Volunteer Opportunities
Lourdes volunteers are warm and caring individuals who give back to their community, offering their time, talent, and dedication throughout the hospital setting—and beyond.
Volunteers are asked to give a minimum of four hours per week. There are a variety of volunteer roles to fit individual time schedules, skills, and interests. Please note, we do not have volunteer experiences that include job shadowing or patient care. Our volunteer opportunities also do not generally fulfill pre-admission requirements for college programs. Our current service areas are listed below. You do have to be 18 years or older to volunteer.
Service Areas
Gift Shop
As a gift shop volunteer, you will:
- Manage transactions at the cash register
- Assist customers
- Put out new product, as needed
- Price inventory, as needed
- Maintain a list of items needed
- Maintain the cleanliness of the gift shop
- Reconcile the cash register at the beginning and end of each shift
- Open or close the gift shop (depending on your shift time)
Information Desk - Front Lobby
As an information desk volunteer, you will:
- Help keep the front lobby running smoothly.
- Greet patients and help guide them through the check in procedure(s)
- Show patients and their care partners where they can wait for their procedure(s)
- Escort patients to their appointments.
- Coordinate closely with the registration staff, patients, and their families
Donations
Patients who are experiencing poverty could benefit greatly from knit blankets, tie blankets, or quilted blankets. Throw blanket sizes are preferred, but we will gladly accept any new blanket donations. Please reach out to Joshua Harrison at joshua.harrison@lourdesonline.org to arrange for donation drop offs.
Benefits
As a volunteer, your time with us will not be compensated with pay. Volunteer hours represent the gift of kindness and compassion you are offering to our patients and their families. They also represent the gift of your unique skills in helping in various departments. Whatever your motivation, the hours you give will be meaningful and appreciated, and will be rewarded with some special benefits:
- Free meal with every four-hour shift
- Free use of a uniform jacket
- Free annual tuberculosis tests and flu shots
- Quality training and educational opportunities
- Recognition activities.