St. Margaret's Volunteer Opportunities

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

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