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Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
AccentCare Hospice is currently seeking Volunteers to sit bedside with our patients who do not have family or friends during their final hours. This Volunteer opportunity takes place in Assisted Living Centers, Memory Cares, or Nursing Homes. A Vigil Volunteer is an essential part of our NODA (No-one dies alone) program. Volunteers will have a flexible schedule. Typical Vigil visits are 2-4 hours (depending on availability). Vigil volunteers are encouraged to bring a book or quiet activity along on the visit. You will receive training for this special kind of Volunteering. Vigil Volunteers can take on this opportunity after you have Volunteered for 6 months. Interested? We would love to share more about the many wonderful opportunities at AccentCare Hospice & Palliative Care of Pinellas County, FL. Feel free to send me a message or contact me directly at kimberlyglem@accentcare.com or 727.270.9800 or Register here: www.accentcare.com/volunteer
Date Posted: 2024-12-02
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Flexible Schedule
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Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
AccentCare Hospice & Palliative Care is looking for Spiritual Care Volunteers to sit with our patients throughout Pinellas County! What does a Spiritual Care Volunteer do? Spiritual Care Volunteers spend one-on-one time with our patients/families in their home, nursing home, or assisted living facility. Many of our patients may be bed-bound and unable to engage in their spiritual community, or may want to engage in spiritual conversation at the end-of-life. Spiritual Care Volunteers may pray with the patients & family. They may discuss spirituality, sing hymns of faith, read the patients bible to him/her, engage in spiritual conversation, or just be a quiet supportive presence. Our patients come in as many faiths and backgrounds, and volunteers will be matched accordingly. Interested? We would love to share more about the many wonderful opportunities at AccentCare Hospice & Palliative Care of Pinellas County, FL. Feel free to send me a message or contact me directly at kimberlyglem@accentcare.com or 727.270.9800 or Register here: https://www.accentcare.com/volunteer/
Date Posted: 2024-12-02
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Flexible Schedule
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Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Volunteering for Hospice is a rewarding opportunity for anyone in our community. Use your compassion and talents to Volunteer for Hospice. You can support our local patients and their families by becoming a: Companion Volunteer- Visits with patients wherever they call home, engage in conversation and develop a friendship. Read or walk together. Caregiver Relief Volunteer- Visit with the patient so that their caregiver can take a much needed break, either to attend a dr's apt or have lunch with friends that they miss dearly. Spiritual Volunteer: Support our patients faith-based requests. Facility Companion Volunteer- Visit with patients in Assisted Living, Skilled nursing, or Memory care facilities- who may have limited family/ friend visitors. Music Volunteer- Play, sing, and share music with our patients and their families We have so many more offerings than those listed above. Reach out to me and we will find a great fit for you! -Kimberly, Volunteer service and Community Outreach Manager kimberlyglem@accentcare.com 727-270-9800
Date Posted: 2024-12-02
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Flexible Schedule
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Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
AccentCare Hospice is looking for companion volunteers to sit with our patients throughout Pinellas County! Chances are we have a patient near where you live. What does a companion volunteer do? Companion volunteers spend one-on-one time with our patients/families in their home, nursing home, or assisted living facility. Think of a Companion Volunteer Visit as a visit from a friend. Our Companion Volunteers enjoy seeing our Patients because they hear interesting stories and viewpoints, share in laughter and other meaningful moments! Volunteers may spend an hour reading to their patient ( because they no longer have the ability to see the pages), they may paint or do crafts, play games, watch movies, or partake in conversation with their patient. Not required, but Companion Volunteers can also offer Caregiver Relief visits with a Patient while a caregiver runs errands or takes a nap; to provide peace of mind & self-care. Volunteers could also assist with our Legacy projects. Legacy projects are a way we assist the patient/ family capture memories, stories, sentiments, and traditions. This could be done in the form of cards, interviews, thumb-print jewelry, hand molds (of our patients), memory pillows/bears, ETC. Interested? We would love to share more about the many wonderful opportunities at AccentCare Hospice & Palliative Care of Pinellas County, FL. Feel free to send me a message or contact me directly at kimberlyglem@accentcare.com or 727.270.9800 or Register here: www.accentcare.com/volunteer
Date Posted: 2024-12-02
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Flexible Schedule
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Clearwater, FL 33764
At AccentCare we strive to offer uniquely rewarding internship experiences, including the opportunity to directly serve patients and families. The contributions our interns make are invaluable, which is why they are directly included in the coordination of care among the interdisciplinary team. Interns receive many opportunities to learn from an experienced staff of all disciplines. Interns improve their psychosocial support skills as they are exposed to a variety of clinical settings, demographics, and diagnoses. In addition, interns learn clinical documentation via an electronic medical record under the close supervision of staff members. We are proud of the role we play in training upcoming professionals to understand and care for patients facing life-limiting illnesses and consider an internship a success when the intern leaves feeling as if they were treated as a valued, equal member of the team. Accent Care of Pinellas is a hospice that serves adults in their home, skilled nursing facility or assisted living centers. We have two in-patient units that also accommodate end of life, symptom management, and respite care. Our interns can expect an educational environment among LCSW, MSW, RN, LPN, Chaplains, Music Therapists and a variety of disciplines learning end of life dialogue. Interns are able to provide bed-side support to patients and families, gain experience in bereavement support groups, care giver support groups and experience in EMR documentation. Interns can expect dedicated weekly time with their supervisor, our Director of Patient Experience, an LCSW Qualified Supervisor and with other team members that will mentor and focus on their growth and internship experience. Interns can expect to shadow and practice: Case management, intake, multidisciplinary team meetings, clinical mental health/biopsychosocial assessment, individual therapy, group/family therapy, discharge planning, evidence-based treatment/interventions, interprofessional collaborative care, clinical case management, crisis intervention. Interns will need their own car and valid car insurance. Mileage is reimbursed. Although our office is in Clearwater, FL, we service all of Pinellas County by meeting our patients wherever they call home. Interns must complete their avg. weekly hours during regular business hours of Monday - Friday 8:30am -5:00pm. Interns generally avg 16-18 hours per week. Interns will receive all necessary equipment for their role, which may include a laptop, tablet and cell phone. It is the responsibility of the student to arrange for approval for academic credit from the appropriate academic department prior to accepting the internship for credit. Available Internships in Pinellas County, FL Social Work: Master-level students meeting the field placement requirements through an accredited school of social work. Only MSW students are applicable for this internship. Chaplain: Master’s and Bachelors-level students meeting the field work requirements of a spiritual counseling-related degree (divinity, pastoral counseling, theology, etc.). Music Therapy: Master’s level students meeting the field work requirements of a Music Therapy degree. Please contact our Volunteer Services and Community Outreach Manager, Kimberly Glem at kimberlyglem@accentcare.com or 727-270-9800 for additional details. We look forward to meeting you!
Date Posted: 2024-12-02
