Baptist Health Auxiliary Volunteers

Volunteers are special people with large hearts and warm smiles who give of themselves to others.

Baptist Health Auxilians, at all five hospitals, provide time and invaluable assistance to staff, patients, and their families. Thousands of hours are donated annually by more than 1,000 volunteers who give unselfishly of their time and talents. These volunteers also raise significant funds to offset the cost of caring for the area's residents by allowing Baptist Health to offer new services and technology. By spending only three to four hours of service a week, you can be an Active Member of one of Baptist Health's Auxiliaries!! Our members represent all ages and sectors of the community. If you are young at heart, energetic, and want to interact with patients, families, and staff, this is the place for you. Your participation will make a difference.

Areas of service include:

• Administrative Information Desk:  Provide information and campus directions to visitors
• Patient Escort:  Greet and escort patients to their rooms and assist staff as needed
• Waiting Room Liaison:  Staff various waiting rooms and assist families or visitors and liaison between family and nursing staff in some areas
• Flower and Mail Delivery:  Deliver floral arrangements and mail to patients
• Gift Shop:  Assist customers with purchases in one of the gift shops. Gift shops are located in each of the hospitals (Downtown, Beaches, Nassau, and South) and in the Pavilion (downtown).
• Nursing Assistant:  Assist the nursing staff with patient care, including discharge
• Pastoral Care:   Assist with routine patient rounds and emergency on-call. One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education required for eligibility.
• Special Projects:  Special events that may need additional assistance
• Transportation:  Transfer patients from one department to another
• Activity Cart:  Distribute crafts and activities to long-term patients and brighten their day
• Art:  Provide bedside and planned art and craft activities for entertainment
• Music:  Share one-on-one musical instrument and TLC with patients
• Library:  Staff Library, read, tell a story, or share a learning experience with a patient or their siblings
• School Tours:  Lead a tour of elementary children, K-2nd grade, to familiarize them with the hospital setting
• Handiworks:  Share with patients handmade items from the community including blankets, infant hats, gowns, cloth dolls and animals
• TLC:  Assist the nursing staff with direct patient care support
• Hospitality Cart:  Visit each patient room and supply patients' needs for blankets, formulas, magazines, and other personal items

Volunteen Program:

Baptist Medical Center Auxiliary sponsors a teen program for young people, ages 15 to 17, interested in pursuing a healthcare career. The teens must be 15 by June 1st of the current year and entering the 9th grade.

2007 Volunteens Photo Gallery

2006 Volunteens Photo Gallery

2005 Volunteens Photo Gallery

Interested teens should call 904.202.2059 during February to be placed on an application list. Each teen who submits an application before the deadline is scheduled for an individual interview and, if accepted, must attend a mandatory Orientation and Training Day at the conclusion of the school year. The teens work one full day per week during their summer break.

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Find out what interesting and fulfilling service areas are available to volunteer your time and serve your community.
If you want to...

• Help others, be needed, or be challenged.
• Bring a friend and work together in a caring environment where you will have fun and your time will be most appreciated.
• Earn recognition for your service hours.

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