St. Margaret's Volunteer Opportunities

St Margaret's Volunteer Application Form
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Mail to: 600 E. First St., Spring Valley, IL 61362 or
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 Accounting
Department: Clerical
Purpose: Perform Clerical Functions
Functions: Clerical
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Accounting Dept.
Supervised By: Accounting Manager
Dates: Once per week (3-4 hours)
Hours: Variable week days
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Run errands, file invoices, type, computer entry, copy forms
 Auxiliary Gift Shop
Department: Auxiliary Gift Shop
Purpose: Assist customers
Functions: Administrative Assistance
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Gift Shop
Supervised By: Gift Shop Manager
Dates: Once per week
Hours: Variable
Restrictions:  
Additional Info: Receive payments; operate cash register; stock shelves; wrap items; maintain professional and caring demeanor; responsible business dealings; lock up after counting money
 Auxiliary Member
Department: Auxiliary
Purpose: Fund Raising, Community Support, Health Education
Functions: Administrative Assistance
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Variable, usually within the hospital
Supervised By: Self-governed
Dates: Variable
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Help others, raise funds, promote community service, promote health education, support health care legislation, provide scholarship opportunities, clerk in gift shop, holiday bazaar, one day sales
 Business Office
Department: Clerical
Purpose: Clerical functions
Functions: Clerical
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Business area
Supervised By: Business Office Supervisor
Dates: Once per week (3 hours)
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Run errands, file records, enter computer data, type, copy, colate, stuff envelopes
 Cardiac Rehab
Department: Cardiac Care
Purpose: Nontechnical, clerical duties
Functions: Patient Care
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Cardiac Rehab Dept.
Supervised By: Exercise Specialist & Registered Nurse
Dates: Once per week
Hours: 8:00 am to 12 noon
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Record vital signs; observe patients and classes; run errands; answer phone and record messages; other clerical duties
 Cardiopulmonary        (Back to top)
Department: Cardiac Care
Purpose: Clerical functions
Functions: Clerical
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Cardiopulmonary Office
Supervised By: Cardiopulmonary office staff
Dates: Once per week (3 hours)
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: File records; answer phone and record messages; run errands
 Community Health Clinics
Department: Community Health
Purpose: Clerical functions related to physician office.
Functions: Clerical
Facility: Hazel Marie Boyle Women's Health Center
Location Details: Various Community Clinics
Supervised By: Patient Account Clerk
Dates: Once per week
Hours: Vary depends on location
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Copy medical documents; file charts; make new charts; address any mailing information; general clerical duties
 DeAngelo Cancer Unit 
Department: Cancer Care
Purpose: Provide extra services to cancer patients such as comfort and care.
Functions: Patient Care
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: DCU
Supervised By: Professional staff
Dates: Once per week
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Pass trays, snacks, water, and mail; answer phone and take messages; copy documents; shred old materials; visit patients; deliver specimens; transport patients; replenish stock supplies General clerical duties.
 Emergency Department
Department: Critical Care
Purpose: Provide extra services to patients for comfort, care, and well-being of patients and families.
Functions: Patient Care
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Emergency
Supervised By: Professional staff
Dates: Once per week
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Amswer phone; take messages; act as hostess for the area; assist with transfers of patients; run errands; deliver specimens; wash instruments; keep area clean; stock linens; change linens as needed; assist with clerical duties as directed
 Eucharistric Ministry        (Back to top)
Department: Hospice
Purpose: Provide patient care and support services according to experience and training
Functions: Patient Care
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Various patient homes
Supervised By: Hospice Coordinator
Dates: Variable
Hours: As needed
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Attend orientation for hospice; serve as substitute family/caregiver in the home; may do homemaker chores, run errands, and provide respite care as well; provide input to plan of care; attends meetings as needed; Document care; maintain communication with volunteer coordinator
 Hospice volunteer
Department: Hospice
Purpose: Provide patient care and support services according to experience and training
Functions: Patient Care
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Various patient homes
Supervised By: Hospice Coordinator
Dates: Variable
Hours: As needed
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Attend orientation for hospice; serve as substitute family/caregiver in the home; may do homemaker chores, run errands, and provide respite care as well; provide input to plan of care; attends meetings as needed; Document care; maintain communication with volunteer coordinator

 Immunization Clinic
Department: Community Health
Purpose: Assist staff with functioning of clinic
Functions: Administrative Assistance
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Outpatient Clinic Area
Supervised By: Bureau County Health Dept. Nurse
Dates: Once a month
Hours: 2:15 pm to 6:00 pm
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Assist with registration; collect fees; consent forms; check immunization status by records; escort patients; hold infants; record information; schedule appointments

 Linen Room
Department: Support Services
Purpose: Assist staff with stamping new linens with SMH logo.
Functions: Administrative Assistance
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Environmental Services
Supervised By: Environmental Services staff
Dates: Variable as need arises
Hours: Variable
Restrictions:  
Additional Info: Following all safety precautions, use hot iron to stamp linens with hospital logo.

