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St Margaret's Volunteer Application Form
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Mail to: 600 E. First St., Spring Valley, IL 61362 or
Fax: (815) 664-1570
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| Patient & Family Services |
| Department: |
Community Health |
| Purpose: |
Perform non-technical, clerical duties |
| Functions: |
Clerical |
| Facility: |
St. Margaret's Hospital |
| Location Details: |
Social Service Office |
| Supervised By: |
Patient & Family Services personnel |
| Dates: |
Once a week |
| Hours: |
Variable |
| Restrictions: |
Confidential information and privacy issues |
| Additional Info: |
Answer phone and take messages, run errands, file reports, general typing, copy documents |
| Pediatrics |
| Department: |
Maternal / Child |
| Purpose: |
Provide comfort, care and well-being for pediatric patients and their families. |
| Functions: |
Patient Care |
| Facility: |
St. Margaret's Hospital |
| Location Details: |
Pediatric Nursing Unit |
| Supervised By: |
Professional staff |
| Dates: |
Once a week |
| Hours: |
Variable |
| Restrictions: |
Confidential information and privacy issues |
| Additional Info: |
Pass mail, snacks, water, food to patients; transport patients; read to, play with, supervise, hold, sit with children; feed under supervision of RN; deliver specimens; answer call lights; sort linens |
| Physical Therapy |
| Department: |
Rehabilitative |
| Purpose: |
Nontechnical, clerical duties |
| Functions: |
Clerical, Patient Care |
| Facility: |
St. Margaret's Hospital |
| Location Details: |
Rehab Department |
| Supervised By: |
Licensed Physical Therapists |
| Dates: |
Once per week |
| Hours: |
Variable (8:00 to 5:00) |
| Restrictions: |
Confidential information and privacy issues |
| Additional Info: |
Change linens between patients; restock supplies; fill and empty whirlpools; assist in transport of patients; fill hot pack machines; file patients' records; answer phone and record messages; run errands; observe therapy treatments; other duties as directed. |
| Radiology |
| Department: |
Diagnostic |
| Purpose: |
Nontechnical, clerical duties |
| Functions: |
Clerical |
| Facility: |
St. Margaret's Hospital |
| Location Details: |
Radiology Department |
| Supervised By: |
Radiology personnel |
| Dates: |
Variable |
| Hours: |
Once a week (3 hours) |
| Restrictions: |
Confidential information and privacy issues |
| Additional Info: |
File films and reports; transport patients; assist with darkroom functions; sit with disoriented patients; mix barium; deliver reports; run errands; stock linens; answer phone and take messages |
| Reception Desk |
| Department: |
Patient Assistance |
| Purpose: |
Act as greeter, information giver, ambassador for the hospital. |
| Functions: |
Administrative Assistance |
| Facility: |
St. Margaret's Hospital |
| Location Details: |
Information Desk area |
| Supervised By: |
Volunteer Coordinator |
| Dates: |
Once per week |
| Hours: |
Variable |
| Restrictions: |
Confidential information and privacy issues |
| Additional Info: |
Greet anyone who comes through the doors; answer phone, take and deliver messages; give out room numbers only if person asking is able to say the patient's name and the name is listed on the patient roster; give directions to areas of the hospital or have a Red Coat take the person to the proper area; do not give out any extra information |
| Red Coat (Back to top) |
| Department: |
Patient Assistance |
| Purpose: |
To provide information, transportation, and valet services within the hospital and also act as tour guides, messengers, and goodwill ambassadors. |
| Functions: |
Administrative Assistance |
| Facility: |
St. Margaret's Hospital |
| Location Details: |
Main Entrance |
| Supervised By: |
Volunteer Coordinator |
| Dates: |
Once a week |
| Hours: |
Morning: 8-12, Afternoon: 12-2:30 |
| Restrictions: |
Confidential information and privacy issues |
| Additional Info: |
Greet visitors; provide directions or escort to various areas within the hospital; act as tour guides/ushers; deliver specimens; transport patients within the hospital; assist in discharge of patients; answer phone and take messages; deliver paper work and reports throughout the hospital; sort and deliver patient mail; record activities. |
| Registration |
| Department: |
Clerical |
| Purpose: |
Nontechnical, clerical duties |
| Functions: |
Clerical |
| Facility: |
St. Margaret's Hospital |
| Location Details: |
Registration Office |
| Supervised By: |
Registration Personnel |
| Dates: |
Once per week (3 hours) |
| Hours: |
Variable |
| Restrictions: |
Confidential information and privacy issues |
| Additional Info: |
Greet patients; act as host/hostess; answer phone; take messages; transport patients; deliver papers, requisitions, etc. to departments; copy forms/shred materials |
| Resource Room |
| Department: |
Support Services |
| Purpose: |
Assist hospital departments with copying, collating, etc. of various materials. |
| Functions: |
Administrative Assistance |
| Facility: |
St. Margaret's Hospital |
| Location Details: |
Volunteer Services Office |
| Supervised By: |
Volunteer Coordinator |
| Dates: |
Once per week |
| Hours: |
Variable |
| Restrictions: |
Confidential information and privacy issues |
| Additional Info: |
Copy documents; collate materials; prepare correspondence for mailing; shred papers; type labels; sort recycled magazines and distribute; apply stickers to documents; assemble charts or promotional items |
| Screening Clinics |
| Department: |
Community Health |
| Purpose: |
Provide assistance tio staff in the effictive functioning of the screening clinic. |
| Functions: |
Administrative Assistance |
| Facility: |
St. Margaret's Hospital |
| Location Details: |
Outpatient Clinic Area |
| Supervised By: |
Occupational Health staff |
| Dates: |
Variable |
| Hours: |
Variable |
| Restrictions: |
Confidential information and privacy issues |
| Additional Info: |
Greet arrivals; assist with registration and consent forms; copy documents; collect fees and issue receipts; escort clients from waiting area to clinic room; provide assistance to staff in non-technical areas; distribute appropriate information as necessary |
| Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) (Back to top) |
| Department: |
Senior Health Insurance Program |
| Purpose: |
Assist patients having difficulty with insurance claims |
| Functions: |
Administrative Assistance |
| Facility: |
St. Margaret's Hospital |
| Location Details: |
SHIP Conference Room |
| Supervised By: |
Patient Accounts Manager and Volunteer Coordinator |
| Dates: |
Twice a month |
| Hours: |
Variable--usually 1:00-3:00 pm |
| Restrictions: |
Confidential information and privacy issues |
| Additional Info: |
Attend State of Illinois classes; interpret terms of the insurance plan; assist in the preparation of the claim forms; instruct patients/family how to complete future forms; keep accurate records; provide community with educational information |
