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Information Desk & Concierge Volunteers: Information Desk volunteers typically assist with questions, directions, and other queries. These volunteers must possess good customer service skills and the ability to communicate clearly in a warm and compassionate manner.

Transport & Escort Volunteers: These volunteers help transport our patients and visitors around the hospital campus, safely and conveniently via wheelchair or issued golf cart.

Golf Cart Driver: In our newest volunteer role, these volunteers will be trained on a hospital-issued gold cart to patrol the parking lot and surrounding campus to assist patients and other customers to their destinations within the hospital. Volunteers must have a valid driver's license and pass a background check.

Gift Shop (Auxiliary) Volunteers: The Wishing Well Gift shop volunteers are part of the Auxiliary, a service and fund development group within Volunteer Services. These volunteers provide friendly customer service to support the profitable operation of The Wishing Well. All proceeds are invested back into Fort Hamilton Hospital.

Clerical Support Volunteers: These volunteers are placed in a variety of departments, including the Gebhart Center for Cancer Care, the Wound Care Center, and surgery waiting. Some responsibilities may include scanning, filing, collating, and coordinating mailings, among other things. These volunteers must possess good inter-personal communication and organizational skills.

Emergency Department Liaison: Emergency Department volunteers acts as a medium between patients and customers and the medical staff. These volunteers have direct patient contact, and are responsible for providing extra comfort and accommodation for patients and visitors. Volunteers in the Emergency Department must have excellent customer service skills, and the ability to communicate clearly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Craft Volunteers: These volunteers commonly use their sewing and/or knitting talents to make baby caps for newborns in the Family Birth Unit, and turbans and caps for Fort Hamilton Hospital's free wig program for patients experiencing illness-related hair loss. Craft items can be made in the convenience of the volunteer's own home and donated to Fort Hamilton Hospital.

Surgery Waiting Volunteers: These volunteers provide family members with the details they need to understand the progress of their loved one's surgical procedure and/or recovery.

Junior Volunteer Program: Junior Volunteers in our program gain real-life experience in a healthcare setting, while making positive contributions to the hospital and the community it belongs to. We offer a unique opportunity to expose the student to a number of different career paths related to healthcare, in addition to promoting positive development of social skills and maturity levels. Potential Junior Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age, carry a minimum of a 2.5 grade point average, receive a favorable recommendation from their guidance counselor, and have an emotional maturity level appropriate for service in a healthcare setting.

Visiting Area Host/Hostess: Serves as a waiting area greeter or receptionist assisting patients, visitors, and medical personnel with their needs.

Transporting Patients: Get good physical exercise by pushing patients in wheelchairs to many areas in our hospitals.

Office Assistants: Assist with clerical activities such as filing, answering the telephones, collating, greeting people, copying, faxing, etc.

Crafts: Join our Volunteer Craft Club which meets monthly to make items for our patients and nursery unit. Craft items can also be made in the convenience of your own home.

Gift Shop: Retail experience is helpful but not a requisite. Suggesting items for that special someone in the visitor's life is a "gift" in itself.

Fundraising: Assist in high level activities that enhance the revenue the volunteers give back to the hospital for patient related projects.

Random Acts of Kindness Volunteer: Contribute to our faith-based environment by uplifting patients, visitors, employees, and physicians in times of need by selecting from an assortment of over 15 people-related activities.

Pre-Med Program/Allied Health Program: College students at The University of Dayton and Wright State University can participate in our new program for pre-med students. Work 40 hours and choose a one time advanced health care experience.

Internship Program: College students at Sinclair Community College may use our volunteer program as an internship for various college majors: Business, Marketing, Medical, etc.

• Gift Shop
• Coffee Shop
• Patient Information
• Surgery Waiting Area
• Patient Registration
• Emergency Center
• Courtesy Cart Driver
• Mobile Meal Driver
• Clerical Support

• Patient Greeter/Escort
• Information Desk
• Discharge Patients
• Gift shop
• Flower/Mail Delivery
• Reception Desk
• Much More!!!

• Patient Greeter/Escort
• Information Desk
• Discharge Patients
• Gift shop
• Flower/Mail Delivery
• Reception Desk
• Much More!!!