Volunteer Opportunities
Discharge Lounge
A comfortable space with reclining chairs, a television, snacks, and drinks and is located on the 2nd floor. The volunteer will serve as a liaison between Nursing and Transporters/Wings, keep the patient company while they wait to depart.
Frederick Health Village Reception
Serve as the first point of contact for all visitors at the Village. Answering phone calls, helping with directions, and sorting mail. There will also be other small projects assigned on an as needed basis.
ICU
Volunteers help manage visitation to the unit, gives directions throughout the hospital and supports staff as needed. This role does not require a significant amount of walking, but high levels of confidentiality and empathy are important.
Emergency Department
Assist staff with supply functions and assist patient and families as needed.
Peds Emergency Department
Stocking, helping with room turns, and supporting the staff as needed.
James M. Stockman Cancer Center
Looking for volunteers to greet and assist patients in the lobby area of the infusion center. Volunteers have a table in the waiting area, providing supplies like knitted hats, scarves, Boost, and snacks, and also support staff as needed.
James M. Stockman Radiation Therapy
Here you will be escorting patients for Dr. visits and sanitizing rooms between appointments and supporting staff in a variety of other duties. It is a busy shift, and you will be on your feet and moving most of the time.
Sewing
Sew, knit, crochet baby blankets, make neck and lap pillows, walker bags, eye masks and a variety of other items that get distributed to patients at the Cancer Center, Pediatrics, nursing. The group gets together at the Village on Monday mornings, but many work at home at their own pace.
Cardiac Cath Lab
Support staff and patients as needed, helping stock supplies, assisting with room turns, and an occasional discharge.
The Gift Shop
Serving staff and customers, working the cash register, stocking supplies, and keeping the shop in tip top shape!
Select Seconds Thrift Shop
We have several openings serving customers in our fabulous downtown store (FREE PARKING), assisting with sales, working the cash register, and keeping the store in order or working in the back sorting donations.
Comfort Cart
Round on nursing units to distribute comfort items such as eye masks, ear plugs, lip balm, reading glasses, reading materials, hair brushes, nail files, and more. There is significant walking and standing with this role.
Information Desk
Greet all visitors, check them in and issuing badges, assist with directions and escort as needed. Deliver flowers and mail to patients.
Wings
Provide escort and messenger service for patients and various departments throughout the hospital; assist with patient discharges. You can definitely get your steps in doing this job!
Surgical Information Desk
Keep family members of surgical patients informed during surgery; arrange for post-op conferences with surgeon and family, serve as a liaison for staff and visitors.
Rose Hill Reception
Greet and assist patients/visitors with registering at kiosk, give directions to various locations within the building. Support staff as needed.
The SHARE Food Network
This is a group that offers discounted groceries on a monthly basis. They are in need of volunteers to help with the distribution of groceries one Saturday a month which is located at Frederick Health Village - it usually takes about 2 hours. Reach out to me for more information about how to sign up to help.