Hospice & Palliative Care Volunteers

Evergreen Hospice and Palliative Care volunteers provide practical, social and spiritual support to individuals living with a terminal illness and their families.

The most valuable skill an end-of-life volunteer can offer is to provide compassionate presence. They may help increase the quality of life by offering comfort care, companionship, or emotional or spiritual support to the patient, or respite for the caregiver.

Our volunteers are able to serve patients in their own communities throughout King and Snohomish counties, or at our inpatient hospice center located adjacent to the Evergreen Hospital campus.

• Volunteer Opportunities
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Training Class Schedule

Read the current issue of our Hospice Volunteer newsletter

Steps to Becoming a Hospice & Palliative Care Volunteer

If you have experienced a loss, we ask that you wait a full year before beginning this process.

• Be at least 18 years old
• Submit our online application*
• Provide two personal or professional references
• Complete a health clearance, which includes a 2-step TB test.
• Complete an interview, which will include authorization for a nationwide background check
• Attend the 3-day Hospice & Palliative Care Volunteer Core Training and any other required job position training

* If you are unable to submit an application online, please call 425.899.1040 and we will have an application packet mailed to you.