Volunteer: Pet Therapy Volunteer

Volunteers offer services in office settings, special projects, and direct patient care. Office volunteers provide filing, typing and other administrative support. They also answer phones, assist with workshops, inventory hospice supplies, assemble marketing materials and educational packets and file documentation.Special project volunteers provide indirect support of patients with arts and crafts as well as other special activities. They make quilts, afghans, bibs, slippers, and lap robes. They create cards for holidays and special occasions. They also man health fair booths and assist with memorial services.A majority of our volunteers provide direct patient care through friendly visits to homes and facilities. These volunteers provide companionship and emotional support to patients and families through visits, reading, relief sitting, letter writing, preparation of meals, grocery shopping, pet therapy, music and art., Hello!Heartland Hospice is looking for Pet Therapy volunteers!Pet Therapy Volunteers serve as an additional support to our patients, families, and caregivers by making friendly visits with his/her certified therapy animal. Visits may occur in the patients home or in a professional health care setting (subject to the rules of the facility). Both the volunteer and the certified therapy animal provide comfort, companionship, and a welcome distraction from the illness.The majority of animals serving in this capacity will be a dog. The dog must be certified/registered by an American Kennel Club (AKC) recognized therapy dog organization.Other certified/registered therapy animals will be accepted on a case-by-case basis. All required vaccinations must be up to date. Required vaccines include rabies and and Distemper. A copy of the current certification/registration, in addition to the liability insurance coverage, must also be maintained.Thank you for your heart to serve. I cant wait to connect with you!This is a volunteer opportunity provided by VolunteerMatch, in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.