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Ashley Lewis replied to Diane Klebanow's discussion counting intern hours toward 5%??? in Volunteer Management
"Hi Diane,
We use interns in our agency.  Healthcare Admin & Social Work mostly.  We combed through the regulations prior to taking on interns,  looking for clear direction and basically found one sentence that states using interns is up to the…"
Aug 25, 2015
Janice Cleary replied to Diane Klebanow's discussion counting intern hours toward 5%??? in Volunteer Management
"Paul, we just started using social work intern this past semester.  I didn't know we could use social work intern hours for the 5%. What are the requirements? Do they have to go through volunteer training?  What other things do you track.

Thank you…"
Feb 5, 2013
Diane Klebanow replied to Diane Klebanow's discussion counting intern hours toward 5%??? in Volunteer Management
"Christina:
Thanks for your response.  What you are saying makes sense, so I might try to fit it into our current policies.  I was, and remain, very curious about how other hospice providers count interns and am looking for any real world examples. …"
Nov 1, 2011
Christina Kokenos replied to Diane Klebanow's discussion counting intern hours toward 5%??? in Volunteer Management
"From what I understand, you are able to use interns, but CANNOT count the hours that they spend "shadowing" a specific discipline.  This would be considered training and, as you know, we are not able to count training hours toward our 5%.  However,…"
Oct 24, 2011
Jennifer Thompson replied to Diane Klebanow's discussion counting intern hours toward 5%??? in Volunteer Management
"I count intern and practium hours for students. I have never had a problem with Medicare surveys. I have them go through complete orientation/training and then assign them to the department head for assignments. There is also a program called Senior…"
Jul 27, 2011
Greg Schneider replied to Diane Klebanow's discussion counting intern hours toward 5%??? in Volunteer Management
"The purpose of the use of volunteers, outside of the obvious, is to save the hospice money.  A volunteer's hours can be counted if paid hospice staff would otherwise be doing the task of the volunteer.  Whether or not a student volunteer receives a…"
Jul 26, 2011
Greg Schneider replied to Diane Klebanow's discussion Interns-do their hours count toward the 5%?
"The purpose of the use of volunteers, outside of the obvious, is to save the hospice money.  A volunteer's hours can be counted if paid hospice staff would otherwise be doing the task of the volunteer.  Whether or not a student volunteer receives a…"
Jul 26, 2011
Paul Ikonen replied to Diane Klebanow's discussion counting intern hours toward 5%??? in Volunteer Management
"Diane,
 
Our location does use intern hours toward 5%, in fact Social Work Interns have been a primary source for us."
Jul 26, 2011
Diane Klebanow replied to Patty Dunn's discussion TB Testing Requirements for Volunteers
"Our hospice requires it annually, for both volunteers and paid staff, and we pay for it."
Jun 28, 2011
Greg Schneider replied to Diane Klebanow's discussion QAPI-What Kind of Data Do You Track for your Volunteer Program?
"Some additional information on the QAPI program can be found in the Regulatory - Medicare Group. While the basic focus is on improving patient care, the extent of the data tracking requirements generally reflects the nature of the specific hospice…"
May 13, 2011
Diane Klebanow replied to Lindy Rose's discussion Conferences for Volunteer Coordinators/Managers?
"Lindy-
I just thought of another resource for you:
Susan Ellis's Energize page has several conferences and classes listed; here is the link:
http://energizeinc.com/prof/conf.html"
May 3, 2011
Diane Klebanow replied to Suzanne Rucker's discussion Recruiting families to serve as volunteers
"Ok...for some reason, I got on today from my work computer!  Here is my letter.Volunteer 13 month Letter Recruitment.doc"
May 2, 2011
Diane Klebanow replied to Suzanne Rucker's discussion Recruiting families to serve as volunteers
"I am horrible..I just saw that I promised a copy of my letter some time ago.  My problem is that I can't access these pages from work...so I don't get on here too often.  I will see if I have a copy on my jump drive this weekend, and if not, copy to…"
Apr 30, 2011
Diane Klebanow replied to Lindy Rose's discussion Conferences for Volunteer Coordinators/Managers?
"Lindy:
the points of light foundation/hands on network puts on an annual conference held across the country in various locations...typically in june.  there is also a networking group called alive...i think the acronym is association for leaders…"
Apr 30, 2011
Diane Klebanow replied to Melissa Woods's discussion New Volunteer Coordinator
"Just out of curiosity, Jennifer...did your agency purchase your gift cards for staff rewards or did you have to solicit them?  I did a recruiting event and promised that any staffer who simply referred a prospective volunteer would be entered in a…"
Jan 25, 2011
Diane Klebanow replied to Melissa Woods's discussion New Volunteer Coordinator
"Jan-
Happy New Year!  Sorry for the delay in replying...to demonstrate my understanding of your frustration about the social media, blogs, etc...I can't even access this page from work!  (I spend Tuesdays in the community making contacts and am…"
Jan 4, 2011
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  • Diane Klebanow June 5, 2008 at 8:54am
    Thanks for the note. The gravestone is that of my younger brother Phil "Flip" Cherven, who died in a car accident at the age of 24 in 1991. My husband and I collect little Pooh bears who travel with us, and upon a visit to the cemetery a few years back we posed them "with" Flip as he had a great sense of humor and would've enjoyed the picture.
    What brought me to this Forum is that I have applied for a job as a Volunteer Coordinator with a local Hospice after many years in the Volunteer Management field and was doing some web-surfing and discovered this wonderful resource! I will walk into my interview on Monday with Flip in my heart as he first introduced me to Hospice. Yes, he died in a car accident, but my local hospice at that time--one of thee oldest in the country--offered grief groups to any bereaved individuals; as a result of their help, a year later, to "give back" I became a hospice volunteer. I have done all kinds of volunteer work since then but I know that experience will help me as I interview for this job on Monday. (I was let go from another position in April for reasons still unclear to me...but when one door closes, a window opens!) I hope to be a regular here, so think good thoughts for me on Monday! "Happiness Is Like A Butterfly, Which, When Pursued, Is Always Just Beyond Your Grasp~~But Which If You Will Sit Down Quietly, May Alight Upon You." (Hawthorne) Diane
  • Greg Schneider June 5, 2008 at 6:29am
    Welcome to the HCF Diane. I was curious whose gravestone is in your photo? Is there a story you can share?
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