Mission Hospital

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509 Biltmore AvenueVolunteer ServicesAsheville, NC 28803 United States

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Active Opportunities (5)

Pet Therapy Team Assistants

Flexible Schedule | Asheville, NC 28801

Assists with pet therapy visits to hospital units by ensuring compliance with protocol for patient unit visits (in coordination with Pet Therapy Handler Volunteer Unit Coordinator) including: Collaborates with nursing team to determines list of appropriate patients to visit and receives any assignment briefings necessary to ensure a successful visit. Secures written consent for the pet visit prior to interaction with the dog team. Utilizes purposeful rounding guidelines and appropriate patient identification guidelines. Complies with infection prevention protocols before, during and after each visit. Must enjoy dogs and able to work in conjunction with handlers and pets to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for both the patient and the pet. Complete a volunteer application at: https://missionhealth.org/member-hospitals/mission/volunteer-mission/

Date Posted: Aug 10, 2022
Pastoral Care

Flexible Schedule | Asheville, NC 28801

Volunteer chaplains are needed to provide spiritual care to patients and families. Volunteers require professional or lay experience for this role and are vetted over and above our basic volunteer onboarding. Complete an application: https://missionhealth.org/member-hospitals/mission/volunteer-mission/

Date Posted: Aug 10, 2022
Discharge Escort Volunteer

Flexible Schedule | Asheville, NC 28801

Role and Goal: Escort discharged patients to their cars helping to provide an exceptional patient experience. These volunteers must have excellent customer service skills, be friendly, flexible and have a desire to help people. Volunteers will need to create a favorable last impression of the Mission Hospital experience. What's Required: Be able to push wheelchairs and walk for some distance. Apply at: https://missionhealth.org/member-hospitals/mission/volunteer-mission/

Date Posted: Aug 10, 2022
Waiting Room Volunteer

Flexible Schedule | Asheville, NC 28801

Role and Goal: Assist guests in family waiting rooms in order to meet their needs and provide an exceptional experience. They will serve as a resource person for patient families/visitors and as a liaison between visitors and staff, and seek to maintain a welcoming and supportive environment. What's Required: Must have excellent customer service and communication skills; exhibit a compassionate, caring and non-judgmental demeanor; demonstrate sound judgment while recognizing the boundaries of the role with minimal supervision after training. Shifts/Locations: Shifts vary between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 9 p.m. Memorial and St. Joseph Campuses on Biltmore Avenue, Asheville Surgery Center (on Medical Park Drive just off of Sweeten Creek Road)

Date Posted: Aug 10, 2022
Wayfinders and Guides

Flexible Schedule | Asheville, NC 28801

Role and Goal: Be a friendly face to incoming patients and family. Guide patients to appointments and guests to patient rooms. Requires mobility and ability to push a wheelchair. Shifts/Locations: Memorial Campus, Four hour shifts 7am to 8 pm. Apply at: https://missionhealth.org/member-hospitals/mission/volunteer-mission/

Date Posted: Aug 10, 2022

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Mission Statement

Our Mission is to improve the health of the people of western North Carolina and the surrounding region.

Serve people as a not-for-profit health system governed by a voluntary community board.
Ensure sustainability through stewardship of the community's assets.
Provide quality services in a compassionate and cost-effective manner.
Collaborate in order to improve access across the entire continuum of care.
Promote wellness and health to benefit the community.

Description

Our hospital is an 800 bed hospital with over 8,000 employees. Each day we strive to achieve our BIG(GER) Aim: to get each patient to the desired outcome, first without harm, also without waste and with an exceptional experience for the patient and family.

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