Adult Volunteer Program
Adult Volunteers are volunteers over the age of 18 who are not currently enrolled in continuing education. Adult Volunteers must commit to a minimum of one 3½ - 4 hour session per week for a minimum of three months.
Some of our most popular volunteer areas are:
ADMISSIONS/DISCHARGE
Assist in processing new patients. Make new patients feel welcome. Act as hostess, accompanying patients to their rooms or when discharged from the hospital. Take wheelchair to patient’s room and escort patient and belongings to Main Floor to be picked up.
OUTPATIENT COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
Cancer Patient Support
Go to patient rooms and visit, relieve parents, read and play games with children.
Radiation Oncology
Provide patients and their families support during follow-up or treatment appointments. Transport cancer patients.
Various Support Services
Assist the Cancer Center staff in providing psychosocial support for cancer patients and their families.
Outpatient Radiology and Mammography
Assist patients who are having routine mammograms. Clerical tasks. Assist with films in reading room. Give support to waiting family members.
CPSP Library/Resource Room
Provide families and patients with the resources they need to become familiar with their disease and the associated treatments.
Appearance Boutique
Assist patients, guests and employees with different product lines specifically for the cancer patient/survivor.
Surgical Oncology Clinic
Assist staff with patient check-in procedures.
CHILD CARE
Assist staff with 6 week old infants to 5 year old toddlers (activities and ages will vary).
CORONARY CARE UNIT
Provide communication between CCU and the patients’ families. Convey visiting policies, rules and regulations of CCU to families.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Act as liaison between family and professional staff. Run errands to other departments, labs and blood bank. May assist patients under instruction from charge nurse.
GIFT SHOP
General duties in a retail shop such as putting up stock, pricing and waiting on customers.
INFORMATION DESKS
Give directional information to various locations throughout the Medical Center. Answer telephone and give patient room number or phone number when requested.
INTENSIVE CARE WAITING ROOM (ICU)
Provide communication between ICU staff and the patients’ families. Convey visiting policies, rules and regulations of ICU to families.
CLERICAL WORK
Help in different areas of the Hospital that request assistance with filing, alphabetizing, collating, keeping records, etc.
OPERATING ROOM
Assist with inventory and assembly of supplies. Observe OR procedures when possible.
PATIENT AID
Work directly with patients on the floor. Run errands to assist nursing staff. Deliver snacks, mail, magazines and flowers to patients. Help feed patients who require help.
REHAB (Physical/Occupational Therapy)
Answer telephone, assist with paperwork, and run errands as needed. Transport, observe and assist with patients. Assist staff and patients with gardening, exercise, crafts and games (i.e. Bingo). Perform patient aid duties. Perform light clerical duties.
SERVICE EXCELLENCE
An interview and special training are required for this area. Visit patients, explaining the purpose of the Service Excellence Department and recording complaints as requested.
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Assist Radiology staff with errands and supplies. Learn how to run film and transfer to file room. Observe cases of interest.
SURGICAL FAMILY WAITING
Make scheduled trips to Operating Room for information on progress of patients. Report information to families of patients who are having surgery and try to make their wait easier.
BRENNER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Brenner Psychiatry
Assist staff in promoting self-esteem and self-worth by reading, playing games and socializing with patients.
Bedside
Go to patient rooms and visit, relieve parents, read and play games with the children.
Child Life
Play in infant/toddler and preschool/school age playrooms with children.
Intermediate Care Nursery
Help to feed, bathe and care for sick infants. Assist staff.
Pediatric Clinic
Entertain children in outpatient clinic waiting areas.
Pediatric Oncology
Assist Pediatric Oncology Social Worker in Outpatient Clinic with entertaining children.
Brenner Reception Desks
Greet visitors. Give directional information in Brenner Children’s Hospital. Answer telephone and assist guests.
Pediatric/Family Resource Library
Assist public and perform general librarian duties.
For more information call 336-713-3516.