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Patient Comfort Cart Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Minneapolis VA Health Care System
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8 people are interested
Help our Veteran inpatients feel better by providing hygiene and comfort items. Volunteers are needed at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center to distribute comfort items to inpatient Veterans. Comfort Cart Volunteers will stock a cart with hygiene and recreation items to round on inpatient wards. Volunteers will greet Veterans at inpatent rooms, providing a short social interaction while offering patients items such as shampoo, lotion, mindfulness kit, or handmade quilt. Volunteers will also refill supply cabinets of these items on wards for staff to distribute to Veteran patients when comfort cart is not available.
Shifts available incude weekdays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm or 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
A resume is not required but can be submitted before or during the initial new volunteer appointment with CDCE.
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About Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Location:
One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, US
Mission Statement
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.
Description
Minneapolis VA Health Care System is a teaching hospital providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology, as well as education and research. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics and extended care. The Minneapolis VA Health Care System provides for the health care needs of Veterans in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
We have a wide variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the Medical Center. Posted here are just a few of the open opportunities we currently have. Please contact us for further information or to inquire about other opportunities available.
612-467-2050
VHAMINVOL@va.gov
Thank you,
The Center for Development & Civic Engagement (formerly Voluntary/Community Resource Service)
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Health & Medicine,
Veterans & Military Families
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
1 Veterans DriveMinneapolis, MN 55417
(44.901173 ,-93.20579 )
DATE POSTED
November 27, 2024
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- Patient Care
- Organization
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 15
- Orientation or Training
- One four-hour shift per week for a six-month minimum commitment.
- Candidates must pass a background check, and complete required training including patient privacy awareness. Candidates will be asked to submit immunization records and complete a tuberculosis screening test.