Mercy Volunteer Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in volunteering. We appreciate the time and talents volunteers provide. If you have any questions, please call the Mercy Medical Center Volunteer Services office at (920) 223-0225.
Here are the codes used in the volunteer descriptions below:
D = Monday-Friday
W = Saturday or Sunday
AM = Morning
PM = Afternoon
Eve = After 4:30 p.m.
F = Flexible
= Current Opportunities
| ACTOR [F/1-2 hours] Play various patient roles to facilitate clinician communication practice and coaching skills. | |
| ARTHRITIS TREATMENT CENTER AT MERCY OAKWOOD [2-4 hours a month/F] Volunteer duties include filing, photocopying, collating arthritis/pain information and putting into folders for patients, entering computer data. | |
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AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT ASSISTANT [2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30am - 2:30pm] Assists in set up of A/V equipment for monthly conference, videotape conference, monitor A/V equipment and secure other materials needed for the presentation. Attention to detail, customer service and working knowledge of equipment and supplies is needed. |
| BIO-MED [D/F] Volunteers provide general assistance to Affinity Health System/Bio-Med Services with the disassembly of electronic equipment to make certain their components are disposed of in the proper waste stream. | |
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CARING COMPANION [Averages 4 hours per match/F] |
| CENTRAL SUPPLY STICKERING [D/F] Volunteers put sticker labels on central supply items. | |
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CLEANING ATTENDANT [D] Volunteers wipe handrails with disinfectant. |
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CLERICAL/COMPUTER ENTRY VOLUNTEERS [F] Volunteers provide clerical assistance to staff that may include filing records, assisting with mailings, stocking office supplies, photocopying, and other duties as requested. The different areas of MMC that currently utilize clerical volunteers include Volunteer Services, Spiritual Services, Cardiac Rehab, |
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COFFEE CART [D/AM] Volunteers provide refreshments to families of patients on units within the building. Duties include preparing coffee, setting up coffee cart, going on rounds. |
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COMMUNITY CANCER INFORMATION CENTER (CCIC) [D/F] Volunteers needed to help Cancer Center patients in choosing a wig. Ability to cut and style preferred. |
| COUNSELOR ASSISTANT [F] Volunteers support counselors in preparation for and during Group Therapy meetings for persons recovering from drug addiction. | |
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CRAFT AREA [F] Volunteers create crafts, knit or sew items for sale in the Gift Shop for special events, or to be given as gifts to newborns/patients/families. Different areas include Projects, Happy Flowers and Tray Favors, newborn hats and lap quilts. |
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EMERGENCY ROOM [F] Volunteers assist Emergency department staff, patients and visitors with a variety of duties to enhance the customer service in Emergency Services. |
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ENTERTAINER/ENCOURAGER [F] Volunteers provide opportunities for patient expression, participation and social reintegration. |
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ERRANDS [D(EVE)/W(AM/PM)] Volunteers deliver supplies and equipment to and from nursing units, ancillary departments and support services. Volunteers provide wheelchair transport of patients from unit discharge to car at entrance of the hospital. Duties also include the pick up and delivery of late food trays from the Serving Kitchen. Mailings and other projects may be requested by staff as needed. Volunteers assist visitors with patient information, directions, and delivery of mail/flowers as needed. (This position is especially good for students, teens, and those who want the opportunity to observe health care professionals) |
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ERRAND TRAINER [D(EVE)/W(AM/PM)] Provide Errand volunteers with the opportunity to complete a training checklist that supports their overall knowledge of the Errand assignment. Schedule time - flexible to meet with each Errand volunteer, preferable during his/her regularly scheduled shift. Monday through Friday evenings, 4 - 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. - noon and noon - 4 p.m. This position requires thorough knowledge of the Errands assignment and training skills. |
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EUCHARISTIC MINISTER [F] Volunteers distribute the Sacrament of the Eucharist to patients, as assigned by the spiritual services staff. Volunteers also assist with church services when requested. |
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GIFT SHOP [Mon-Fri(AM/PM/EVE)/Sat(AM/PM)/Sun(PM)] Volunteers greet customers, handle sales via money/checks/credit cards, replenish the candy supply, deliver gifts or flowers to patients, and dust or straighten as needed. |
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INFANT WELFARE AUXILIARY (IWA) [F] Volunteers provide vision screenings and hand washing education to Oshkosh area preschool, parochial school and daycare children. There is an annual membership fee of $15. |
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INFORMATION DESK [D/AM/PM] Volunteers greet and provide information to visitors and Mercy patients. Duties include answering information phone, sorting and delivering mail, delivering flowers, providing wheelchair transport when needed, and keeping the lobby area tidy. |
| INFORMATION SYSTEMS [F] To provide support to the Information Systems staff. | |
| LIBRARY SERVICES [D/F] Volunteers assist library personnel with routine filing, shelving of library materials and photocopying. | |
