Escort

Department/Area: Hospital Lobby/Waiting Area

Purpose Of Assignment: Provides transportation of customers and/or materials throughout the hospital and clinic facility.

Tasks To Be Performed:

1. Interact with customers, which include patients, visitors, hospital employees, clinic employees, medical staff, and other hospital volunteers.
2. Transports customers and materials to and from any department within the hospital campus

Days/Times Needed: Weekdays,  8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Noon) or 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Qualifications:
Good communications skills
 Maintains confidentiality of patients
Able to push a wheelchair throughout the facility

Creative Care Helper

Department/Area: Senior Center

Purpose Of Assignment: To assist older adults in Creative Care (adult day care program)

Tasks To Be Performed:

1. Greet clients, help with coats and nametags
2. Assist clients with crafts, games, activities and outings
3. Mealtime – help serve clients (cut meat, butter bread if necessary)

Days/Times Needed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday (weekly)
Any block of time between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Qualifications:
Helpful to the elderly and/or disabled
Sense of humor
Ability to be flexible with various client needs and activities

Magazine & Brochure Distribution

Purpose Of Assignment: Distribute magazines in various waiting areas throughout the hospital.
Refill and straighten up brochure racks throughout the hospital.

Days/Times Needed: Once a week for approximately one hour.  Time is flexible.

Front Receptionist

Department/Area: Hospital Lobby/Waiting area

Purpose Of Assignment: To greet visitors, direct them to a destination or assist as necessary

Tasks To Be Performed:

1. Clerical assistance such as collating, stuffing envelopes or other similar tasks as requested
2. Cuts newspaper articles on medical news and ads
3. Keeps the desk neat and orderly
4. Pick up patient roster at Patient Registration Desk and keep it strictly confidential
5. Be knowledgeable of hospital and clinic layout in order to give directions to patient's rooms, offices, etc.
6. Deliver flowers and cards to patient rooms

Days/Times Needed: Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 (Noon) or 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Qualifications:
Pleasant personality
Maintains confidentiality

Gift Shop Clerk

Department/Area: Gift Shop

Purpose Of Assignment: To support Stoughton Hospital Auxiliary by selling merchandise to the community and patients.

Tasks To Be Performed:

1. Keep accurate records.
2. Open or close Gift Shop.
3. Make sure Gift Shop is clean and in order for the day.
4. Check shelves for any void space. Arrange existing merchandise so that shelves and racks are presentable for day's business.

Days/Times Needed: Weekdays - 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (noon) 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m
Saturday - 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Qualifications:
Accuracy in handling money.
Needs to be customer service minded at all times.
Member of Stoughton Hospital Auxiliary.

Tour Guide

Department/Area: Hospital

Purpose Of Assignment: To assist Stoughton Hospital staff with tours for area students to familiarize them with the Stoughton Hospital facility.

Days/Times Needed: As needed ( most tours are late winter, early spring)

Qualifications:
Enjoys children
Sense of humor
Ability to be flexible with various student needs and activities
Good communications skills
Maintains confidentiality

By becoming a volunteer, you can make a difference for yourself and for our
patients, their families, and our employees.
If you are interested in joining, call Stoughton Hospital Volunteer Services

(608) 873-2356