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Volunteers Needed – Saskatchewan Health Authority

Jul 11, 2018 | 10:45 AM

The following are Volunteer Service Opportunities in Prince Albert and area.

The Volunteer Services Department is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunteers to fill the following service positions:

Patient Information (Greeter) – Victoria Hospital

Duties include directing patients and visitors to the various departments for treatments, tests, x-rays, or to other destinations in the hospital.

Shifts: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Monday – Friday

Lab Services Center – Prince Albert

Volunteer greeters assist patients and family members arriving for tests at the center in the South Hill Mall. These volunteers put patients at ease and ensure they are in the proper location to be called for their tests.

Shifts: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Monday – Friday: Once per week.

Friendly Visiting – Surgical & Medical Floors – Victoria Hospital

Duties include visiting from room to room on a one-to-one basis, chatting, listening, playing cards, board games, reading, writing letters, taking patients to hospital functions, making tea/coffee for individual patients, and feeding patients (when needed).

Shifts: Flexible: Once per week. Monday – Sunday

Patient Navigators – Day Surgery – Victoria Hospital

Patient Navigators improve the experience for surgical patients by ensuring they are in the right place at the right time.

Shifts: 6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.; 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Monday – Friday

Mental Health Inpatient – Victoria Hospital

Volunteers will assist selected adult clients and children as needed. Duties may include assisting with recreational programs including arts and crafts, etc.

Shifts: Flexible

In rural we need:

Activity Programs – Birchview Home, Birch Hills (306) 749-3488

Volunteers will assist the staff with activities and set up for such. Depending on the needs of the facility, duties may include assisting with crafts, shopping trips, birthday parties, special functions, music therapy, exercise programs, bowling groups, horticulture, painting, baking, etc.

Shifts: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or 12:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Monday – Friday

Friendly Visiting – Jubilee Lodge, Kinistino (306) 864-2851

Duties include visiting residents on a one-to-one basis or in small groups, chatting, playing cards, reading, sitting outside with residents, portering residents, taking residents to functions, shopping trips, walking residents and Elders.

Shifts: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Monday – Sunday: Flexible: Once or twice per week.

If you are looking to contribute to your community, to enhance the lives of those around you or to gain experience in a professional workplace, then contact us to arrange for an interview.

You can reach the Volunteer Services Department at (306) 765-6010, by email at volunteers@paphr.sk.ca or find us on the web at www.paphr.ca.We look forward to matching your talents and interests with the right position for you.