Volunteers

Our Mission:
Ensuring access to care for those
living with a life-limiting illness through our commitment to

Caring.  Living.  Healing.

As the Ohio Valley’s foremost non-profit hospice, Valley Hospice depends on its volunteers.
No one else provides the kind of services hospice does. Without the efforts of our volunteers, Valley Hospice could not continue its important work. In 2008, our volunteers saved Valley Hospice more than $150,000.00 by contributing thousands hours of service to help us care for patients and their families. Volunteers are valuable members of the Valley Hospice team. They are included as part of the Inter-Disciplinary Team, working hand in hand with:

• Medical Director
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Hospice Aides
• Social Workers
• Volunteer Coordinators
• Other Volunteers
• Staff
• Administration

Volunteers receive comprehensive training.
Volunteer training covers:

• The Hospice approach & ethics
• Listening & communication skills
• Psychological & spiritual aspects of dying
• Grief, loss, & bereavement
• Family interaction
• Terminal illness
• Ambulation
• Crisis intervention
• Infection control
• Hospice in the nursing facility
• Documentation

Additional in-services and training are provided.

Volunteers serve Valley Hospice in many ways.
As a Valley Hospice Volunteer, you have many options, so that you can choose to help in a way that makes the best use of your time and talents. However, anyone working with patients or families must wait one year after the loss of a family member.

If you have a talent that would be helpful to Valley Hospice, but is not listed, such as simple home repairs, hair styling, or music therapy, please contact us. We welcome new ideas!

Volunteer Service Categories

• Patient & Family Support Volunteer
  • Caregiver respite
  • Read a book, reminisce, or just listen
• Office Volunteer
  • Photocopying & assembling packets
  • Answering phones
  • Computer work
  • Mailings
• Bereavement Volunteer
  • Phone calls
  • Follow-up care to families who have lost a loved one
• Teen Volunteer
  • Assisting in the office
  • Care Centers
• Community Outreach Volunteer
  • Share information about Valley Hospice at health fairs
  • Help in event planning
  • Fundraising activities

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please fill out our Volunteer form or call us at 1.877.HOSPICE