Get Va Bon Secours Hospice Volunteer Application 2008-2025

If you are interested in volunteering at your local hospice, a quick internet search will provide you with a list in your area. Then: Visit each hospice's website to learn more about their volunteer program. Call each hospice and ask to speak with the volunteer coordinator.

Clinical experience encompasses any medical-related activity you've participated in where you've interacted with patients and their care. Clinical experience can include volunteering at a hospital, working as an EMT, and many other roles where you work in a medical setting and interact with patients.

Working at a nursing home or hospice care is another way to get clinical experience. The only difference here is that hospice care is a short-term care facility while a nursing home is a long-term care facility. You will mostly be taking care of the elderly, making sure that they are comfortable and cared for.

Stick To Positive Personal Subjects There is nothing wrong with opening yourself up to your patient—as much as you're comfortable with doing. Because hospice care is supposed to focus on the patients themselves, though, it's a good idea to refrain from bringing your own struggles or issues into the conversation.

Qualities that make a good hospice volunteer Hospice volunteers have supportive listening and conversation skills. Many hospice patients will speak about their life, family, regrets, and accomplishments. This is a sensitive time for these patients, and many just want a listening ear.

Hospice Volunteer Counts As Clinical Experience for Medical School.

It counts as medical volunteer hours. Premed students don't practice medicine or treat patients in any manner during their volunteering. If the organization you're working at is medical, it's medical volunteering.