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Volunteer Opportunities |
 You can serve in many ways! There are over 200 positions available to volunteers throughout the hospital. The majority of these positions have their hours restricted to weekdays, 8am to 5pm, although some evening and weekend positions are available.
Art for Healing
The Art for Healing program utilizes expressive arts as an outlet for stress and anxiety in the hospital setting. We will train volunteers to be a Creative Coach in assisting patients to process their experiences. Projects may include collage, writing, drawing or painting with various media or props depending on the needs of the patient. Some artistic ability is suitable but not necessary. Skill in engaging and interacting with patients from various backgrounds is required. After training volunteers are scheduled to come in once a week for a three-hour shift.
Auxiliary Store
Volunteers assist customers with purchases, serve as cashiers, and gift- wrap. Duties can also include stocking and data entry. Auxiliary Cart volunteers work with a partner bringing the store cart to various patient units, transact sales, and interact with patients and public.
Book Cart
The volunteer book cart makes rounds several times a week to inpatient units and waiting rooms in the hospital. Volunteers offer books, magazines, crossword puzzles, and other printed games. All books and magazines are donated to the program and given away to the patients to keep. All types of books and magazines, in good condition are accepted in all languages.
The Boutique at the Gray Cancer Center
The Boutique at the Gray Cancer CenterVolunteers assist cancer patients and their families/friends with products such as hair accessories, clothing, etc. Volunteers assist with the register, managing the boutique, stocking and maintaining displays.
Clerical Positions
Clerical volunteers are utilized as receptionists, assist with answering phones, and perform various clerical tasks including: mailings, filing, faxing, etc. In addition, volunteers with computer skills can be involved with various computer projects. 
First Steps Nurturing Program
Volunteers offer emotional support, parenting education, referrals to community services and follow-up contacts to new parents in the hospital and clinic setting.
HealthStar
Assist with public education by accompanying Hartford Hospital's HealthStar van to events in the community.
Health Smarts While You Wait
This program will help teach basic health literacy skills to patients including; how to read an over-the-counter medication label, how to track multiple medications, and how to keep a medical journal. Spanish-speaking bi-lingual volunteers are a plus, but all can apply. Volunteers are scheduled for one shift per week.
Hospitality
Volunteers can respond to patient requests for hospitality services and delivery of Auxiliary Store items. They Assist visitors by giving directions/escorting to locations in Hartford Hospital. They can participate in "friendly visits" with patients as Patient Representative volunteers and perform some data entry.
Information Desk
Volunteers are responsible for greeting and directing patients and visitors throughout the hospital, as well as answering phones inquiries. Volunteers are scheduled on shifts of 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., and 5 p.m. - 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.
 Keeping in Touch Program
The goal of the Keeping In Touch program is to help maintain cognitive functioning in hospitalized older adults. Volunteers converse with patients, reminisce, read to them, play cards/games, do puzzles, listen to music, etc. Training requires one three-hour training session conducted by the geriatrics department, and two shifts shadowing a current volunteer. Volunteers are then scheduled to come in once a week for a three-hour shift.
Lasting Connections
Won’t you help us stay connected to former dedicated Hartford Hospital volunteers who are no longer able to volunteer? Each volunteer for this program is matched with a “retired” volunteer. A call is made and a card is sent on a monthly basis. The retired volunteers will also receive the Rxtra to keep them current with the Hospital’s activities. This new program lets the former volunteers know that they made a difference to the Hospital and have not been forgotten. This meaningful volunteer role can be done from home.
Individuals will be trained to provide support to patients with Oncology and end of life issues. After three evenings of training trainees will spend two shifts with a current volunteer, and then be scheduled on shift (3 hours) per week.
Patient Representatives
Volunteers meet/greet new patients, introduce patients and their families to the Patient Relations program and to the Patient Bill of Rights.
They offer support, act as a resource, resolve non-clinical problems, and report complaints.  Patient TransportationVolunteers assist with transport of patients and materials throughout the institution.
Pet Therapy
Owners bring their dog in at least once a month and conduct friendly visits to patients. Facilitators are needed to escort the owner and dog to the units, assure a proper physical setting for the visit, and participate in conversation.
Read to Grow
This program works to give all children a head start on good literacy by teaching new parents about the importance of reading to their children from birth, and by providing books to help them do so.
Reiki
Provide "hands-on" healing touch and relaxation to patients in specially selected areas of the hospital.
Surgical Family Lounge
Volunteers maintain a supportive environment for families waiting for patients in surgery. They provide updates and assistance with needs as expressed by family members.
Trauma Aftercare Program
Volunteers receive training to offer support to families who have had a family member pass away in the Emergency Room.
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