Volunteer Program
Sets out how the Agency recruits, screens, orients, trains, supervises and keeps volunteers; the roles volunteers may and may not fill; the volunteer place on every interdisciplinary team; and the records of volunteer hours and cost savings, including the federal level of activity of at least five percent of paid patient care hours.
About this policy
- Policy number
- OH-HSP-VOL-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- OAC 3701-19-13
- Library
- Ohio hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 19
In short
- Volunteers are part of every hospice team in Ohio. Quinn Sample supervises all volunteers.
- Finish your volunteer orientation, criminal records check and health screening before you visit any patient.
- Stay within your role. Never handle, count or dispose of medicines, and never accept money or gifts.
- Call the hospice first if a patient has an emergency or dies during your visit.
- Record every visit, and report any sign of abuse or missing medicine the same day.
What's inside
19 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (OAC 3701-19-13; 42 CFR §418.78)
- 5. Recruitment and Retention
- 6. Screening Before Service
- 7. Orientation and Training
- 8. Roles Volunteers May and May Not Fill
- 9. Supervision and Availability
- 10. Volunteers on the Interdisciplinary Team
- 11. Level of Activity and Cost Savings
- 12. Responsibilities
- 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 14. Staff Training
- 15. References
- 16. Related Policies and Forms
- 17. Approval
- 18. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me a volunteer's orientation record. Does it cover all the topics the Ohio rule lists?
- Who supervises volunteers, and how are volunteers available to patients and families when needed?
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