Join Our Hospice Volunteer Team Throughout Illinois

In keeping with our original mission, Orion Hospice and Palliative Care Inc. in Morton Grove, IL, has developed an extensive and varied Volunteer Program. Give an hour a week and make a difference in your life and the lives of patients and their families in various ways:

Patient and Family Services

Be an integral part of the care team through regular visits that might include sharing music, conversation, reading and letter writing, engaging in the patient’s hobbies, assisting with life review through picture albums and memorabilia, conducting pet therapy visits, providing time for a caregiver or family member to do errands and enjoy some personal time or doing errands for the family.

Administrative and Office Services

Assist the office staff with clerical work, mailings, and data entry related to our patients’ care. Experienced volunteers assist the volunteer coordinator with training and educational and recruitment activities.

Bereavement Services

Provide emotional support, companionship, and assistance to bereaved families, significant others, and/or caregivers.

Volunteer Training and Requirements

Volunteer Training

Patient care and family services volunteers complete a comprehensive training program that familiarizes them with the history, philosophy, and scope of hospice work. Members of the care team, including social workers, spiritual care counselors, bereavement coordinator, director of patient care, and experienced volunteers, participate in the training to give participants a comprehensive overview of hospice services. After completing the training, volunteers are accompanied to their first assignment by the volunteer coordinator. Close supervision, follow-up, and monthly volunteer group meetings that focus on support and continued education and training in stress management and self-care techniques ensure our volunteers have the resources and close support they need to succeed in their assignments. Because of the training commitment, patient care and family service volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of one year of volunteer service. Volunteers who serve in the office complete a training that covers the scope of their duties and responsibilities. The expected commitment for office volunteers is six months or an entire semester for students.

Requirements

Patient and family services volunteers are 18 years and older. Prospective volunteers complete an application, and those who work with patients and families complete a TB test, physical exam, background check, and drug test screenings.

Make a difference in your life and that of a hospice patient by giving just one hour a week—call (847) 324-9346 to get started.

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