What are the responsibilities and job description for the Volunteer Coordinator - Hospice position at Traditions Health?
Traditions Health is seeking a dynamic Volunteer Coordinator to join our growing Hospice Team!
What Can Traditions Health Offer?
- Competitive Pay Great Benefits
- Supportive Senior Leadership
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Work Life Harmony
Job Summary: Primary function is to act as liaison between hospice and the volunteers regarding patient/family needs. Responsibilities include development and promotion of volunteer programs and maximizing resources.
Job Qualifications:
- Education: High School Graduate, Graduate of an accredited college/university is preferred
- Experience: 2 years experience in recruitment & management of volunteers, preferred. Hospice/Healthcare volunteer administration preferred.
- Skills: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the IDT and the lay and professional public. Computer Proficient, including Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and email applications. Must be confident in presentation skills and able to address groups of various sizes as well as train individually in a one-on-one setting
- Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid and current driver’s license and auto insurance
Environmental & Working Conditions: Works in an office environment, promoting efficient functioning and coordination of all agency activities to insure the highest level of professional patient care. Ability to work a flexible schedule; ability to travel locally for recruiting and community events; some exposure to unpleasant weather.
Physical & Mental Effort: Sitting is required. Requires ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and courteous manner at all times. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and agency needs.
Essential Functions:
- Recruits, selects, trains and coordinates hospice volunteers.
- Demonstrates knowledge of, and ensures compliance with, all local, state and federal laws relating to the recruitment, training & retention of volunteers.
- Develops the volunteer program through collaboration with the IDT and administration personnel.
- Provides volunteers per the Hospice patient’s Plan of Care. Monitors the volunteers’ adherence to the patient’s plan of care.
- Promotes Agency philosophy to ensure quality of care.
- Establishes a public relations program to foster good working relations with the volunteers & the community.
- Carries out other duties as assigned by the IDT.
- Actively recruits on a regular basis for patient needs, as well as community/facility needs and administrative needs.
- Meets deadlines for monthly reports, including cost savings reports, renewable requirements and Retention/Recruiting Logs.
- Follows company, Medicare and state guidelines in regard to training new volunteers and completing a volunteer files on each volunteer.
- Reviews and processes volunteer documentation in a timely manner and in compliance with Medicare, state licensing laws and Company policies
- Maintains and meets volunteer hours in compliance with Medicare requirements for reimbursement
- Plans and coordinates Hospice Memorial Service using the guidelines in the Memorial Service Manual.
- Carries out all duties outlined in the Volunteer Coordinator Manual.
- Carries out other duties as assigned by Executive Director and/or Regional Volunteer Program Manager.
Benefits & More:
Traditions Health is highly invested in not only your overall health, but also your future. This is reflected in the benefits we provide and the opportunities we make available to our employees. Benefits for eligible employees include:
- Full range of health insurance - Medical, Dental & Vision (Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance)
- We offer Kaiser Permanente to CA Employees
- Generous PTO Program
- 7 Paid Company Holidays
- Company Sponsored Life Insurance
- Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Fleet Car Program for Eligible Employees
- 401K Matching
- Health Savings Account
- Employee Assistance Program
- Continuing Education Opportunities
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person