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How to Volunteer at Loyola
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LUHS volunteers share in a common quest to reach out and help others, performing services and providing amenities that otherwise might not be available to patients and their families. You are asked to commit to a minimum of 104 hours (adult) or 60 hours (junior, minimum age 16) per year in your volunteer assignment(s). Volunteer services are performed throughout the day during morning, afternoon and evening shifts, generally Monday through Friday. Volunteers bring unique skills, knowledge and experiences to assist patients and staff. We provide training, supervision and the opportunity to commit to the well being of others. Please call us at 708-216-3794 to schedule your personal interview.
Opportunities exist in a variety of departments - every effort is made to place a volunteer in an area of interest or skill. Below is a list of list of opportunities Loyola volunteers assist in:

Program/Service	Description
Bingo	Bingo airs twice weekly on our in-house TV station. Be a game caller or post bingo numbers.
Child Life Program	Work with 1-day to 18-year-old children to provide diversionary activities in the children's center playroom and at patient bedside.
Clerical Office	Assist various departments by performing clerical duties (data entry, typing, answering phones, filing, etc.)
Gift Shop	Assist patients, visitors and staff with purchases and merchandising.
Information Desk	Provide directions and distribute visitor passes to patients and visitors.
Pastoral Care	Perform Eucharistic Minister duties or assistance in the Paul V. Galvin Memorial Chapel.
Patient Greeter - Ambulatory	Assisting patients to service areas, checking on wait times, and offering wheelchairs, magazines and/or coffee as necessary.
Patient Greeter - Inpatient Hospital	Visit newly admitted patients and provide environmental quality checks of patient rooms.
Patient Host	Deliver flowers, plants, newspapers and mail to patients. Visit with and run errands for patients.
Rehabilitation Services	Placement available in either Occupational or Physical Therapy for observation and to perform miscellaneous duties.
School Program	Tutor with 5- to 18-year-olds to keep hospitalized children abreast of home school assignments and curriculum.
Volunteer Aids	Placement available in either Nursing Units or Emergency Department for observation as well as to assist staff in a variety of tasks.
Waiting Rooms	Provide support and information to families waiting for a family member during a laboratory procedure, surgery, or in the Emergency Room.

Please call us at 708-216-3794 to schedule your personal interview.

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