McDowell Hospital has a variety of volunteer positions with flexible hours to suit a range of skills and talents.  The following list includes patient-related and non-patient-related volunteer placement areas.  If you are interested in volunteering, contact the hospital at 828-659-5000.

Admissions	Surgical Services
Front Lobby Desk	Window Box Gift Shop
Labor & Delivery	Emergency Room
Med Surg / North	Clerical
Patient Representative	Tour Guides
Special Projects / Sales	VolunTEENS

Admissions

• Assist patients to appropriate location
• Communicates with patients and Admission clerks
• Wheel Chair service for patients as needed

Surgical Services

• Maintain desk outside OR waiting room

• Communicate with OR staff regarding surgical schedule

• Communicates with patients and families in surgery waiting area, while maintaining patient confidentiality

• Assist in maintaining a neat, clean surgery waiting area

• Provide waiting family members with coffee, soda, etc.

• Escort Pre-Op patients to destination

Front Lobby Desk

• Deliver mail to patients, obtain census from Switchboard to locate room number.  If patient has been discharged call business office and get home address and forward to patient.
• Deliver balloons or flowers to patients
• Supply each child admitted with a balloon and a coloring book and crayons.
• Answer Lobby phone

• Help visitors find their destination

• Provide wheel chair service

• Help in gift shop as needed

• Distribute magazines and information brochures to waiting rooms

Window Box Gift Shop

• Operate cash register

• Answer telephone
• Meet and greet potential customers

• Maintain items for sale

• Check supplies of tissue and gift bags
• Put all paperwork for the day in the appropriate clipboards

• Keep ribbons straight and neat

• Blow up balloons as purchased

• Wrap and bag merchandise

Labor & Delivery Dept.

• Make charts as needed

• Transport baby from the nursery to mother's room

• Transport OB patient from ER to Labor &Delivery

• Assist with discharge transport.

• Deliver ice and drinks to patient rooms

• Empty re-cycling as needed

Emergency Department

• Transport patients to other departments for tests or to assigned room for admission
• Assist staff in patient satisfaction measures by updating patients who are waiting for tests, results, etc.
• Replenish stocks of linen as needed
• Assist with cleaning of patient rooms and some reusable equipment
• Keep stores of tubes, IV pumps, etc. in good supply
• Assist patients as directed by staff
• Listen to patients concerns and, as appropriate, report those concerns to ED staff
• Check for oxygen tanks and gauges
• Fill blanket warmer
• Run errands and make pick-up and or deliveries for staff as requested
• Assist with other duties as requested

Med Surgery

• Transport (discharged) patients

• Make admission packets

• Empty recycle bins

• Put up supplies

• Make copies

• Check rooms for gloves and cal stat

• Transport Chemo or Outpatients

• Refresh Ice Pitchers

Clerical

• Filing in Doctor's Offices

• Data Entry as needed

Patient Representative

• Provide socialization

• Help meet needs of patient families

Tour Guide

• Guide visiting groups or school classes through appropriate facility sites

Special Projects and Sales

• Assist with fundraisers, health fairs or any TMH sponsored events.

VolunTEENS

• Jr. High / High School Students 14+ volunteer during school breaks and summer vacation