High School Volunteer Program

High School students must be a minimum of 15 years of age AND currently in (or entering) their junior year of high school.

Program schedule runs concurrently with the University of Illinois student calendar, with sessions beginning in January, June and August of each year.

Program dates and schedules are available 12 months in advance for each program year. 

For more information, please call us at (217) 337-2378, or email us at HMMC.VolunteerServices@osfhealthcare.org.

Applications are not being accepted at this time

Application Deadlines

Non-Clinical Services Opportunities

Detailed descriptions provided for each area outlined below.

• Center for Healthy Living Wellness Programs

• The Center for Healthy Living provides programs that promote healthy living, reduce the risk of disease and preserve independence. Volunteer opportunities include entering and tracking data, preparing mailings, distributing newsletters within the hospital, leading or assisting with exercise programs, general office duties as well as helping with occasional educational events.

• Faith in Action

• Faith in Action  volunteers will be provided many opportunities to work directly with seniors living independently in their homes.

  Volunteer activities include but are not limited to: assistance with shopping/errands, health education and exercise classes, home and telephone visits, seasonal events, SHIP/Medicare assistance, social events, temporary relief for caregivers, transportation to medical appointments, and office support.

  **Application deadlines do not apply**

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• Gift Shop

• Volunteers will assist with cash register sales, customer service, gift-wrapping, and more.  This is a wonderful opportunity to serve our patient family members, visitors, employees and volunteers.  The provides a very friendly and pleasant work environment.
  
  Volunteers needed Monday–Friday.

• Regional EMS/PRO Ambulance Office Assistant

• This office is offsite at 408 S. Neil St., Champaign.  Volunteers are needed primarily for data entry work.  There is a lot of information weekly that needs to be compiled into various spreadsheets.  This position provides a great opportunity to work in a fast paced environment in the base headquarters.
  
  Our friendly staff will appreciate your efforts! Training will be provided for each volunteer.
  
  Hours are flexible, Monday–Friday.

Clinical Services Opportunities 

Detailed descriptions provided for each area outlined below.

• Ambulatory Surgery/PACU/Endoscopy

• Students in this internship will be working with the nurse leader of three outpatient surgical and diagnostic areas. Special projects can be assigned and coordinated in these areas.
  
  Students with an interest and focus in clinical areas will enjoy the challenge and learning opportunities available working with the professional administrative and clinical staff in these departments.

• Community Fitness Program

• Volunteers assist staff as exercise assistants, performing tasks including taking heart rates and blood pressure, oxygen saturation readings, adjusting workloads on the exercise equipment, performing small tasks such as filing charts, putting supplies away, making up “new start” packets, etc.
  
  If you have an outgoing personality and a willingness to interact with patients this placement is for you.
  
  Cardiac Rehab shift available Monday–Friday.  Pulmonary Rehab shifts available Monday, Wednesday, or Friday.

• Mammography Center

• Female volunteers are needed to assist with answering the telephone, escorting patients to and from the area from the front lobby, making copies of insurance information and assist with small patient mailings.
  
  Available shifts Monday–Thursday.

• Maternal Child Health Services

• Volunteers will assist staff in the Postpartum Care and Labor and Delivery unit with basic support including stocking, supplies, patient transport at discharge, and unit audits. Expect minimal patient interaction.
  
  Volunteer shifts Monday–Friday.

• Maternal Child Services Welcome Center

• Volunteers are needed in Maternal Child Services to greet and welcome patients and visitors to the unit. Volunteers will escort visitors and patients into one of the three secure areas of the unit ensuring their safe arrival. Volunteers need to be friendly and willing to move about the unit as required.
  
  Hours available are Monday–Sunday.

• Medical/Surgical (6E, 7E or 8E)

• Volunteers will have the opportunity to work directly with patients and provide services in a variety of ways. Duties include passing and collecting patient meal trays and documenting output, assist with feeding patients, filling water pitchers, making occupied beds, delivering flowers, sitting with patients as friendly visitor.
  
  Volunteers also assist with Patient Satisfaction rounds and help patients in accessing their patient portal account, transport patients within hospital and for discharge and other duties. Volunteers assist with safety audits on the unit.
  
  Hours available Monday–Sunday

• Patient Transporters

• Volunteers are needed to provide wheelchair transport services to patients in the front lobby area, throughout the hospital and with patient discharges.  Hours available:
  
  Monday-Friday, Mornings and Afternoons.

• Recreational Therapy

• Volunteers work with the staff recreational therapist to provide individual and group recreation programs for our rehab patients.  This program offers a great opportunity to get to know the patients on an individual basis and assist with great programming.
  
  Hours available are: Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

• Rehab Patient Care

• Volunteers will be providing care for patients who have experienced head, neck, or spinal cord injury or suffered a stroke or other debilitating illness.
  
  Duties include filling water mugs, answering telephones, straightening bulletin boards, delivering meal trays, helping patients complete menu selections, assembling chart packets, visit patients and many other duties to assist with our patients.
  
  Hours available are Monday–Sunday.