Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Opportunities
How can you become involved?
We invite you to contact us to join the very special group of volunteers at Fletcher Allen. You are provided with orientation, training and many benefits.
Fletcher Allen is committed to its volunteers and the contributions they make to quality health care. Recognition pins are earned at regular intervals.
VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Art from the Heart: Assist with art sessions for children on the pediatrics unit under the direction of the Art From The Heart Coordinator. Various daytime and Saturday 1 1/2 hour shifts. (Medical Center Campus)
Blood Drives: Assist with Red Cross Blood Drives held at Fletcher Allen Medical Center Campus. Positions include Greeting and Registration Station, Donor Room Aide and Canteen Aide. These are held monthly from 10:00 am -2:00 pm.
Cardiac Rehab: Visit and provide support to cardiac inpatients who may be facing cardiac surgery. Distribute education materials and be willing to share your own experience with cardiac surgery.
Clerical Assistant: Assist with filing, photocopying, and answering the phone, in a variety of departments Monday through Friday during business hours 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. (All Campuses including 150 Colchester Avenue, Dorset Street, Hurricane Lane in Williston and Tilley Drive in South Burlington)
Emergency Department: Assist with patient comfort care and serve as a liaison for staff and patients. Prepare rooms for patients, stock supplies, and run errands. Ask for a 6-month commitment and be vaccinated for Hepatitis B, (or sign declination form). Shifts scheduled in four hour increments 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM. (Medical Center Campus)
Emergency Department Waiting Room: Serve as a liaison for staff, family and patients. Daily 9:00 AM - to 9:00 PM. (Medical Center Campus)
FAVORS Program: Fletcher Allen Volunteers Offer Room Service (Medical Center Campus). Provide a range of personalized services to patients. Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM, or 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Flower Delivery: Deliver flowers from the florists to patient rooms 12:00 PM to 3:45 PM, Monday through Friday. (Medical Center Campus)
Footnoters: Footnoters are nurses or retired nurses who are available for monthly clinics where they provide foot care to the elderly. Also a need for others who can help with registration for the clinics at various community sites.
Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center/Receptionist: Provide coverage for activities that may require short absences of staff. Knowledgeable about the basic services offered in the Resource Center. Midday Monday & Friday (11:00 AM -1:00 pm), 3rd Thursday of the month 9:00 AM -11:30 AM. The Resource Center offers library books and online resources to patients, families and the community.
Gift Shop: Assist customers, use a cash register, stock items, maintain cleanliness of shop. Shifts scheduled in four-hour increments between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. (Fanny Allen Campus and Medical Center Campus)
Guides: Assist patients to and from the new Ambulatory Care Lobby, 2nd Floor and 3rd Floor Connector Desk. Circulate in the ACC Lobby and be proactive about meeting the needs of incoming patients and visitors. Involves extensive walking and proper patient transport with wheelchairs. Shifts scheduled in 4-hour shift increments 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. (Medical Center Campus and Fanny Allen Campus)
Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP): Assist nurses in improving the hospital care for older patients by providing support, companionship and information for patients and their families coping with acute illness and hospitalization. Training includes two 4-hour sessions. Volunteers are asked to make a time commitment of at least one 4-hour shift per week for a minimum of 6 months.
Information Desk: Greet the public, answer the phone for inquiries, direct patients and visitors to appropriate areas, use the computer to locate patients for visitors and outpatient appointments. Shifts are scheduled in four hour increments 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday through Friday and 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday and Sundays. (Medical Center Campus and Fanny Allen Campus)
Lifeline: Duties include installation of Lifeline equipment in subscribers' home, instruction on operation of unit, troubleshooting and testing of a unit etc. Clerical support is also needed in Lifeline Office on Fanny Allen Campus. Flexible hours.
Mascot: Do you like kids? Are you willing to put on a costume and appear as our Vermont Children's Hospital Mascot - Monty the Moose? Special functions and events.
Music: Would you like to brighten someone's day? Are you interested in serving in a health care environment? We invite you to share your musical gifts at Fletcher Allen. Flexible hours.
Pastoral Care: Volunteers provide various services. Community Chaplains minister to patients, Eucharistic Ministers dispense Communion to Catholic patients, Pastoral Volunteers visit with patients. Screening is provided by Pastoral Care Services. (Fanny Allen and Medical Center Campuses)
Patient Relations Ambassador: Work with the Patient Relations staff to visit with new patients, providing information to meet their needs as they arrive for treatment at Fletcher Allen.
Patient Support Service (PSS): Assist staff in transport of small equipment and communiques throughout facility. (Medical Center Campus)
Patient Visitor: Visit patients who are here from out-of-state or have been patients for an extended period of time. Needed on an on-call basis for a few hours a day. (Medical Campus)
Pediatrics: Participate in Child Life Play Program, involve pediatric patients in play activities. Training provided by Child Life Specialist. Shifts 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM seven days a week. (Medical Campus)
Psychiatry: Provide specific entertainment and/or recreational activities for patients through the Activities Program. (Medical Center Campus)
Replays - Quality Resale Shop/New & Gentle: Assist with retail sales, operate cash register and sort donations. All profit is returned to Fletcher Allen to support patient services. Monday through Saturday. (Replays - Blue Mall, So. Burlington)
Ronald McDonald Family Room: Assist the parents of pediatric patients in the Family Room. Open seven days a week into the evening hours. (Medical Center Campus)
Sewing / Knitting at Home: Bears for the Emergency Department; Breast Care Pillows & Pouches. Baby blankets, lap blankets for adults, baby hats and blankets and other special projects.
Special Projects: Short term projects - a few hours per day. (All Campuses)
Surgical Intensive Care Unit/Medical Intensive Care Unit Liaison: Assist staff by supporting families of patients who are in the SICU/MICU waiting areas. Four-hour shifts - 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM seven days a week. (Medical Center Campus)
Surgical Waiting Area Liaison/ACC Lobby: Extend hospitality and assist the staff by supporting families of surgical patients, facilitate communication between care providers and waiting families. 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon, 12:00 noon to 4:00 PM, 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM. (Medical Center Campus)
Taylor Hospitality Room: Welcome families of patients in the Intensive Care Unit's to the hospitality room for respite, comfort and support.
Once you've found an area where you can help, the next step is to apply.