Thank you for your interest in our volunteer opportunities at Saint Joseph Hospital. 

The following are steps needed to become a volunteer.

1. Complete the application and return it to the SJH Foundation Volunteer Services Department to the address indicated on the application. Once your application is received, you will receive a phone call to arrange for an interview.
2. During the interview, you will be introduced to the Volunteer program. If you wish to proceed with becoming a member of the organization, you will be required to: 
1. Complete and sign a release form allowing Saint Joseph Hospital to perform a background check. 
2. Complete a drug/alcohol screen which is provided by the Hospital’s Occupational Health Department.
3. Complete a series of two TB tests which is also provided by the Hospital’s Occupational Department.
4. Provide an immunization record at the time of the TB test.
3. Once the background check and the first TB test and drug/alcohol screening is complete, the final step is to attend our orientation program. Orientations are held on Tuesdays at 1:00pm or Thursdays at 10:00am for approximately one and a half hours. The orientation reviews details regarding the Foundation and the Volunteer department, along with a short tour of the hospital.
4. Upon completion of these steps, you will be placed within your designated department to begin your volunteer assignment.

Thank you for your interest in the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation Volunteer Services Department. We look forward to receiving your application soon.

Volunteer Opportunities

Emergency Department -
assist with patient transportation, running errands for staff, changing beds, stocking supplies.

Clerical Positions -
assist in various hospital departments with assembling patient information packets, filing, preparing mailings, answering phones, computer knowledge helpful in some instances but not always required.

Gift Shops -
assist patients, visitors and employees in the Gift Shop with their purchases. Check in inventory and restock merchandise as needed. Good customer service a must.

Information Desk -
help visitors and patients with information regarding the hospital and destinations they me be looking for, along with assisting in check-in process with security. 

Nursing Aid -
assist the staff with assembling charts, stocking supplies, bringing ice water to patients, answering phones and run errands.

Patient Visitor -
visit patients with compassion and understanding to make them feel better or for companionship.

Emergency Dept. Ambassador -
checking with patients waiting to be cared for and communicating with them about the status of their visit and when they will be checked in for care.

MOR Pre-op -
assist staff with assembling charts, changing and transporting beds, stocking supplies.

Pet Therapy -
volunteers that have trained pets are cleared by a veterinarian to visit patients, which have been a proven factor in the increased recovery of their illness.

Bilingual Translator -
assist staff in translating to visitors and patients who do not speak English to better assist them.

Cardiovascular Lab -
Greet family members and friends who enter the waiting room while a procedure is being preformed on a family member or friend. 

SurgiCare One -
Greet family members and friends entering the family waiting room area. Communicate with and assist the staff as needed.

Patient Pride -
provide therapeutic touch and communication with Hospital patients through the use of moisturizer, hand massage and light makeup.  

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