Orthopedics Inpatient, Trauma and Spine

The Short Stay Unit is a fast-paced unit that sees a wide variety of medical and surgical patient populations, allowing many opportunities for volunteers to work with the nursing staff in caring for patients. Short Stay is a unit that has a high number of admissions and discharges throughout the day, due to most patients only requiring a one-night stay in the hospital.

Volunteers must demonstrate excellent teamwork to ensure positive patient experiences during their stay, although it may be short. Due to the quick turn-around times between patients, there are always tasks for volunteers to assist with, including assisting with patient transport upon discharge from the unit, stocking rooms, visiting patients and families, cleaning/organization of supplies, and assisting physical therapy with patient walking or other activities as appropriate.

The dress code for this unit is a Volunteer Services polo or other white shirt, khaki pants, and closed-toe shoes. Shirts are available for purchase at Wild Rose Gifts (Main Entrance Lobby) Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Volunteers must follow the professional appearance policy, which includes wearing the volunteer badge at all times.

Nursing, pre-medicine, and pre-physical therapy.