Los puestos de adultos voluntarios en el Overlook Medical Center están disponibles en el hospital principal, el Hersh Children's Center, el Carol G. Simon Cancer Center y una variedad de otros servicios de atención al paciente en todo el hospital. Las funciones específicas incluyen:
- Vida infantil
- – Provide supervised play activities for hospitalized pediatric patients. You must be 18 years or older and have served as a volunteer messenger.
- Mensajería:
- – Deliver items throughout Overlook Medical Center, including flowers, gifts and charts; escort visitors; and accompany patients to appointments.
- Departamento de Emergencias
- – Assist patients and visitors as a volunteer patient liaison.
- Tienda de regalos
- – Work at the register or stock displays in the Gift Shop & Bloom.
- Voluntario acompañante de cabecera para la prevención del delirio:
- – Visit adult patients at their bedside and provide therapeutic activities and companionship.
- Mesa de información
- – Provide assistance, both in-person and over the phone, for callers and visitors to our medical center.
- Mealtime Assistance/Feeding Program
- – Help support our patients with tray setup, opening packages, and supporting Food and Nutrition Department and Elder Care. The volunteer feeding assistance program provides feeding support to hospitalized patients that require low to moderate levels of feeding assistance. The volunteers will play a crucial role in optimizing nutritional intake that leads to positive outcomes. The primary responsibility will be coordinating with allied health professionals and Nursing to assist appropriate patients and communicate interventions and results to the care team. – Additional competency required for feeding program.
- Musicoterapia
- – Provide piano and guitar music for visitors and guests in the main hospital lobby.
- Soothing Paws Dog Therapy
- – Provide pet therapy services to several designated of Overlook Medical Center; the owner must fulfill all volunteer requirements and the dog must be certified through Bright and Beautiful.
