Volunteer Opportunities at IVCH

IVCH has an immediate need for volunteers in these areas:

Afternoon program

Weekdays 4 to 7 p.m.
Transport patients, deliver specimens and paperwork throughout the hospital, answer the telephone and log requests, provide information to visitors and patients.

Emergency room

Daily 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
High school and college students can assist the ER staff by helping to make family members comfortable, cleaning exam rooms, answering call lights and transporting patients by wheelchair to other departments.

Auxiliary

IVCH auxilians staff the hospital gift shop, organize fund-raisers and provide clerical help for hospital activities. The Auxiliary has monthly meetings (September through May) at 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month.

Volunteer escorts

The "Red Coats" help transport patients and make deliveries between hospital departments. Shifts are available mornings and afternoons each weekday.

Other adult volunteers

Adults who have daytime jobs but who still want to volunteer at IVCH can join the hospital’s special evening program. Shifts are available from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Volunteens

Students age 15 and older work with patients on the nursing floors. Flexible hours, including weekends.

Students age 14 and older can perform clerical duties for various departments within the hospital. Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hospice volunteers

Volunteers are a key component in the delivery of services provided by Illinois Valley Hospice, the IVCH department that cares for terminally ill patients in their homes.

For more information about the IVCH:

Auxiliary.
Volunteer escorts.
Other adult volunteers.
Volunteens.

Call Jackie Barr, IVCH volunteer service coordinator, at 815.780.3387 or send an e-mail message to Jackie.Barr@ivch.org.

For more information about:

Illinois Valley Hospice Volunteers.

Call the hospice office at 815.224.1307 or send an e-mail message to Polly Inman at polly.inman@ivch.org .