Hospital Elder Life Program Volunteers

Hospital Elder Life Program Volunteer

Purpose: The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) at St. Joseph’s Continuing Carew Centre in Sudbury is a patient care program that helps prevent delirium and functional decline in older hospitalized patients. With a trained team of volunteers, HELP address a wide range of geriatric issues during a patients hospitalization to help them during their rehabilitation journey.

Requirements of the Role: Under the direction of the HELP Coordinator, the volunteer will:

• Complete SJCCC Volunteer Orientation
• Complete HELP classroom, workbook, and on unit training
• Complete HELP with patients on program
• Document about HELP visit
• Update HELP coordinator regarding patients progress in the program
• Notify HELP coordinator in advance to notify of lateness or absence.
• Support other HELP volunteers
• Adhere to the volunteer position description
• Adhere to all policies and procedures
• Adhere to all health and safety requirements
• Respect the confidentiality appropriate to all issues

Tasks/Activities and Responsibilities

• Building positive relationships with both the patients, staff, and volunteers
• Improving knowledge, skills, and experience
• Establishing rapport with HELP patients
• Facilitating interventions with HELP patients
• Documenting details of HELP patients
• Communicating with HELP coordinator
• Adhering to volunteer role description, policies and procedures, and all health and safety requirements

Experience/Qualifications Required:

• Have good interpersonal skills to interact with patients and staff
• Be pleasant, caring, punctual, reliable, and trustworthy
• Be patient, caring and compassionate
• Be able to follow direction and possess good communication skills
• Demonstrates good judgment and work as part of a team
• Health Sciences experience is an asset
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Flexibility and patience
• Commit six months or more to volunteering 1-2 days a week for 2 plus hours

Benefits to Volunteering:

• FREE Parking
• FREE GPA training after 3 months of volunteering
• FREE drink and snack with every shift volunteered
• References letter
• HELP creates a valuable experience for volunteers.
• Develop patient care skills
• Develop leadership skills
• Appealing to those looking to pursue a career in health care

Please contact:
Alison Antonio
HELP Coordinator
705-674-2846 ext 1150

Job Type: Part-time

Work Location: In person