Volunteer Guides Needed for Musicians On Call at Phoenix VA Medical Ce

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Musicians On Call is a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. Help deliver the healing power of music to patients at Phoenix VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Our program is held on Thursday evenings.

Volunteer Guides escort Volunteer Musicians from room to room as they play music for patients. Volunteer Guides knock on each hospital room door and ask patients if they feel like hearing music. They also introduce the musicians prior to their performances and guide them through the facility. Each guide is assigned to a specific healthcare facility.

The Volunteer Guide is the "eyes and ears" of MOC during the Bedside Performance Program as well as the liaison between the hospital and the Volunteer Musician. But most importantly, Volunteer Guides know the protocols, policies and expectations of the hospitals or healthcare facilities in which they volunteer and are responsible for making sure these guidelines are upheld during the program. Volunteer Guides are critical to the success of the program.

MOC’s orientation process includes the following:

• application
• phone interview
• handbook, orientation & quiz
• sign volunteer agreement & submit photo ID
• shadowing an experienced volunteer at least twice

Volunteer Guides will become a badged volunteer at the Phoenix VA . Each healthcare facility typically has additional requirements including orientation, ID badge and immunizations like TB tests and/or flu shots. Volunteer Guides may be asked to submit his or her shot record to the facility where they will be volunteering.

After completion of training, volunteers to commit to volunteering once a month for at least one year.