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Caregiver Center Volunteers Needed at Danbury Hospital
ORGANIZATION: Danbury Hospital
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Provide support to caregivers of patients throughout the hospital. Round on families on in-patient floors such as the ICU and encourage them to engage in self-care, with the goal of reducing caregiver stress.
Provide support and compassion towards caregivers encountered either in the Caregiver Center or on the units. Actively listen to their experiences while maintaining proper boundaries. Check-in with supervisor prior to coaching and debrief immediately after coaching session.
Varied Monday through Friday, approximately 2-3 hours/week depending on needs of hospital and Caregiver Coach schedule.
Have compassion, maintain boundaries and exhibit good judgment. Good communication skills. Ability to be self-aware and self-reflective. While personal and/or professional caregiving experience has been helpful in enhancing the empathy of those who become Caregiver Coaches, it is not a requirement.
A 2-3 session training specific to the Caregiver Coach role is provided by the Manager and Director of the Caregiver Center. In addition, shadowing of the Manager and/or Director will follow prior to going onto the units in pairs with other Coaches or alone. Coach and Manager together will determine when he/she is fully trained and ready to round the units on his/her own.
Please note that this is NOT as desk job. You will be rounding on caregivers to provide support. It takes a very special kind of person to be able to provide emotional support to families and caregivers. Are you that person? If so, please contact Amy Lionheart at 203-739-7277 or respond to this email.
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About Danbury Hospital
Location:
24 HOSPITAL AVE, DANBURY, CT 06810, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to improve the health of every person we serve through the efficient delivery of excellent, innovative and compassionate care. Danbury Hospital, part of the Western Connecticut Health Network, will be the preferred partner in health and provider of care for the communities we serve and will be among the most respected community healthcare systems in the nation.
Description
At Danbury Hospital we are committed to providing you and your family with personalized care without compromise. For more than 130 years, we have been caring for residents throughout the Greater Danbury area.
Our patients are people first - we know them from school, places of worship and the community. That’s the benefit of care from our warm, inviting community hospital as opposed to a large, unfamiliar medical center.
Values
* Excellence - We deliver the highest quality of care and service and surpass established standards through a continuous focus on improvement, innovation and education.
* Integrity - We approach our work with the highest standards of openness, honesty and ethical behavior, with freedom from any inappropriate influence or motive.
* Compassion - We serve others with empathy and a desire to alleviate their suffering while honoring each individual’s dignity and privacy.
* Teamwork - We work together in a cooperative, coordinated and supportive environment that places the team’s or organization’s goals ahead of individual goals.
* Fiscal Responsibility - We achieve our mission through efficient and effective use of our resources and personal accountability for ensuring financial integrity and performance.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
24 Hospital Avenue6 SouthDanbury, CT 06810
DATE POSTED
October 4, 2024
SKILLS
- Critical Thinking
- Networking
- People Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Relationship Building
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- At least one full shift per week.