Exciting Volunteer Opportunity at Baycrest Health Sciences
In 2010 Baycrest Health Sciences designed and implemented a Therapeutic Touch ™ Program for patients in the Palliative Care Unit (6W) of the hospital as an adjunct to mainstream medical treatment to help patients to relax, to better manage pain and maintain a quality of life.
Baycrest is seeking qualified Therapeutic Touch Practitioners to volunteer their services in offering Therapeutic Touch to patients in this unit. This is an invaluable opportunity for a Registered Practitioner of Therapeutic Touch to extend compassionate services to individuals who are going through the final stages of their lives.
There are many benefits to volunteering on the Baycrest Palliative Care Unit. It is staffed by an extraordinary interdisciplinary team of compassionate people who go to great lengths to individualize patient treatment plans. Volunteers are considered an integral and vital part of this team. Baycrest is a prestigious and world-renowned facility. Volunteers have access to educational sessions on a variety of subjects including the many aspects of palliative care, advances in brain research, age related changes, eating assistance training, infection prevention and control, healthcare ethics and much more.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Qualifications:
The Therapeutic Touch Practitioner:
• Is certified as a Recognized Practitioner of Therapeutic Touch by the Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario (TTNO) and maintains current membership.
• Hospital or other healthcare institutional experience desirable, but not necessary.
If you are interested or know anyone who may be interested in applying for this volunteer position, please contact Tehila Tewel at Baycrest Volunteer Services at 415-785-2500 ext. 2135 or [email protected]
Visit their website at http://www.baycrest.org/
For more information download the full description of the position here.