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LIFELINE INSTALLER [F] Volunteers install Lifeline equipment in subscribers? homes, replace batteries as needed, and educate subscribers on usage of equipment as needed. Other duties include assisting the Lifeline coordinator with inventory and cleaning of units at the Lifeline office. |
| MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTOR [F/weekly] Volunteers distribute new magazines and recycle old to provide current reading materials to visitors and patients in designated areas throughout the hospital. | |
| MAGAZINE SORTER [Once a month] Volunteers sort and label magazines to provide current reading materials to visitors and patients. | |
| MERCY OAKWOOD INFORMATION DESK [D/AM/PM] Volunteers greet and provide information to visitors and patients. Duties include answering desk telephone, providing wheelchair assist when needed and keeping the lobby area tidy. | |
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MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY [F] The Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary is a not-for-profit organization of volunteers who are dedicated to fundraising for the betterment of health care services and quality of life in Oshkosh and surrounding communities. The Auxiliary raises funds through the Gift Shop and other special events. There is an annual membership fee of $9. |
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MUSIC MINISTRY [D/EVE/W] Volunteers provide patients with spiritual enrichments through music. Individual and/or small groups welcome. Music enrichment may be provided on an individual or small group of patients or in a church service setting. |
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OPERATING ROOM [D/AM] Provide general assistance to staff in OR area. |
| OUTPATIENT SERVICES ESCORT [D/AM] Volunteers assist Outpatient Services reception staff with various duties, such as assisting patients in gowning (men and women) for tests and escorting patients to the location of their procedure. | |
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OXYGEN TANK INSPECTOR [D/PM] | |
| PASSPORT 55 [D/AM/PM] Volunteers assist with office procedures such as tabulating statistics, answering phones, scheduling appointments, taking messages, answering questions about Passport 55 program, registering new members, and making photocopies. | |
| PET THERAPY [D/EVE/W/F] Volunteers provide an opportunity for patients in rehab and sub acute to experience the socialization, entertainment and other benefits that contact with an animal may have, and specific to each patient's needs and interests. All pets must conform to the standards set forth by Therapy Dogs Incorporated. | |
| PHARMACY [D/AM] Volunteers provide support to pharmacy staff while gaining knowledge and experience in a pharmacy. Duties include receiving drug orders, identifying orders, prioritizing and relaying orders to pharmacist for processing, assisting with clerical functions, and other duties under supervision. | |
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PHYSICAL THERAPY [D/AM/PM/EVE] Volunteers supplement the physical rehab staff by doing routine non-patient care duties, such as errands, patient transport, and in therapy treatment area prep. |
| POTTED PLANT MAINTENANCE [D/F] Water, fertilize, prune, dust and repot plants in Mercy's main areas. | |
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RECEPTION DESK [D/W/AM/PM/**] Volunteer duties include greeting, giving information/directions to visitors, registering patients, escorting patients to outpatient waiting areas, to their rooms, or to emergency. Various office duties, e.g. answering phones, filing. |
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SHAMPOO SERVICES [F/one day per week to accommodate 3-4 patients] Provide shampoo services to patients. Also help brighten patients day with light conversation while this service is being performed. Wash, set and style hair when dry. |
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SHORT TERM PROJECTS [F] Volunteer for a one-time event or project such as the Mercy Foundation golf outing, or a collating and mailing project. |
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STUDENT INTERN [F] Student volunteers interact with prospective volunteers, assist with routine office procedures, possibly work on a special committee planning, evaluating and re-engineering a volunteer assignment or process within the Volunteer Services department. |
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SURGERY and PROCEDURES ESCORT [D/AM/PM] Volunteers assist the surgical staff by escorting patients and family to procedure areas. |
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SURGICAL WAITING ROOM [D/PM] Volunteers serve as the liaison between the surgical staff, patients and the waiting family. Volunteers prepare coffee, maintain the snack area, and keep families informed of the patients progress from surgery to the recovery room to the patient unit. |
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TOUR GUIDE [F] Volunteers conduct tours for groups of children or other guests throughout the hospital. |
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TRANSPORT SERVICE [D/AM/PM] Volunteers deliver supplies and equipment to and from nursing units, ancillary departments and support services. Volunteers provide wheelchair transport of patients from unit of discharge to car at hospital entrance. Duties also include pick up and delivery of meal trays from the serving kitchen, running errands, mailings and other projects as requested. |
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UNIT VOLUNTEER [D/E/F] Volunteers provide light clerical duties and provide general assistance including assisting nursing staff with non-medical aspects of care in the areas of Sub acute, Birthplace and Behavioral Health. Specific requirements may apply. |
| WHEELCHAIR MAINTENANCE [D/AM] Volunteers provide assistance to maintenance staff with routine preventative maintenance on wheelchairs, carts, etc., and other related functions. |
