Health
D=Weekdays during business hours
E=Evenings
W=Weekends
F=Flexible times
(D) Adult Center for Enrichment needs a CNA, LPN, or RN medical assistant to check blood pressure, weight, and help senior adults at lunchtime. Training provided. Minimum CNA certification. Minimum age 18.
Nancy Gore, 274-3559,
American Cancer Society needs:
(D) Drivers to take ambulatory cancer patients to and from medical ppointments. Training provided.
(F) Breast cancer survivors to visit breast cancer patients and provide sense of hope and emotional support. Volunteers must be at least one-year post treatment. Training provided.
(F) Volunteers to attend local health fairs at churches, malls, and businesses. Training and materials provided.
(F) Women to remind friends about annual mammograms. Training provided.
Rita Harmon Law, 834-0844,
Health Serve Medical Center needs:
(E) Non-clinical Spanish translators work with English-speaking physicians and nurses providing health care for Spanish-speaking patients. Volunteers Some knowledge of medical terms helpful but not required. Volunteers needed Wednesdays between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Office is closed between 1-2 p.m.). Training provided. Minimum age 18. URGENT NEED.
(E) Spanish-speaking family practice and internal medicine physicians, RNs, LPNs, nurse practitioners, and non-clinical Spanish translators to provide primary health care for indigent and/or uninsured Hispanic patients on Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:00. Clinic teams consist of two physicians, 2 nurses, and several non-clinical volunteers. Training provided. Minimum age 18. URGENT NEED.
(E) Physicians certified in family practice, internal medicine, or other closely related field to care for indigent and/or uninsured patients at Tuesday and Thursday evening clinics. Clinic teams consist of two physicians and three nurses. Physicians may volunteer as their schedule permits. Physician assistants also welcome.
(E) Registered nurses, nurse practioners, and licensed practical nurses to assist physicians in caring for indigent and/or uninsured patients at Tuesday and Thursday evening clinics. Duties and responsibilities similar to those required in private practice. Nurses may volunteer as their schedule permits.
(F) Pharmacy Assistant. Check medication samples for expired items, log information in books, and remove from shelves. Requires two to four hours a week, good manual dexterity, and attention to detail. Training provided. Minimum age 18.
High Point Regional Health System needs volunteers for:
(F) Information Desk. Volunteers needed to staff entrance desks, answer phones, transfer calls, direct customers, and greet patients and families. Training provided. Two to four-hour shifts available.
(F) Emergency Department. Volunteers needed to help minimize the anxiety of waiting families by providing regular patient updates. Training provided. Three-hour shifts.
(D) Patient Discharge. Volunteers needed to discharge patients via wheelchairs. Three or four-hour shifts available. Training provided.
.Annie Riddick, 878-6000 ext 2248,
(F) Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro needs volunteers to provide emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families during the last months and weeks of life. Visit patients in their homes, nursing facilities, hospice residence, and hospitals. Training provided. Specific dates Feb 25 and 26, but other times arranged. Minimum age 25.
Sandy Leonard, 478-2528, , www.hospicegso.org
(F) Mental Health Association needs volunteers to:
Befriend an adult receiving mental and emotional health services. Volunteers who choose a one-on-one friendship must be at least 18 and make a minimum commitment of four hours a month for a year. Volunteers who choose to be matched with group residences must make a commitment of two hours a week for one semester.
Join the agency's speakers' bureau, provide general office assistance, and help with special projects including the agency's free information and referral service.
Blair Benson, 373-1402 ext. 206 or
(D, W, F) Moses Cone Memorial Hospital needs these volunteers:
**NEW** Discharge Service: Help nursing units discharge patients. Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Friday mornings
Emergency Department: Serve as liaison between patient families and staff.
Escort Services: Transport patients for admission and discharge using wheelchair. Monday-Friday.
Extended Care Center: Call bingo for residents on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, or Saturdays.
Family Practice Center: Clerical assistance. Monday-Friday.
Gift Shop: Help customers, run the cash register, help with inventory. Monday-Sunday.
Tender Loving Care (TLC) Program: Assist in medical/surgical units to provide direct services for patients.
Short Stay Center: Answer questions at the information desk, direct patients and families. Monday-Friday.
Shuttle Drivers: Drive golf cart shuttle in east parking lot. Fridays.
Solarium: Serve as host/hostess to help patients' families waiting in solarium.
Special Request Volunteers (SRV): Perform a variety of tasks as directed by the volunteer office. Weekday afternoons.
Surgical Information Desk: Serve as liaison between waiting families and physicians and staff. Monday-Friday.
Neurosurgery Information Desk: Serve as liaison between waiting families and physicians and staff. Mondays and Fridays.
Judy Brennan, 832-8145, , www.mosescone.com
Wesley Long Hospital needs these volunteers. Training provided. Requires mature individuals with good service and guest relations skills. Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time and must be able to push a wheelchair. Minimum age 18.
(F) Emergency Department: Greet and direct patients and families and identify needs and concerns. Transport patients.
(F) Patient Support: Transport and discharge patients, help deliver and set up meal trays, fill water and ice pitchers, deliver mail, and visit with patients. Also run errands for staff.
(D) Womens Hospital needs these volunteers. Training provided. Minimum age 18 unless otherwise noted.
Medical Library: help check out materials, take returned materials, make copies, and assist visitors. Light computer work. Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. or 1-4 p.m.
Discharge Volunteer: Help with patients who are discharged. Must be comfortable in using wheelchairs and have excellent communication skills. Monday-Friday from 10 am. - 1 p.m. or 1-3 p.m.
Ginger Penley, 832-6586, , www.mosescone.com
(D) YWCA of Greensboro needs volunteers to help adults and children gain confidence in the pool during group exercise programs. Help with equipment and assist instructor. Must be comfortable helping people with disabilities. Training provided. Minimum age 16.
Heather Fields, 273-3461, ext 104
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