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Clerical & Administrative OpportunitiesCheer Guild Assistant (Daytime; Monday-Friday) Volunteers support the mission of the Cheer Guild by assisting with clerical responsibilities and various fundraising activities. General responsibilities are directed toward the Cheer Guild's effort of providing gifts and activities to Riley's patients, therefore, volunteers actively participate in collecting, organizing, and preparing toys and other items. Opportunity requires strong customer service skills, dependability, and may require extensive mobility. For more information, visit the Cheer Guild of Riley Hospital. Riley Volunteer Services Assistant (Daytime; Monday-Friday) Volunteers assist the volunteer services staff by answering telephones, filing, entering volunteer hours, and various other tasks. Opportunity requires strong communication skills, dependability, and may require extensive mobility. Customer Service OpportunitiesPatient/Visitor Guide (Daytime/Evening; Monday-Friday) Volunteers assist patient visitor representatives by proactively greeting, escorting, and familiarizing patients, families, and visitors with their respective destinations within Riley Hospital. Opportunity requires strong communication skills, working-knowledge of Riley Hospital, and requires extensive walking. Riley Family Library (Daytime/Evening/Weekend) Volunteers assist library patrons with the use of library materials and equipment. Volunteers also assist the library staff with other duties necessary to the operation of the Edward A. Block Family Library. Opportunity requires strong communication and customer service skills, knowledge of computers, and overall dependability. Riley Safety Store (Daytime; Monday-Friday) Volunteers assist with mailings, packet preparation, and providing information and assistance to customers. Opportunity requires strong communication and customer service skills and may require extensive walking. Cleaning Coins (One-time opportunity) Volunteers fetch, clean, and dry the coins that are thrown into the fountains in the atrium lobby located in Riley Hospital for Children. This is a one-time opportunity offered for organized groups. Riley Gift Shop (Daytime; Monday-Friday) Volunteers assist staff by stocking and inventorying merchandise, assisting customers, and creating a quality-customer service environment. Opportunity requires strong customer service skills and may require extensive walking. Recovery Room (day/evening) Volunteers assist staff by locating families within the recovery room, while proactively greeting and visiting with families whose child is in surgery. General responsibilities include: assisting with clerical tasks, escorting family members throughout the hospital, and setting up a beds for patients as needed. Opportunity requires strong communication and customer service skills and extensive walking. For more information, Ronald McDonald House (Link to http://www.rmh-indiana.org/) Direct Patient Contact OpportunitiesUnit-Patient Liaison Programs (UPL) (Daytime/Evening/Weekend) Unit-patient liaison volunteers are assigned to inpatient units within Riley Hospital to provide signature customer and support services to patients, families, visitors, and staff through a general desire for direct volunteer-patient interaction. UPL responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, rounding throughout the unit to check on patients, answering call lights and communicating the patients need to the proper staff member, stocking unit closets, assisting patients with ordering Classic Cuisine menus, visiting with patients and families, preparing unit welcome packets, and general clerical duties related to the unit. Opportunity requires good communication skills, self-motivation and ability to work independently, extensive walking, and a general sensitivity towards appropriate patient-volunteer experience. Unit-patient liaison opportunities exist on the following inpatient units:
Child Life Volunteer (Daytime/Weekend) Volunteers work with a Child Life specialist in a group or individual setting to provide patients with play and diversion activities that will reduce stress and anxiety. General responsibilities include: assisting with the preparation of activities, cleaning and organizing equipment, and various clerical tasks. Opportunity requires strong communication skills, a desire to interact with youth, and extensive mobility. School Program (Daytime; During the School Year) Volunteers tutor Riley patients on an individual basis or in a small group in an effort to maintain educational consistency. General responsibilities include: assisting patients with homework (reading, writing, and math) assigned by the Riley School Program staff. Opportunity requires strong communication skills, ability to work with youth of various ages (K-12), and extensive walking. Magic Castle Cart (Evening/Weekend) Volunteer drives/pushes the Magic Castle Cart to the inpatient units within Riley, entertaining the patients and providing gifts and activities from the castle. Opportunity requires strong communication skills, an outgoing personality, and extensive walking. Limited Patient Contact OpportunitiesReading with Riley Program Corporate businesses send employees to Riley to read to the patients and families within the Riley Outpatient Center. Local businesses sign up for a one-year commitment of sending one or two employees, one day per week to Riley to read a pre-selected children's story. Participants are provided parking and meal passes after completing their reading session. Interested businesses in the central Indiana area should contact Clarian Volunteer Services at 317-274-SERV. Volunteer Interpreter Program (VIP) (Daytime/Evening/Weekend)
Volunteer interpreters assist the Language Services department with interpretations for limited English-speaking patients and visitors within Clarian facilities and document translations. Opportunity requires successful completion of a medical interpreting class ("Bridging the Gap") and a thorough interview conducted by the manager of Language Services. Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) (Daytime/Evening/Weekend) Retired medical and nursing professionals volunteer their time within Clarian facilities to assist nursing and medical staff with day-to-day operations. Opportunity requires dependability, proof of degree and/or license, and ability to perform extensive walking. |
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