DART Service Volunteer will provide consistent, invaluable service transporting and escorting patients, delivering items between departments, and other requested ancillary services, promoting a sense of welcome and caring service to our customers. This service by volunteers will enable paid staff to remain on the units and in departments to perform professional duties, thus providing better care and service to our patients and visitors.
Volunteers must complete the required application and screening process, plus a transporter screening (assessment) for transporting wheelchair patients; also training for cart transportation. This assignment requires a considerable amount of physical stamina, as volunteers do a great deal of walking.
The Dispatch/volunteer base: Hospital first floor in Patient Registration area; Service areas: Primarily between 3rd, 7th and 9th nursing units in the Hospital and ancillary service areas such as Radiology, Rehab Services, etc.; also the Clinic, Cancer and Surgery Center, Professional Arts building, St. Ann building, and Occupational Health building.
DART Services are offered Monday thru Friday; 7:45 am – Noon; Noon – 4:00 pm; ideally, a team of 4 volunteers per shift.
