pontius Avenue North, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98109

To learn more about our volunteer program and request an application, call 206-320-4000 or 888-782-4445 (toll-free) and ask for Volunteer Services. 

Once we've received your application, we'll contact you to schedule an orientation interview.  Please note that volunteers who are interested in working with patients and their families must not have had a personal loss within the last 12 months.  

Attending volunteer training
To become a hospice volunteer, you must first attend volunteer Core training. Core training is a four-hour training session held monthly at Providence Hospice of Seattle. It provides overviews of hospice history, philosophy, and services, as well as hospice volunteer opportunities. To be eligible for Core training, you must submit a volunteer application and participate in an orientation interview. 

Once you've successfully completed Core training, you are eligible to attend other hospice volunteer trainings, including Patient Care, Bereavement, and Camp Erin. For example, our two-day Patient Care training program prepares volunteers to work directly with patients and families as a Patient Care or Transitions volunteer. 

After successfully completing Patient Care training, volunteers commit to providing up to four hours of volunteer service per week for one year.

 

Current volunteers: Volunteer forms

Volunteer forms
If you're a current volunteer, you can download and print your own timesheets and monthly report forms. You can also download and print handy forms for writing down information about your hospice patient assignments

Please choose either the Word version (which will allow you to type into it on your computer) or the PDF version (which you can print and write on). You must print, sign and mail the forms to maintain patient confidentiality.

Note: Patient Assignment forms are for your own use only and do not need to be returned to us.

Please mail signed forms to:

Providence Hospice of Seattle
Attn: Patient Care Volunteer Coordinator
425 Pontius Avenue North, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98109

 


 


Volunteer Innerpoint Newsletter
Spring 2009

Contact Volunteer Services


PHONE:
206-320-4000
888-782-4445 (toll-free)
 

E-MAIL:
HOSvolunteerservices@
providence.org



Please keep us informed of name, address, and phone number changes, and let us know if you want your name removed from our mailing list.


Volunteer Training


2009 Upcoming Volunteer Training

CORE TRAININGS:
Tuesdays, 5 to 9 p.m.
8/11, 9/15, 10/27, 12/1

A completed application and orientation interview are required to participate in the Core training.

PATIENT CARE
VOLUNTEER TRAININGS
September 19-20
November 7-8

BEREAVEMENT VOLUNTEER TRAINING
October 24-25

Volunteers must complete Core Training before attending Patient Care or Bereavement Volunteer training.

Call 206-320-4000 or 206-389-4320 for more information.

Volunteering at
Camp Erin


Volunteers needed for
Camp Erin-King County

For more information, contact Ward Stern at 206-749-7689 or ward.stern@
providence.org


Download Camp Erin volunteer application