Volunteer For Hospice

Volunteering in hospice care can be very rewarding. Many families later refer to the hospice volunteers who helped them as "angels." Screened and trained by Memorial Hospital and Memorial Hospice, volunteers support our patients and their families by providing companionship, respite care, transportation, light household assistance, clerical assistance and much more.

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital is in the process of growing it's new Transitions program, offering volunteer services to those facing a life-limiting illness. Currently we are in need of more volunteers so that we can offer Transitions to those clients anxiously awaiting for our help. With your time and support, we can start reaching out and serving those in need. Please volunteer today.

What do volunteers do?

Patient visits:
Trained to serve as a listening and caring presence for patients and their caregivers. Depending on the needs of the patient and/or family member, the volunteer may provide companionship, transportation for errands or medical appointments or respite for the caregiver. They may also perform light household tasks, such as cleaning, laundry and meal prep. After attending an orientation and completing our hospice volunteer training, the volunteer is assigned to a patient and provides support in the patient's home, nursing facility, adult family home or other residence.
Office and special events support:
Volunteers perform the administrative tasks necessary to support hospice office operations. These tasks may include: filing, copying, word processing, putting together mailings, making phone calls, as well as working on special projects. On the job training and support is provided at the hospice office.
Medication and supply deliveries:
Volunteers pick up prescription medications and supplies from Memorial hospitals pharmacy and delivers them to Hospice patients, Monday through Friday.
Bereavement services:
The Bereavement Program provides support to family members who have experienced the death of a loved one. Bereavement volunteers provide regular contact with clients through telephone calls, personal cards and support mailings. Bereavement volunteers may also be trained to help facilitate grief support groups.
Miscellaneous personal projects:
Volunteers are often needed to help with miscellaneous personal projects, such as yard work, spring cleaning, hair styling, quilting blankets or lap throws, delivering flowers, reading to patients, or helping out with special remembrances like addressing a birthday card to someone special on the patient's behalf.

How to apply

If you're interested in becoming a volunteer with Memorial Hospice please complete and submit a volunteer application.

To learn more about our hospice volunteer program or to request an application, call Dottie Hildebrand at 509-576-3655

Once we receive your application, we'll contact you to schedule an orientation interview. Please note that volunteers who are interested in working with patients and their families must not have experienced a personal loss.

To prepare you to become a hospice volunteer, you will attend our 12-hour volunteer training. After successfully completing the training, volunteers commit to providing a minimum of one year of service.

Please note: Applicants must not have experienced a personal loss within the last 12 months

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