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Advance Care Planning remote/online Discussion Leader
ORGANIZATION: KIDNEYS QUEST FOUNDATION INC
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23 people are interested
This assignment is to lead an online/remote that explains advance care planning/advance directives and their benefits. This proactive care planning approach serves to highlight the benefit of having thoughtful conversations to address questions, involvement from health care agents, and suggestions to communicate those wishes.
Time commitment: Once a Month
4th Tuesday of every Month
2022 Dates - Jun 28, Jul 26, Aug 23, Sept, 27, Oct 25, Nov 22, Dec 27
2023 Dates- Jan 24, Feb 28 Mar 28, Apr 25, May 23, Jun 27, Jul 25, Aug 22, Sep 26, Oct 24, Nov 28, Dec 26
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About KIDNEYS QUEST FOUNDATION INC
Location:
1058 N MACLAY AVE, SAN FERNANDO, CA 91340, US
Mission Statement
Kidneys Quest Foundation, Inc. is an outreach organization dedicated to families and individuals with kidney disorders and those in need of kidney transplants. The foundation is designed to help people focus on building inner strength and learning how to take action to manage their health condition. KQF is committed to educating and providing people with knowledge about the choices that are available. The goal of KQF is to support and direct kidney patients when they feel they don’t know how to get to that next step and to alleviate some of the fears and stress of living with a kidney disease. Kidneys Quest Foundation works in several areas: •
Description
Kidneys Quest Foundation (KQF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping renal disease patients and their families deal with the challenges of chronic kidney disease, dialysis and kidney transplants.
KQF's goals are
(1) Education and Information, including speakers’ programs, educational materials, monthly support meetings with kidney fitness exercises for patients, and a variety of consultation services on everything from health record management to renal diets to dialysis and kidney disease support services;
(2) Transplant List Qualification and Support, to assist patients in all stages of the process to qualify for a kidney transplant and how to move up on transplant wait lists;
(3) How to Be a Live Kidney Donor, helping patients, families and the general public learn more about how they can become a live donor for kidney transplants;
(4) Community Outreach, with 10-15 community-based events each year;
(5) Dialysis Center Outreach, helping support 75-100 dialysis units in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego Counties (with telephone support for Oakland and San Francisco);
(6) Meet and Greet Programs, which include activities based at dialysis centers, hospitals, schools and health care events in the community; and
(7) Emergency Backpack Distribution Program, distributing emergency backpack kits to kidney patients - to help them survive in a natural disaster.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Health & Medicine,
Justice & Legal
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
September 13, 2024
SKILLS
- Nursing
- Legal (General)
- Patient Care
- Healthcare
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- Zoom session is 1 hour. Prep/set up time varies.
- Experience with advance/proactive care planning, legal advance directives, medical orders (DNR, DNI, POLST, TPOPP), living wills, and medical power of attorney. Zoom experience and equipment to conduct sessions.