Patient/Family Volunteer 11th Hour Hospice Volunteer Houston, TX

## Description

**Constellation Health Services is seeking an**

***11th Hour Hospice Volunteer***

Constellation Health Services’ Hospice program is looking for volunteers to visit patients who have terminal illnesses. Make a difference in your community, be part of the hospice team, and have a flexible volunteer schedule. A few hours a week can make a big difference to someone nearing the end of life!

**11th Hour Volunteer Position Description:**

• Caring presence for patients nearing death, including emotional support, spiritual support, and comfort measures
• Demonstrate understanding of the dying process and ability to provide compassion and support
• Desire to support patients and families at the time when a patient is actively dying
• At least 6 months of hospice experience
• Comfortable with the death and dying process
• Be a listener
• Sit with patients overnight to provide respite to caregivers
• Pray with patients as requested
• Advocate for the patient as needed
• Run errands, and make phone calls for caregivers who do not wish to leave the patient's bedside
• Minimum commitment of 1 year
• Maintain an accurate record of hours

**Requirements:**

• At least 18 years old.
• Able to commit for one year to our program.
• Able to commit to at least 4 hours per week.
• Ability to listen deeply, interest in and compassion for others, good boundaries and self-care, and meet people where they’re at in energy and tone.
• Online training takes approximately 20 hours and is personally enriching, focusing on personal death awareness and hospice philosophy.
• No close death in the last year

**Why Constellation?**

• ***Family-Centered Culture:***At Constellation, we treat our team members like family. We understand that exceptional patient care starts with a happy and supported workforce.