VNHS| Hospice Atlanta Volunteer Program
Volunteering with Visiting Nurse|Hospice Atlanta is a great way to feel a part of your community! When you choose to give of your time and service to our VNHS community, know that you are giving back to the community, building new relationships, and supporting our mission and services. Visiting Nurse and Hospice Atlanta are grateful to our volunteers who contribute to the success our programs!
Ways You Can Make A Difference
Direct Patient Volunteers
- Visit with patients and families in their homes
Volunteers go into the homes of our patients, clients and members, and spend time with them, doing a variety of activities, with the most important being spending time with the patient. Whether it is listening to their stories, enjoying their favorite movie or music, reading a story, it is about being a friend on their journey and provide a comforting presence. - Family Respite Support
Family care giving is an exhausting job. Our valuable volunteers provide Respite Support by sitting with our patient while their care giver takes a much-needed break. Whether they go run the errands they are unable to do, or simply rest, our volunteers provide the caregiver respite, and welcomed companionship to our patient. - Veteran-to-Veteran Volunteer Visits
As a proud partner with the national program, We Honor Veterans, Hospice Atlanta is committed to providing end-of-life care that meets the unique needs of our Nation’s Veterans and their families. Through this program, veterans dedicate their time to visiting the Veterans that are in our services, to share stories together, visiting as together, as companions who have also served. The patients are given a pin in honor of their service to our country. - Pet Peace of Mind Program
Help our hospice patients and their furry friends by playing or walking them on a visit. Your support helps our patients be able to have their pets stay together during this time of need, in the place they call home. We are also participate in the national program Pet Peace of Mind. Through this program and your support, we are able to provide services such as pet sitting, picking up and delivering food and supplies, changing the litter box, and dogs for walks.
In-Direct Patient Volunteers
- Administrative Support for Patient Care
Preparing all that’s needed for our clinicians to provide quality care to patients is a busy job! Our administrative support volunteers are always needed! These volunteer jobs are office-based and provide the much-needed project support like patient correspondence, preparing patient documentation for home visits and much more. - Bereavement Department Support for Loved Ones
These volunteers support our bereavement department with communication with the bereaved families and loved ones. Ranging from correspondence through mailings, phone calls to loved ones, and participating in support services after a patient has died, these volunteer services are so valuable to our bereaved community. - Annual Bereavement Camp Volunteers
Camp STARS, a bereavement camp for families held at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, GA, is offered two weekends a year to our bereaved community. This camp provides a safe environment for children and adults to share their feelings and learn how to grieve in an emotionally healthy way, while having fun and connecting exactly where they are in their grief process. Volunteers make this weekend special to our bereaved families, by volunteering for all stages of a camp weekend! From helping get settled into their cabins, to assisting with all sorts of fun camp activities. - Support Our Community Education Program: Speaker’s Bureau
We have an educational series focused on key healthcare topics for our community organizations, including senior centers, doctors’ offices, clubs, civic groups or houses of worship. - Event Team Support
Our volunteers help us support our hardworking caregivers, at company-sponsored employee appreciation events. Support our event team with your event planning talents, resources and relationships to help grow our mission! - Patient Care Packages
Help our our patients, clients and members by assembling our Start of Care packets that go directly to their homes. Visiting Nurse Health System serves our community that may have functional impairments and live on a fixed/limited income. And with your help, our patients/clients/members can better maintain their hygiene, health, and dignity.
Items we currently need for our patients, clients or members:
- Nutritional Drinks
- Bottled Water
- Shelf-stable Meals
- Adult Disposable Undergarments: diapers and pull-ups/briefs in sizes Adult Small to Adult 3X, male and female (**Must be in original sealed packaging)
- Outerwear: Coats, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves
- Toiletry Care Packages: toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, unscented lotions, lip balm, sunscreen, body wash, wipes, hand sanitizer; emery board and nail clippers, sugar free cough drops, unscented lip balm, unscented deodorant (non-aerosol), Kleenex
- Blankets
For more information, please email us.
How to Become a VNHS Volunteer
We are enrolling new volunteers now! Our volunteer coordinator matches your interests, area of expertise and special skills with the needs of our patients. Although no previous experience is required, we do invest deeply in our volunteers training and on-boarding processes, as valued support members for our programs. We provide training, a background check, finger printing, drug testing, TB test screening, COVID-19 vaccine required.
If you have questions about our volunteer programs or your assignment please email our volunteer coordinator, Lisa, or call her at (404)215-6051.
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Join us for our VIRTUAL clinical hiring event on June 24th 10AM - 3PM to learn more about the available roles with Visiting Nurse Health System! Please go to our Indeed event page or copy this event page link into your browser. https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=641a3fe79077d14c. For questions about the event or the roles, please reach out to css@vnhs.org.
Hospice Atlanta cares. We are here when you need us.
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Communication is more than words...it`s connection, dignity, and quality of life. This Speech-Language Pathology Month, we celebrate our dedicated speech pathologists who bring expert care directly into the homes of our patients.
Thank you for helping individuals regain their communication abilities, confidence, and independence every day. 💙
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Congratulations to Tyonia, our Employee of the Month! 🎉
Her compassion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to client-centered care make a meaningful difference every day. Thank You!
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Congratulations to Tyonia, our Employee of the Month! 🎉
Her compassion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to client-centered care make a meaningful difference every day. Thank You!
#EmployeeOfTheMonth #MissionDriven #VisitingNurseHealthSystem
Join us for our VIRTUAL clinical hiring event on June 24th 10AM - 3PM to learn more about the available roles with Visiting Nurse Health System! Please click here to RSVP/ apply to this posting to be considered for any of the roles listed below https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=641a3fe79077d14c. For questions about the event or the roles, please reach out to css@vnhs.org.
As we pause this Memorial Day weekend to honor and remember the brave who gave their lives in service to our country, we also extend our heartfelt gratitude to their families and loved ones who carry their legacy forward today.
Wishing everyone a safe and peaceful Memorial Day, with time to reflect, remember, and spend time with those we love.
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Today, we celebrate and honor the incredible mothers, grandmothers, caregivers, and mother figures who fill our lives with strength, compassion, and love. Thank you for the care, comfort, and kindness you share each and every day.
Wishing all of our patients, families, employees, healthcare partners, and community a beautiful and meaningful Mother’s Day.
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This Mother’s Day, at Hospice Atlanta we honor all mothers we hold in our hearts, those who are with us, and those we hold close in memory.
We recognize that this day can bring both joy and reflection, and we hold space for every story and every heart.
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Nurses deserves a little fun too! 💙
In honor of Nurses Day, Week, and Month, our Home Health Nurses celebrated last night with the "From Scrubs to Strikes: Nurses Night at the Lanes" themed Cinco de Mayo bowling night!
A great time was had by all with some good fun, lots of laughs, and some friendly competition on the lanes!
Great chance to step away from the road, connect as a team, and celebrate the incredible care our nurses deliver every day in homes across our community.
Grateful for this amazing Home Health team of nurses! Please know what you do matters, and it shows every single day.
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Today we proudly celebrate and honor all the incredible nurses who bring compassion, comfort, and expert care to their patients today on National Nurses Day, and every day!
As Georgia’s largest and oldest nonprofit provider of home health and hospice care, Visiting Nurse Health System|Hospice Atlanta is grateful for the dedication, skill, and heart our nurses demonstrate each and every day, bringing care into the homes of patients and families across our community.
Thank you for the difference you make in the lives of those we serve. 💙
Happy Nurses Day!
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