Volunteers

• Visit with patients & families
• Provide emotional & spiritual support
• Provide relief to caregivers
• Provide companionship
• Cook meals
• Assist with shopping
• Provide bereavement support
  

Volunteers also serve as

• Community educators
• Office assistants
• Telephone support

Volunteers are an integral part of our patient and family care. Volunteers give time, talent, energy and ideas for end of life comfort, enhanced quality of life, hope and happiness.

Training
RTA Hospice offers free state certification training provided by dynamic professionals. This fast-paced, comprehensive training prepares volunteers to join the RTA Team and give the highest quality end of life care.

If you are looking for a rewarding volunteer opportunity, then hospice volunteering is for you. You will find strengths you never knew you had. Join us. Come share your talent for caring.

Join the RTA Hospice team in giving the highest level of comfort and compassion to patients and families living with life limiting illness.

RTA Hospice and Palliative Care offers free 30-hour state certification training designed to strengthen and enhance your volunteer experience.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Introduction to Hospice Care
• Concepts of Death and Dying
• Effective Communication
• Grief, Loss & Bereavement
• Spiritual & Cultural Dynamics
• Family Dynamics
• Alternative & Complementary Therapies
• Stress Management
• Ethical Issues
• Pain & Symptom Management
• Elder Abuse Issues
• Legal Forms & Issues
• Safety Issues & Universal Precautions
• Disease Processes
• Funeral Home Presentations
• Personal Care
  

Our organization's purpose is to give quality service and care which greatly exceeds our clients' expectations. As a volunteer, you help us succeed!