Volunteer Program Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Helping others give back!!!

What a privilege we have to be invited into the lives or patients and their families to provide them with loving and compassionate care through supporting our clinical staff through coordinating volunteer assistance related to our patient needs. Hospice of Wichita Falls is actively seeking an outgoing patient focused individual for our Volunteer Recruitment and Placement Specialist position. We provide Care, Hope, and Support For All When Illness Threatens Life for our patients and families. We need you to help us fulfill our mission. Apply today!

About Hospice of Wichita Falls

For over 40 years, Hospice of Wichita Falls has been the only non-profit community-based hospice in the area, providing services in 12 North Texas counties. Our wonderful nursing staff meets our patients and families where they are, private homes, nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, or our free standing 24 bed inpatient center. It is our goal to provide premier care while honoring and upholding the patient's wishes whenever possible.

Hospice of Wichita Falls takes pride in providing an excellent working environment where teamwork, communication and respect for every individual are key aspect in achieving our mission of "Care, Hope, Support for All when Illness Threatens Life." Our team members share a passion for patient care, a caring manner and desire to make a difference in someone's life. The appreciation a member of our team receives from leadership, patients, families, and the community is unparalleled. Do you have the Hospice Heart?

Your Life as an Inpatient Volunteer Program Specialist

Your role is very important to our patients and the organization. This is a fast-paced position requiring you to meet the needs of our staff's request for volunteers in relation to our patient's care. Each day you will be blessed with being in contact with our volunteers who graciously give their time and talents to serve the mission of our organization. You will be required to determine which volunteer's abilities meet the needs of the organization. On an ongoing basis, you will be finding new volunteers and ensuring that they have an understanding of their role. As well you will ensure that each month we have an accurate account of hours served by our volunteers. Recognition of the volunteers is critical to the success of this program.

Job Qualifications

High School Diploma, recipient of G.E.D., and some college / experience preferred.

Minimum of one year experience in paid supervision of volunteer staff; hospice experience preferred.

Minimum of one (1) year experience in a volunteer program preferred.

Experience with scheduling or matching skill sets with requests (ie. Staffing or Home Health Scheduling) preferred.

Advanced experience with Office Products, Cloud based software and mobile device utilization required.

EMR database software experience preferred.

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