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Hartford Hospital Art for Healing Volunteer

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ORGANIZATION: Hartford Hospital

  • 31 people are interested

Hartford Hospital Art for Healing volunteers provide patients an opprotunity to relax and focus on creative expression during their in-patient treatment. Volunteers bring a cart of supplies and work with patients at the bedside allowing for an interactive art experience.
Requirements:

  • Formal or informal art training, or an interest and ability to learn
  • Friendly, people-oriented individual, having ability to interact with all types of people
  • Must be able to communicate in English, bilingual skills a plus
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills
  • Must be able to walk through hospital while wheeling supply cart throughout duration of shift
  • Respect for Diversity
  • Willingness to work cooperatively with others and without direct supervision

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About Hartford Hospital

Location:

80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102, US

Mission Statement

To offer comprehensive services in an environment where innovation and teaching are integral to care; where we are proud to serve patients and one another; where meeting the challenge of complex medical needs is viewed as a defining competency; and where quality and safety of care are a constant.

Description

Hartford Hospital is central Connecticut's leading tertiary medical center with a world class medical staff, supported by over 7,000 extraordinary staff members and 1,000 volunteers. Hartford Hospital is the major teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Connecticut Medical School, serving the New England region. Our reputation for providing complex and innovative care to those in need is built on the foundation of excellence in patient care, teaching and research. Our quality programs have continually been recognized for excellence by the Federal Government, US News and World Report, Solucient, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the National Cancer Institute, to name a few.

Hartford Hospital performed the first successful heart transplant in the state, and pioneered the use of robotics in surgery. We maintain the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the region, and operate the state's only air ambulance system, LIFE STAR.

CAUSE AREAS

Arts & Culture
Health & Medicine
Arts & Culture, Health & Medicine

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Hartford Hospital80 Seymour StreetHartford, CT 06102

(41.75429,-72.67985)
 

SKILLS

  • Visual Arts
  • Drawing
  • Painting

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • One 3-hour shift per week for at least 6 months.
  • Tubercuolsis test, MMR and Varicella vaccine documentation upon registration. Seasonal flu vaccines.

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