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Minneapolis, MN 55403
Join the effort to end Veteran homelessness. VA is committed to ending homelessness among Veterans and in doing so are looking for customer service driven Volunteers to assist at Minneapolis' Community Resource & Referral Center (CRRC). CRRC provides Veterans who are homeless and at risk of homelessness with one-stop access to community-based, multiagency services to promote permanent housing, health and mental health care, career development and access to VA and non-VA benefits. Volunteers in this role will assist in welcoming new Veterans to CRRC, orient to shower and laundry facilities, access donated goods, put together and hand out daily lunch bags, organizing and maintaining food panty, assist with holiday donations and gift giving among various other organizational projects. Ideal Volunteers enjoy talking with Veterans, have excellent customer service and organizational skills, can work independently and maintain ongoing professionalism. Volunteers are asked to commit to a 4 hour shift, once a week. Openings are available 8:00am to noon and 10:00am to 2:00pm, Monday through Friday. VHA Directive 1193 and VA Handbook 5019 requires that Volunteers in this role have a documented COVID-19 vaccine and Flu vaccine.
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2023
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Minneapolis, MN 55417
Do you have experience working in a hospice setting? Are empathetic and compassionate words used to describe you? If so, then volunteering in our palliative care unit may be right for you. Ideal volunteers in this role will: Be comfortable talking with patients and families that are experiencing grief, loss, illness, and death. Have the ability to listen without judgment. Compassion displayed during bedside manner. Comfortable being in the inpatient medical environment. On-Call Monday through Sunday. Volunteers must be available to come in and sit with a veteran on an on-call basis. Volunteers in this role are required to wear a medical face mask and face shield while on inpatient units. Volunteers on this unit may be routinely tested for COVID-19. Volunteers are required to wear a medical face mask when in the palliative care unit. VHA Directive 1193 and VA Handbook 5019 requires that Volunteers in this role have a documented COVID-19 vaccine and Flu vaccine.
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2023
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Saint Paul, MN 55101
The St. Paul Vet Center office is looking for outgoing, organized individuals with general knowledge of copiers and phones to assist the Vet Center staff in the office. Office Volunteers would be greeting clients and visitors to the office, copying/scanning/filing electronically, answering the phones, and other special projects as they present themselves. Prospective Volunteers must have good communication skills, ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and excellent customer service skills. VHA Directive 1193 and VA Handbook 5019 requires that Volunteers in this role have a documented COVID-19 vaccine and Flu vaccine.
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Minneapolis, MN 55417
MPLS VA Health Care System is looking for active, detailed oriented individuals who remain calm in stressful situations to assist with running supplies on our current COVID inpatient units. Interested individuals ideally have a medical/clinical background, however, this is a non-clinical position - it does not require you to have medical training and you will not be involved in any direct COVID patient care. Potential duties include: *Assisting with monitoring call lights and telehealth monitors identifying which rooms/staff need assistance. *Handing off needed items from supply cupboard, carts and/or closet from the hallway to staff in patient doorways. *Assisting with keeping supply cupboards, carts and closet fully stocked. *Becoming familiar with supply, linen and nutrition closets. *Delivering meal trays from meal cart to patient doorways during meal times. *Learning the tube system, pulling sent items and delivering to rooms. *Assisting with errands to other areas of the facility. Volunteers assisting in this role may be required to wear a medical face mask that will be required to be worn for the duration of their shift depending on the unit they are assigned. Hospital issued scrubs may also be provided as part of this role's uniform. VHA Directive 1193 and VA Handbook 5019 requires that Volunteers in this role have a documented COVID-19 vaccine and Flu vaccine. Shifts: *Are available every day, Monday through Sunday *Start as early as 5:30am *Are available as late as early evening *Are a minimum of 4 hours long
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Minneapolis, MN 55417
In this volunteer position you will have the opportunity to serve our nation's heroes by being the warm, smiling face that greets Veterans and their family members as they arrive at the Minneapolis VA. First Impressions Curbside Volunteers welcome all to the medical center, provide a wheelchair to individuals needing assistance as they exit their vehicle at curbside, escort individuals through the entrances with a warm hand off and collect and stock wheelchairs at entrances as needed throughout their volunteer shift. Volunteers must have the ability to stand for their 4 hour shift, have the physical ability to push wheelchairs, be able to hear and communicate clearly and can withstand hot and cold weather as the Volunteer is stationed outside the entrances for a majority of their shift. VHA Directive 1193 and VA Handbook 5019 requires that Volunteers in this role have a documented COVID-19 vaccine and Flu vaccine. Current openings for curbside volunteers are: Monday through Friday mornings 7am-11am Monday through Friday afternoons 11am-3pm
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2023
