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Flexible Schedule
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Sarasota, FL 34239
Our specific volunteer needs are as follows: 1. Tuesday morning 8:00 am - 12:30 pm 2. Tuesday afternoon 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Volunteers assigned to this role assist hospital personnel, transport patients in wheelchairs and hospital beds alike to Pre-Op areas as well as to Post-op recovery areas. In addition, they perform various errands and tasks, including but not limited to blood bank runs and lab specimen deliveries. Volunteers should demonstrate the ability and willingness to follow directions. They must be both dependable and flexible with respect to the schedule. A pleasant and reassuring manner with both patients and the public is essential. Volunteers must be physically capable of performing the tasks involved.
Date Posted: Mar 19, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Sarasota, FL 34239
Duties: When a new patient or visitor arrives: Verify the visitor’s name tag is present - must show Patient Name Verify the visitor was provided an information sheet, with patient number . Ensure visitor/physician contact information has been entered into Orchestrate . Explain sequence of events if the patient/visitor has questions. Track patient/family location (Mini Post-it note on whiteboard or visualization) Additional tasks: Keep the White Board up to date if utilized. Answer the WR phone. Bring Patients into Pre-Op, when requested by a nurse or the MST. Monitor Orchestrate for 'V’ notification to bring visitors to the prep/recovery. Monitor Orchestrate for opportunities to update family members. Facilitate/determine opportunities for visitors requesting a recovery visit. Make coffee for waiting room.
Date Posted: Mar 19, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Sarasota, FL 34239
We are looking for volunteers to fill openings as follows: Friday's 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM - 1 person needed and **** biggest priority!!!! Friday's 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM - 1 person needed Wednesday's 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM - 1 person needed Thursday's 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM - 1 person needed _________________________________________________________________________________ Gift Shop Ambassadors assist our Gift Shop Management team in the sale of new merchandise and providing customer service, in a friendly and professional manner, to patients, visitors, and staff. Some of the specific duties are listed below. Volunteers working in the morning shift will assist with the opening of the gift shop, including readying the cash registers, opening the doors, and turning on lights. Evening volunteers will assist with Gift Shop closing procedures, including emptying trash, removing left over daily papers, and closing procedures of the cash registers. Upon arrival for your designated shift, please report to the Gift Shop staff. Be sure you inform a gift shop staff member or fellow volunteer before leaving the shop. Never leave the shop unattended. Greet customers entering the shop and offer assistance. The volunteer will act as cashier and as knowledgeable sales associate to offer suggestions of gift ideas for purchase by our customers. Gift shop volunteers may be asked to assist with the receiving and tagging of inventory stock as necessary as well as delivery of items to patients and staff. All volunteers are asked to help keep the Gift Shop clean and stocked. Walk the sales floor at the start of each shift to be aware of new merchandise and sales in progress. Greet each customer and make eye contact. Assist in receiving new merchandise by verifying items and quantity, double checking correct price tag to correct item, and organizing items for back stock. Replenish candy and sundry items, rotating stock by placing fresh items at the back. Keep back storage room tidy when replenishing candy and sundries. Straighten greeting cards, keeping the racks neat. Keep counters neat and tidy. Daily cleaning of glass counters, jewelry cases, and windows with Windex. Dusting of shelves and displays. Replace bags and supplies at both registers. Also have tissue and additional bags at the gift wrap area. Replace all items sold as soon as possible after each sales transaction. Other assignments as deemed necessary by management. Inform management of merchandise out of stock or if inventory counts are low. Especially everyday items such as candy, sundries or fast selling items.
