Volunteer Opportunities
Atlantic General Hospital offers an abundance of ways you can volunteer.
Listed below are the opportunities you can choose from. If you are unsure what area would be the best fit for you, we can help you choose!
Ambulatory Services
While volunteers in our Ambulatory Surgery Unit and Endoscopy Center do
not provide medical care or advice, they do play an important role in
the overall quality of service provided to both patients and families.
Volunteers work closely with and under the direction of the nursing staff
in admitting, discharging, transporting and other patient services as needed.
ER
Auxiliary members who volunteer in this area work with Doctors, Nurses
and Nurse Technicians. They perform the tasks that allow these professionals
to help resolve the health concerns of our patients. Tasks can include
cleaning and preparing stretchers, transporting patients to imaging, checking
on patients comfort and being available for any other help our professionals
need. The activity level can change quickly since our patients do not
plan for an emergency visit. Patients arrive needing help and we assist
in them getting it. Our reward is priceless.
Support Services
We also have volunteers that help in many of the support areas of the hospital
and health system including Medical records, Case Management, our Wound
Care Center, Imaging, Education, Administration, Public Relations, Fundraising,
and Materials Management departments. Responsibilities in these areas
include stocking linen, keeping our blanker warmer adequately full, transporting
and escorting patients, grounds maintenance, delivering supplies and basic
clerical work.
Registration
This is the position for the active volunteers. Our volunteers escort patients
to the lab for blood work and the imaging department for scheduled and
unscheduled tests. Additionally volunteers in this area accompany or direct
family members to the Fast Track and Emergency room areas. We also assist
the associates with any tasks that will allow them to focus on their workload.
If there are any missing wheel chairs, our volunteers use their detective
skills to find them.
Mail Room
If you like working with machines and technology, you'll love the mail
room! We process the outgoing mail for the hospital on a Pitney Bowes
Machine 5 days a week, Monday through Friday, and then sort incoming mail
and put it in the proper mailbox for the associates to pick up. We work
in the morning so the mail is ready for pickup by 11am. You can volunteer
once a week, twice a month or whatever fits your schedule.
Retired Nurses
The retired nurse’s duties include patient pre-op and post op calls,
follow up calls from patients who have had a stay in AGH, chart review
and assisting with the Flu Clinics. None of the duties are invasive, but
all have the goals of making the patient's hospital stay less stressful
by keeping the line of communication open between the patient and his
or her caregiver. In essence, the Retired Nurse is an extension of the
nurse. We request that volunteer applicants for this area have at one
time obtained a nursing license.
Thrift Shop
The Thrift Shop is staffed by AGH Auxiliary members that manage every aspect.
The Thrift Shop includes a Sales Floor Staff, Cashiers, a Merchandise
Sorting and Pricing Team, and Store Decorators. As the Thrift Shop continues
to grow and expand, there is always the need for additional volunteers.
If you like to give back to your community and enjoy working in a fun
retail environment, the Thrift Shop provides this opportunity.