Volunteer
You make a difference.
Our volunteers play an important role in making connections with our patients and their loved ones. Often, they are the first people those arriving at our facilities will meet. As a volunteer, you provide a valuable service to our community, and, in return, have the opportunity to make friends, learn new skills and make a difference in the lives of those we serve.
Ways you can volunteer
Our volunteer roles are as diverse as the people who fill them. Whether you are a teen, college student, retiree, former patient, or community member, we have a place for you. As a volunteer at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, you might:
- Visit patients and loved ones and provide emotional support
- Help direct patients and visitors through our facilities
- Assist with checking patients out of the hospital
Volunteer requirements
You don’t need to have had any experience working in healthcare to volunteer with us. All Novant Health volunteers must:
- Be at least 14 years old
- Successfully pass a background check
- Provide proof of flu vaccination
After you submit the volunteer application, you will go through new volunteer orientation and training.
Teen volunteer program
High school students 18 and under are welcome to apply for the Junior Volunteer Achievement Program, a hospital volunteering opportunity. We offer three sessions - Fall, Winter and Summer - and will open up the application periodically with specific dates and deadlines to apply.
Program highlights:
- Volunteer four hours a week
- Spend time volunteering in several different hospital departments with another junior volunteer partner
- Some of your duties include visiting patients, assisting visitors with wayfinding and helping to deliver food trays
- Opportunities to interact with and learn from clinical and non-clinical staff in a variety of fields through special educational opportunities open only to those in this program
How to apply as a junior volunteer
- Fill out the online application and complete all pre-requisites
- Must be able to provide:
- Immunization records
- Tuberculous Screening Form (completed at orientation)
About the teen volunteer application
- Only one application per student will be accepted per session
- Students who submit more than one application per session will not be considered for the program
- Incomplete submissions will not be accepted
- You must commit to the full session to be eligible
- Online application will remain open until all available positions have been filled
- Submission of an application does not guarantee placement in the program
More detailed information about the teen volunteer program is included the application link.
This is a volunteer opportunity. If you are a high school student interested in an internship or shadowing opportunity for class credit, explore student programs.
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