Our Volunteers
Wings Over Texas Hospice Volunteers are amazing people like you who have chosen to generously share their time and talents to help hospice patients and their families during a difficult time.
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Our volunteers are a critical part of our Wings Over Texas Hospice team, serving our patients and families in both direct care and supporting roles.
If you are looking for a meaningful way to give of your time you can make a profound difference as part of our volunteer team.
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If you are interested in volunteering or would like to schedule a visit, please give us a call 817-774-9154.
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Volunteer Roles
Administrative
Provides office support for direct patient care or assist in our bereavement program.
Direct Care
Help hospice patients and families with household chores, lawn care, shopping, transportation, and provide companionship and valuable support.
Professional
Professionals may assist on the hospice interdisciplinary team or provide complementary alternative integrative health services roles.​
Pet Visit
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Care for a hospice patients pets
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Volunteer with your pet and provide theraputic pet visits
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I am a retired hospice nurse and I appreciate being part of a kind and loving team. Being a volunteer provides me the opportunity to both give and to receive. The administrative staff goes the extra mile to make me feel welcome and to make the whole staff feel appreciated.
Joy Whitmire ~ Volunteer
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The Process
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Fill out an Application
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Schedule an Interview
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Personal Reference Check
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Criminal Background Check
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Drug & TB Screening
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After you are accepted:
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Orientation and Training may include:​
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Overview of hospice care and concept​​
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Confidentiality and patient’s/family’s rights
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Bereavement and Spiritual care
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Social work overview and Family dynamics
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Volunteer duties, responsibilities and boundaries.
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Patient services are provided without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability (mental or physical), communicable disease, or place of national origin. Wings Over Texas Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Wings Over Texas Hospice is a Texas owned, for-profit organization.
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