Opportunities From: The University of Southern Mississippi

Gentiva Hospice is looking for compassionate hearts to serve our hospice patients/veterans (no medical work experience necessary - we will train you). Our companionship volunteers can serve in a wide array of ways such as:

Offer Companionship/Emotional/Spiritual Support to patients (in home or nursing facilities) Run errands/shopping for patients Singing/playing music to patients Playing games with patients Sit with patients/respite for caregivers (no more than 3 hours at a time) Light housekeeping for our families Providing meals/food to patients (based on dietary restrictions)

Potential volunteers must complete a background check, drug screening, and a Tuberculosis Skin Test (all provided and paid for by Gentiva). We also provide training for volunteers to ensure that they are prepared for their role!

We have no set schedules or shifts. Our volunteers are able to volunteer for whatever works for their schedule. We can even have volunteers on weekends.

Gentiva Hospice is looking for compassionate hearts to serve our in our hospice administrative office (no medical work experience necessary - we will train you). With this opportunity, you will not be visiting/seeing hospice patients. Our administrative volunteers can serve in a wide array of ways such as:

Assist with unpacking and organizing needed patient medical supplies Keeping office supply closets and cabinets organized Answering and forwarding phone calls as needed Completing light housekeeping around the office Sending weekly mailings to patients and their families Shredding and disposing of outdated files and paperwork Assisting with planning and executing our annual memorial services, food drives, or Christmas Gift Drives

Potential volunteers must complete a background check, drug screening, and a Tuberculosis Skin Test (all provided and paid for by Gentiva). We also provide training for volunteers to ensure that they are prepared for their role!

We have no set schedules or shifts. Our administrative volunteers are able to volunteer for whatever works for their schedule (within the office hours of operation). Our office operation hours are from Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. *Sometimes, assignments can be done from home and on weekends as needed.

Gentiva Hospice is looking for compassionate hearts to serve as grief/caregiver support volunteers for our bereaved and those family that have gone through the experience with hospice (no medical work experience necessary - we will train you). Our grief/caregiver support volunteers can serve in a wide array of ways such as:

Assist with leading/facilitating grief/bereavement/caregiver support groups for the bereaved that have gone through the hospice of experience. Assist with preparation and planning of grief/bereavement/caregiver support groups. Assist with planning, preparation, and execution of hospice memorial/vigil services through the year. Writing sympathy/spiritual encouragement cards to the bereaved. Assist with assembling and distributing grief and bereavement support resources to bereaved family members. Prepare meals to be delivered to the bereaved.

Potential volunteers must complete a background check, drug screening, and a Tuberculosis Skin Test (all provided and paid for by Gentiva). We also provide training for volunteers to ensure that they are prepared for their role.

We have no set schedules or shifts. Our volunteers are able to volunteer for whatever works for their schedule. We can even have volunteers on weekends.