Date Posted: Mar 19, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Sarasota, FL 34239
The Radiology Reception Ambassador assists with routine, non-professional clinical and clerical tasks and serves as a liaison between patients, their families and appropriate department staff. It is imperative that the volunteer effectively communicate with the medical staff of the SMH Radiology Services Department. Duties: Regular duties for this assignment include but are not limited to the following: Check in with the Radiology staff when arriving to be on duty. Check on patients and their families as necessary. Provide non-medical information when appropriate, i.e. - directions, etc; Answer any non-medical questions or relay any requests to other staff Stock supplies in the waiting room Continue to enhance the cleanliness of the waiting room by wiping down the chairs, tables and wheelchairs, remove any used blankets and garbage left on the tabletops of the lobby, etc. Check on and stock of warm blankets throughout the shift Deliver specimens to the General Lab when needed Transport appropriate patients to and from and within the Radiology Services Area via wheelchair. Appropriate patients include those who are considered non-critical condition, not on a cardiac monitor, not being treated for psychiatric reasons, and patients who do not require frequent assessments/continuous monitoring. Patients with IV’s and foley catheters may be transported in these areas Transport patients/visitors via wheelchair to the lobby and patient discharge area Assist with various clerical-type duties during slower times Pick up and deliver supplies to various areas within the hospital Use hand sanitizer or wash hands before and after contact with patients. A volunteer is required to keep his/her activities within the defined scope of the position description. He or she is to decline a request by a staff member or patient if at any time the volunteer is physically or emotionally unprepared or unqualified to perform the service or if the volunteer is required to perform duties outside the realm of this assignment description. The volunteer serves under the direct supervision of the department staff. All patient related activities performed by volunteers must be supervised and approved by the professional staff that retains the ultimate responsibility for the patient’s treatment and care. Volunteers may not perform any patient related activities that require licensure or educational degrees even if the volunteer has those credentials. The key issue is that the volunteer is not employed by SMH and therefore liability, risk management and safety reasons, the volunteer must not exceed the limits and boundaries of these specific volunteer duties. Do not write on patients’ charts or other confidential documents unless directed to do so by SMH medical staff personnel Do not enter rooms for patients who are on non-contact/isolation precautions Maintain confidentiality of patient Do not witness legal documents Do not make inquiries to anyone about their personal belief systems such as religious preferences, political affiliations and other sensitive issues that may be regarded as intrusive Do not operate medical equipment such as oxygen, suction, or intravenous solution equipment Do not transport any patient unless specifically directed/requested to do so by the professional SMH nursing or radiology staff. Do not move a bed or change a patient’s body elevation without prior staff approval Do not handle used needles or syringes. Only handle sealed supplies when stocking equipment Do not EVER give medications to patients. Volunteers may deliver non-controlled medicines to the nursing units as requested by staff Do not give patients any food or beverages without approval of the nursing or radiology staff. Obtain approval each time the patient requests food or beverages Do not enter a patient’s room if the physician or clergy are present unless requested to do so Knock before you enter a patient’s room. Introduce yourself by name and that you are a volunteer after you enter a patient’s room Do not take physician’s orders or medical information such as diagnostic test results over the telephone or in person. Refer such information to the department staff and/or Registered Nurse Do not accept responsibility for any patient’s valuables or belongings. Volunteers may transport belongings with a patient if the transport is occurring with the SMH Radiology Services Department or to the Patient Discharge Area Volunteers may not accept tips or gratuities Do not work when you are ill, injured, or contagious ALWAYS lock brakes on wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds prior to transporting a patient Volunteers are often the best AMBASSADORS for SMH and the Outpatient Service Departments. Remember a positive attitude goes a long way.
Date Posted: Mar 19, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Sarasota, FL 34239
Departure Lounge volunteers will use a phone device to receive assignments for patient discharges. Volunteers will accept the assignment and take a wheelchair to transport the patient. Volunteers will transport patients from their hospital room to the Departure Lounge on the first floor, making sure to identify patients properly. Volunteer will greet the patient upon entry to the lounge. They will scan the patient ID, which enters the patient into the system. Upon entry, Volunteers will orient the patient to the lounge experience, explaining the amenities, such as snacks, a beverage, reading material, TV access, and outside patio seating. Volunteer, working with staff, will explain the process for when the patient’s driver arrives at the Departure Lounge parking area. Volunteer will transport appropriate patients (able to stand, pivot, and get into car, and are coherent and can follow instructions). They will be scripted as to departure information to communicate. Visitors accompanying patients in the lounge are welcomed and assessed as to their needs including beverage/food/reading material/use of phone etc. Volunteers will round through the lounge checking on patients, assessing needs, offering warm blankets, change of seating, help with television or other car services etc. Volunteers will assist staff in the completion of a card to be mailed to the home of the patient and to be signed by the staff of the lounge. Volunteers will offer patients the opportunity to write out a short note to thank their care team. Volunteers will then attach note to the note from the Departure Lounge Team to the unit where the patient was discharged. The note to the staff will be: "It was a pleasure to serve in the care of your patient upon Discharge. They had many kind comments about your team. It is our pleasure to share those comments!"
Date Posted: Mar 19, 2025
