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Prospective volunteers: Volunteering with hospice
Volunteers are the heart of hospice. Providence Hospice of Seattle currently has around 200 volunteers who serve hospice patients and their families in our community. Screened and trained by Providence Hospice of Seattle, these volunteers support our patients and their families by providing companionship, respite care, transportation, light household assistance, and much more. There are lots of ways to support Providence Hospice of Seattle as a volunteer. 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
You can also request an application by calling our 24-hour Volunteer Hotline at 206-320-7169. 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 and upcoming meetings/events 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 support group meetings and events
Volunteer support group meetings and other volunteer events are held throughout the year. All current volunteers are welcome. Upcoming meetings and events include: - Daytime volunteer support groups (11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Providence Hospice of Seattle) Tuesday, 3/4
- Evening volunteer support groups (5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Providence Hospice of Seattle)
Monday, 2/25; Tuesday, 3/18
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