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Volunteer
Memorial Hermann Southwest
The Volunteer Service program was established in June 1948, at the High Star Facility with 12 women from First Baptist Church. Under the leadership of Mrs. Robert Jolly, the first volunteer activity within the hospital was a bookmobile. The service expanded with volunteers helping at the information desk in the main lobby. A full-time Volunteer Director was employed by the hospital in 1953. A few years later, in 1957, a very carefully screened group of teenage girls was organized into a program called "Candy Stripers".
Today at Memorial Hermann Southwest "The Caring Team," as our volunteers are known, is comprised of more than 500 adult men and women and 120 junior volunteers. Volunteers work in almost every area of the hospital. In previous years, over 125,000 hours have been served at Southwest to benefit patients and the hospital. Volunteers are still taking books and magazines to patients, working at the information desk and giving nursing scholarships. Volunteer funds are used to support hospital projects, the employee assistance fund, and to assist needy patients.
The volunteer office is open seven days a week, 365 days a year. Call to sign-up for an orientation, 713-456-5180.
Specific Opportunities
- Patient and Family Hospitality Suite:
- Greet the public
- Give direction to patients and visitors to different areas of the campus
- Answer telephones
- General clerical duties
- Emergency Room:
Support staff directing visitors and non-emergency services patients to the appropriate location.
- Heart Services:
Someone who can make copies, fax reports to doctors, type labels and file.
- Information Desk
- Endoscopy
- Intensive Care Waiting Rooms
- Popcorn Machine
- Hospital Floors
- Wayfinders Desk
- Golf Cart
Volunteer
Requirements
- Commit to one full year and one 4-hour shift per week
- Complete orientation, interview, background check and TB test
- Willingness to
follow uniform dress code
- Friendly and
positive attitude
- Adhere to rules
and regulations
- Willingness to
have patient contact
- Sensitivity to
the need of others
- Capacity for
empathetic concern for patients and their families
- Ability to act
quickly and calmly; coping effectively with unusual situations and
demands.
- Cooperative willingness
to take instruction graciously and adhere to policy and procedure.
- Participate in
a yearly Joint Commission refresher course
Junior Volunteers
- Must be 16 to 18 years old and still in high school
- Parental consent and birth certificate
- Complete orientation, interview, background check and TB test
- Willingness to
follow uniform dress code
- Have a friendly
and positive attitude
- Adhere to rules
and regulations
- Willingness to
have patient contact
- Sensitivity to
the need of others
- Have necessary
empathetic concern for patients and their families
- Ability to act
quickly and calmly, coping effectively with unusual situations and
demands.
- Have a cooperative,
willingness to take instruction graciously and adhere to policy and
procedure.
- Participate in
a yearly Joint Commission refresher course
- Commit to one full year and one 4 hour shift per week
Annual Events
- Installation
of officers
- Volunteer appreciation
luncheon
For More Information
Becki Baird, RN, Manager of Volunteers
John Nguyen, Coordinator
Ruth Conner, Supervisor
7600 Beechnut
Houston, Texas 77074
Tel: 713-456-5180
Fax: 713-456-5336
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