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Adult Volunteer
Program at WFUBMC
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 3˝ - 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.
PATIENT RELATIONS
An interview and
special training are required for this area. Visit patients,
explaining the purpose of the Patient Relations Department and recording
complaints as requested.
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.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES
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 about the Adult Volunteer Program, call 336-713-3516.
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