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If you were thinking of summer volunteering, we thank you very much but we are all set as we were inundated with applicants.
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The Volunteer Services Department at Children's Hospital Boston is a diverse, trained group of more than 700 individuals who selflessly devote thousands of hours each year to support the hospital staff and patients.
Whether playing with children during waiting times, helping families find their way in the halls or answering phones, the volunteers at Children's make a difference providing a special human connection that often eases the stress for patients and families going through difficult times.
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If you are interested in the Lexington Campus, please still contact the Volunteer Department Boston Campus at 617-355-7885.
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- Helping the admission process, interacting with patients and families, and playing with the youngsters while they wait. The need is for Daytime, Weekday volunteers.
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Weekdays, daytime only
If you are interested in the Waltham Campus, please email the Volunteer Department Boston Campus or call 617-355-7885. You can also email Dianne Furlong, HR Generalist or call her at 781-216-2176.
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- Meet and greet patients and families, escort families to their destination if needed, provide directions and basic information, help with new parking validation system, sort the mail and answer general questions. Weekday mornings are available.
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- Specialty clinic waiting area - Create and coordinate short term activities to occupy patients and siblings. May float to other ambulatory clinics or information desk, if needed.
- A minimum of one three hour shift once a week during the weekday is required.
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- Play with children and siblings at bedsides or in play areas and provide support for their families
- Provide clerical support in reception areas
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- Answer telephones
- Provide word processing
- Assemble kits and packets
- File, copy and collate
- Complete data entry
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- Greet and talk to families and patients
- Answer telephones
- Provide directions to families and visitors, answer questions
- Distribute information
- Escort families and patients to Operating Room from Admitting
- Escort patients during discharge
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- Play with patients and siblings in clinic waiting areas
- Play with children during parent/patient support groups
- Provide clerical support in reception areas
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- Play with patients and siblings in Emergency Department waiting areas
- Read to children in treatment rooms
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- Create afghans, baby booties, children's mittens/hats, dolls for distribution to patients and children in ambulatory programs
- Organize picture book drives for Reach Out and Read Program and the Emergency Department
- Organize magazine drives for clinic waiting areas, Admitting and the Emergency Department
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- Play with children in the waiting areas, Spanish fluency very helpful
- Provide clerical support at reception desks
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- Volunteers must have a criminal background check before starting. Processing time for this is two to four weeks after acceptance into the program.
- Volunteers must be age 16 or older. Only weekday/daytime shifts are available to High School students. High School students must complete their shift by 5:00 p.m.
- Volunteers are asked to complete a minimum of four hours in one time slot per week for a period of a year.
- Most new openings are weekdays before 5 p.m.
- Processing time is usually two months .
- Volunteers are allowed to play with children or to complete non-medical tasks. Patient privacy and confidentiality are respected, and individual illnesses are not discussed.
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Fall 2008 will be the next starting session for Boston, Lexington and Waltham sites. All applications must be in our office by August 29, 2008 to be considered for fall start. Applications received after August 29, 2008 will be considered for a January 2009 start.
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- Contact the Volunteer Services Department at 617-355-7885 and ask for an application packet.
- Complete and return the application together with your 2 reference sheets.
- Set up an interview with volunteer staff.
- Attend a three-hour orientation and a two-hour training session.
- Complete the following health screening:
- Two Tuberculosis tests, provided by the hospital free of charge.
- Proof of two measles, mumps and rubella vaccines or titre or the hospital will provide free of charge.
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If you need additional information about our program, please call 617-355-7885, or email the Volunteer Department.
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