  Maintenance Department
Department: Support Services
Purpose: Clerical functions
Functions: Clerical
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Maintenance
Supervised By: BioMed Technician
Dates: Variable
Hours: Variable
Restrictions:  
Additional Info: File information as needed; keep work area neat; other clerical functions.

 Medical Records
Department: Medical Records
Purpose: Nontechnical, clerical duties
Functions: Clerical
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Medical Records offices
Supervised By: Medical Records Personnel
Dates: Once per week (3 hours)
Hours: Variable (7-4:30 Mon-Fri)
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Pick up discharge charts; sort and staple reports; pull medical records; copy documents; file reports; computer data entry; run errands; prepare new folders; organize and file records; other clerical functions as directed

 Nursing Unit Assistant        (Back to top)
Department: Older Adult
Purpose: Provide extra services to patients for comfort, care, and well-being of patients and families.
Functions: Patient Care
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Nursing care areas including Skilled Nursing Facility, Medical Unit, Surgical Unit.
Supervised By: Professional staff
Dates: Once a month
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Pass out mail, snacks, water, meal trays; read to patients; transport patients; act as host/hostess; run errands; clerical work as needed; answer call lights; put away supplies; deliver specimens; replenish supplies

 Occupational Health Office
Department: Community Health
Purpose: Assist staff with non-technical, clerical duties
Functions: Clerical
Facility: Hazel Marie Boyle Women's Health Center
Location Details: Occupational Health Office
Supervised By: Occupational Health staff
Dates: Once per week
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Computer data entry; copy documents; sort, staple, mail, assemble materials; answer phone and take messages; other clerical duties

 Occupational Therapy
Department: Rehabilitative
Purpose: Nontechnical, clerical duties
Functions: Clerical, Patient Care
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Physical Therapy (Rehab) Department
Supervised By: Occupational Therapy staff
Dates: Once per week (3 hours)
Hours: Variable (8:30 am to 4:00 pm)
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Change linens between patients; restock supplies; fill and empty whirlpools; transport patients; run errands; maintain equipment; file patient records; answer phone and record messages; observe therapy treatments

 Oncology Clinic
Department: Cancer Care
Purpose: Provide extra services to cancer patients such as comfort and care.
Functions: Patient Care
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Oncology Clinic area
Supervised By: Oncology Clinic staff
Dates: Once per week
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Greet patients; escort patients to exam/treatment room; give dressing instructions; weigh patient and chart; provide water and snacks; change sheets between patients; deliver messages and run errands; use copier as necessary; other non-technical duties as directed

 Pastoral Care        (Back to top)
Department: Ministry
Purpose: Visit patients and families to provide comfort and a sense of well-being.
Functions: Clerical, Patient Care
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Hospital and Community
Supervised By: Pastoral Care staff
Dates: Once a week
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Visit and converse with patients and families; read, write letters, interact with patients; provide emotional and religious support as needed; assist with non-technical activities; attend to families during emergency situations and at time of death and bereavement

 Patient & Family Services
Department: Community Health
Purpose: Perform non-technical, clerical duties
Functions: Clerical
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Social Service Office
Supervised By: Patient & Family Services personnel
Dates: Once a week
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Answer phone and take messages, run errands, file reports, general typing, copy documents

 Pediatrics
Department: Maternal / Child
Purpose: Provide comfort, care and well-being for pediatric patients and their families.
Functions: Patient Care
Facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
Location Details: Pediatric Nursing Unit
Supervised By: Professional staff
Dates: Once a week
Hours: Variable
Restrictions: Confidential information and privacy issues
Additional Info: Pass mail, snacks, water, food to patients; transport patients; read to, play with, supervise, hold, sit with children; feed under supervision of RN; deliver specimens; answer call lights; sort linens

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