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Why We Have Volunteers
Qualifications
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Many Avenues of Service
Be a Part of Grady's Award Winning Volunteer Programs
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Why We Have Volunteers 

Volunteers provide many extra services that supplement the basic and essential functions of the professional staff... services that add to the comfort, care and happiness of the patient. 

Volunteers add to the quality of health care and render valuable aid by helping the promote understanding in the community of the System's aims and services. To apply online, click here. For more information, e-mail Brooke Eldridge.

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Qualifications 
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Interest and dependability
  • Two personal references
  • Health and fitness necessary to perform volunteer assignments
  • Minimum assignment three hours per shift, once a week (except for Volunteer Rape Counselor assignment) for three months
  • Completion of training courses required for certain assignments

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Benefits 

  • Free parking in our well-lighted, patrolled lots
  • Uniform provided
  • Complimentary meal when performing volunteer assignment
  • Inclusion in certain employee benefits such as discount tickets and credit union

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Many Avenues of Service 

Grady's volunteer programs are able to utilize the broad range of skills and abilities of its many volunteers. Below is a partial list of volunteer work areas: 

  • Volunteers supplement patient care and assist staff on Adult Patient Areas, Critical Care Areas, in Emergency, and in Labor and Delivery.
  • Volunteers hold and rock infants born prematurely or with medical problems in the Special Care Nursery. (Please note that there are limited slots available.)
  • First Steps volunteers provide individual support and encouragement to new mothers, primarily by telephone.
  • Spanish Interpreters give one-to-one communication assistance to Spanish-speaking patients.
  • Volunteers help with Wheelchair Transportation needs throughout the hospital and assist at the Information Desks. They give Office Assistance in a variety of clinics and departments.
  • Rape Crisis Center volunteers provide personal support to victims of sexual abuse.
  • Volunteers assist patients and staff in Grady Neighborhood Health Centers throughout Fulton and DeKalb counties.

    Be a Part of Grady's Award Winning Volunteer Programs 

    Volunteers for the Rape Crisis Center
    Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence (HAVE) from the American Hospital Association 
    Labor and Delivery Volunteers 
    Excellence in Utilization of Volunteers Award from the Georgia Society of Directors for Volunteer Services of the Georgia Hospital Association. 
    Special Care Nursery Volunteers
    Safety Net Award from the National Association of Public Hospitals. 
    Grady First Steps to Healthy Families
    Excellence in Utilization of Volunteers Award from the Georgia Society of Directors for Volunteer Services of the Georgia Hospital Association. 

    Volunteers Needed

    Volunteers needed with personal interaction skills for assignment in Guest Services. Interact with a wide spectrum of individuals in a dynamic medical setting. For more information, e-mail Brooke Eldridge. 


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