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47 people are interested
Patient Ambassador Volunteer | Applications due February 23
ORGANIZATION: Enloe Medical Center
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47 people are interested
Great for 55+ and adult non-students.
Patient Ambassador Volunteers are a unique, autonomous group of volunteers who spend their time providing visitation and advocacy to patients and their families. Partnering with our caregivers, the Patient Ambassador Volunteer visit patients, provide emotional support, assist visitors, and meet practical, non-medical needs. Most importantly, the Patient Ambassadors can simply enjoy spending time by the bedside of a patient who is in need of companionship.
Check out a short video to hear about it from the volunteers who do it. Cut and paste this link to watch a short video highlighting the Patient Ambassador role at Enloe: http://vimeo.com/8922345
Training for the Patient Ambassador role takes 6-9 months and involves a multi-phase format designed to gradually acclimate you to the role and the environment. Volunteers start first as a general Guest Ambassador on the nursing unit where they serve and learn for a minimum of 3 months. After completing 40 hours in the first level of training, the second stage of training begins and volunteers progress into the Patient Ambassador role.
Volunteers work a weekly 4-hour shift. Shifts are offered on all seven days of the week at the following times: 7am-11am; 11am-3pm, & 3pm-7pm.
This placement requires a minimum service commitment of 18 months from the date of General Volunteer Orientation; 150 hours; year-round residency; maturity; and excellent communication skills.
Quick View of Timeline:
February 23 Applications Due
March 10 Deadline for reference letter submission
March 22 Group Interview 2pm - 4pm
April 11 General Volunteer Orientation 1:00pm - 4:00pm
April 13 Compassionate Communication Training TBD
April18 Patient "Guest" Ambassador Training (1 st Phase of Training) Start
September Patient Ambassador Training (2 nd Phase of Training)
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About Enloe Medical Center
Location:
Enloe Volunteer Services, 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Enloe Medical Center Volunteers is to improve the quality of your life through meaningful giving and volunteer opportunities.
Description
Enloe Medical Center is a 298-bed nonprofit hospital with the mission of improving the quality of your life through patient-centered care. It is one of two Level II trauma centers north of Sacramento, houses the region’s only Level II neonatal intensive care unit and operates the FlightCare air ambulance service. Enloe’s comprehensive medical services include cardiac surgery and heart care, neurosurgery, orthopedics, total joint replacement, cancer care, maternity care, women's services and bariatrics.
Enloe caregivers are focused on engaging each other to achieve higher quality of care, reaching out to patients and families to create meaningful programs and building bridges with the community to support health and well-being.
Enloe is one of the few California hospitals still locally governed. The hospital’s community-based, volunteer Board of Trustees protects this local status and assures that dollars earned are reinvested to improve the health of the community.
Enloe Medical Center serves patients and community members throughout Butte County and California's North State.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Enloe Medical Center1531 EsplanadeChico, CA 95926
DATE POSTED
December 22, 2016
SKILLS
- Patient Care
- People Skills
- Healthcare
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 6-9 months for training; 18 months of service
- Immunization Record; TB Testing; Criminal Background Check