Who Are Our Volunteers?
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital volunteers are men and women from your community who care about Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and contribute their time and energy to assist the hospital in a wide variety of activities.
Volunteer Services
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital volunteers contribute their skills, time, and energy in many different areas. Here is just a sampling of their varied service responsibilities throughout the hospital:
- Assisting patients in various hospital departments and on nursing floors
- Typing, filing, photocopying, collating and other clerical work
- Assisting in mailings
- Assisting the nursing staff with simple but important tasks
- Serving as an extra pair of hands in areas such as Oncology and the Ambulatory Care Unit
- Serving as a liaison between families and staff in the Emergency Department
Shadow Opportunities
In addition to serving as a volunteer at BMH, individual “shadow” opportunities may be arranged. These opportunities generally give an individual the opportunity to shadow a staff member at BMH for the purpose of exploring career interests. These shadows may be short or longer term. The policies and procedures that apply to volunteering at BMH also apply to shadowing.
Interviews
Prospective volunteers must make an appointment for a personal interview with the Manager of Greeters, Transport, and Volunteers (see below). In this interview, you will discuss your needs and those of the hospital. We’ll work to make a match with consideration for both your availability and your interests. We will then suggest a mutually rewarding volunteer position for you. As soon as we’ve matched you with a suitable position, we will schedule you with the department in which you will be working.
Training
All volunteers will participate in New Employee/Volunteer Orientation. Training is provided on the job by the hospital staff or by other volunteers. In addition to verbal instructions, departments and services have written job descriptions to help define the volunteer’s duties.