Volunteer Coordinator I

Rewarding work you will do

• Coordinates volunteer programs by training, scheduling and managing volunteer services, along with volunteers as assigned to meet the needs of the organization. Responsible for aspects of volunteer services including assessment, in-take, screening, orientation, staff training, scheduling of assignments, and recruitment.
• Coordinates recruitment and support of volunteers by understanding and defining the volunteer role, and providing training and orientation program.
• Assures all volunteer documentation meets requirements for accuracy, confidentiality and reflects the patient goals in the plan of care (POC).
• Collaborates with volunteers through effective communication, resolving challenges, and evaluating and addressing issues including scheduling.
• Assists in activities relating to the volunteer program including hospice training, volunteer meetings, data entry, statistical tracking, maintaining records, and communication tools. Ensures accurate and thorough communication to all volunteers on the teams/groups assigned, as well as with necessary staff members.
• Coordinates recognition of volunteer teams and individuals in collaboration with manager and other agency leaders.
• Maintains volunteer files and ensures all information including availability, skills and interests are updated in a timely manner.
• Attends team meetings as needed and documents patient needs in a timely manner to support volunteers in their ability to work with patient/family.
• Collaborates with the Development Department and clinical liaison to inform and educate our community about volunteer opportunities and promote hospice services through continued community outreach.

What we are going to love about you

• Minimum
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum
• Experience: Two (2) years’ experience in health care setting (hospice or volunteer experience preferred).

Physical requirements

• Ability to lift, push, pull 30 lbs.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorado’s Front Range that share resources, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health, palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than 2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org. You may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.