Junior Volunteers 

We are currently accepting applications for our Junior Summer Program: Friends and Family.

High school students (ages 16 and up during the school year) are a vital part of our volunteer program.  Many students want a real-life, hands-on experience as an introduction into health care. 

Friends and Family

The Friends and Family Program is designed to give students ages 14-17 an introduction to hospital volunteering. Placements for this program are limited to administrative support and the opportunity to provide patients access to the Hospital Library Cart.

Minimum Commitment

Administrative/Clerical

Clinical and administrative departments welcome volunteers seeking the opportunity to volunteer in an office setting. Answering phones, inputting data, filing and copying are some of the tasks volunteers are engaged in at their placements. We offer both small and large office placements. Some are more fast-paced than others.

Available Times:

• Monday-Friday 2-5 p.m.
• Weekends not available

Patient Care

Volunteers are trained by our Nursing Education Department to feed, transport, and visit with patients of all ages. Working as part of the nursing team, volunteers have an opportunity to make a positive impact on a patient’s day. Both students and adult community members find this opportunity gratifying.

Available Times:

• Monday-Friday: 2-5 p.m., 3-6 p.m. or 4-7 p.m.
• Saturdays: 8-11 a.m., 12-3 p.m. or 3-7 p.m.
• Sundays not available

Recreational Shift

One shift a week is in a recreational setting.  Juniors will either serve as a  Librarian Volunteer bringing books and magazines to patients or a Nintendo Wii Volunteer playing the Nintendo Wii with patients on the Physical Rehabilitation Unit.

Available Times:

• Monday-Friday: two hour shift between the hours of 2 and 7 p.m.
• Saturday: two hour shift between 12-7 p.m.
• Sundays not available

Minimum Commitment

The minimum commitment for all of our volunteer programs is six months of service.  We expect this program to attract many area students so we will be highly selective. 

Students selected to be Junior Volunteers must comply with the attendance policy below:

• Junior Volunteers must take no more than one excused absence per calendar month.  To take an excused absence, the volunteer needs to alert the volunteer department about the absence ahead of time.   Failure to comply results in disciplinary action and subsequent termination.
• No call or no show for any shift during the 6-month commitment results in immediate termination.

The application will be available through the link below starting in January of 2012.

Click here to find and complete the volunteer application.