Core
Volunteering to provide non-medical companionship and practical assistance to patients in a hospital setting.
Role type
Volunteer (non-medical support)
Builds
Patient support services
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Empathy, patience, reliability, ability to interact with patients of all ages
Preferred skills
Experience with children, multilingualism
Responsibilities
Accompanying patients to examinations or the cafeteria, visiting internal events, delivering reading materials, running errands (kiosk, mail), taking patients for walks, listening, providing companionship, entertaining children in the pediatric ward