Volunteering

Our volunteers make a huge difference

Note: We appreciate your interest in volunteering with us. Due to concerns regarding COVID-19, the volunteer program at all Novant Health facilities has been temporarily suspended. Therefore, at this time, we are unable to invite volunteers to join our team. Your safety and the safety of our patients, loved ones and team members is our priority.

You can’t visit Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center without noticing some of our many volunteers who play such vital roles in the daily operations of our hospital.

Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center volunteers provide an invaluable community service that is appreciated by everyone they encounter. The also enjoy camaraderie with others who share the same interest in serving people in a healthcare setting. We hope you’ll consider joining this special group. No experience is necessary.

As a volunteer you’ll help to present the friendly, caring face we’re known for by assisting patients and visitors in many ways, including greeting patients and visitors and helping them find their way.

Adult/College Volunteers

Note: Though volunteering is currently suspended, we still invite you to complete an application. When you do so, we will have your information on file, and we can contact you when the suspension is lifted.

Get started now by completing the online Adult/College Volunteer Application. As a new volunteer, you’ll attend an orientation class, complete a health screening and background check and receive training before you begin.

Junior Volunteers

Our Junior Volunteer Program offers an opportunity for teens, ages 14 to 18 (must have completed the 8th grade – just graduated from high school), to serve during the summer. Our teen volunteers are trained and supervised by a Volunteer Coordinator and they perform many of the same duties as adult volunteers.

Junior Volunteers can learn about health care by assisting staff, visitors and patients with non-medical tasks. Junior Volunteers must be able to follow directions, accept supervision and work independently. We are looking for mature students who can make a reliable commitment of two back-to-back shifts one day a week for the summer program.

All Junior Volunteers for the greater Winston-Salem area are processed through the Forsyth Medical Center Volunteer Office. Applicants can request to be placed at any greater Winston-Salem area Novant Health location.

Applications for the summer program are accepted between January 1 - February 23, 2018. Early or late submissions will not be accepted. To apply to be a Junior Volunteer for the summer program, please submit the online application located on Forsyth Medical Center’s volunteer page.

For more information about becoming a Junior Volunteer in the greater Winston-Salem area, please call 336-718-5738.