Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities at MetroHealth

RETURNING! New Baby Literacy Liaison with the Library

Description: New Baby Literacy Liaison volunteers visit new parents to promote the importance of reading. This service is presented in collaboration with the Cuyahoga County Public Library and provides the child’s first library card.

Volunteers Needed: 2-hour shifts, Weekdays 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Must volunteer at least twice per month.

Commitment Required: 6 months

Minimum Age: 18

Location: The Glick Center

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NEW! Safety Rounding

Description: Follow guidelines and procedures as outlined by nursing to enhance patient safety in the patient’s room Include: Activate bed alarms, move belongings to closer to patient, demonstrate call button and TV remote, ordering

Volunteers Needed: Weekdays and weekends. two-hour shift.

Commitment Required: 6 months

Minimum Age: 18

Location: The Glick Center

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NEW! Volunteer for Special Projects

Description: Assisting with tasks specific to Departmental requests: representing MetroHealth for Community Events, Recruitment events, Simulation events, Races, Fairs and Programs. Task may include greeting, wayfinding, materials distribution, compiling swag, providing information on MetroHealth programs.

Volunteers Needed: As needed Minimum Five projects per year.

Commitment Required: 6 months

Minimum Age: 18

Location: The Glick Center

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Ambassador

Description: Greet patients and visitors. Escort patients and visitors to their destination.

Volunteers Needed: Weekdays for three-hour shifts between 8 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Commitment Required: One shift per week for 6 months

Minimum Age: 16

Locations:

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Cancer Center

Description: Visit outpatients in treatment rooms and offer comfort items. Answer call lights.

Volunteers Needed: Weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or 12:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Commitment Required: 3 months

Minimum Age: 18

Location: MetroHealth Medical Center, Main Campus

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Child Life and Education

Description: Interact with and provide activities for infants and children in a playroom and at the bedside.

Volunteers Needed: Weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. or 3:00 to 5:00 pm

Commitment Required: 6 months

Minimum Age: 18 and high school graduate

Location: The Glick Center

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Doula

Description: Provide emotional support and comfort measures to women during labor and delivery. Completion of doula training offered by Doulas of North America (DONA) is required.

Volunteers Needed: On call

Commitment Required: 6 months. If volunteering to complete certification requirements, must attend a minimum of six births.

Minimum Age: 18

Location: MetroHealth Medical Center, Main Campus

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Emergency Department

Description: Round on patients and offer non-medical assistance to patients and families. Please note: This is not an observational experience.

Volunteers Needed: Weekdays and weekends for three-hour shifts between 8 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Commitment Required: 3 months

Minimum Age: 18 and high school graduate

Locations:

Additional Training: Emergency Volunteers must complete a mandatory virtual emergency volunteer orientation and in-person emergency department tour.

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Hospitality Rounds

Description: Visit patients and distribute comfort items to enhance patients' experience during their stay.

Volunteers needed: Daily 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Commitment Required: 6 months

Minimum Age: 16

Location: The Glick Center

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Infant Comforter - Position Currently Full

Description: Provide nurturing support in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by holding and comforting infants.

Volunteers Needed: 2-hour shifts - evening and weekend shifts as assigned.

Commitment Required: One shift per week for one year

Minimum Age: 18 and high school graduate

Location: MetroHealth Medical Center, Main Campus

Loving Paws

Description: Bring your dog to visit patients and families. Dogs must be certified through Alliance of Therapy Dogs, Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.

Volunteers Needed: Weekdays and weekends. One-hour shift.

Commitment Required: Must volunteer at least twice per month for at least 6 months.

Minimum Age: 18

Locations:

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MetroHealth Loving Paws

Loving Paws Dogs
Rosie, Macee, Guinness, Jazz, Stanley, Julie and Loki
Ernie, Denver, Moose, Auggie and Lula

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Mobile Food Pantry

Description: Volunteers help the community overcome barriers to healthy eating by distributing healthy foods to MetroHealth families, Volunteers will bag and hand out produce to qualified participants

Volunteers Needed: Every Third Tuesday of the month (Medical Center) 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Every Fourth Friday of the month (Parma) 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Commitment Required: 6 months

Minimum Age: 16

Locations:

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Food as Medicine

Description: Volunteers help people with chronic diseases overcome barriers to healthy eating by providing education and healthy foods

Volunteers Needed: Wednesday 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m., 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Thursday 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.– 11:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Commitment Required: 6 months

Minimum Age: 18

Location: MetroHealth Medical Center

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Patient and Family Advisor

Description: Patients and family members share critical insights on opportunities for improvement within The MetroHealth System. Staff and Patient and Family Advisors collaborate on projects centered around experience, safety, quality, process improvement and environmental design.

Volunteers Needed: Scheduled as needed for council meetings, committee work or speaking engagements.

Commitment Required: Minimum 1 year

Minimum Age: 18

Learn more about the Patient and Family Advisor Program

Location: MetroHealth Medical Center, Main Campus

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Physical and Occupational Therapy - Inpatient

Description: Provide non-technical assistance as directed by therapist. Escort patients in wheelchairs.

Volunteers Needed: Weekdays 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Commitment Required: 3 months

Minimum Age: 18

Location: MetroHealth Old Brooklyn Medical Center

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Physical and Occupational Therapy - Outpatient

Description: Provide non-technical assistance as directed by therapist. Escort patients in wheelchairs.

Volunteers Needed: Weekdays 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Commitment Required: 3 months

Minimum Age: 18

Locations:

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Reach Out and Read

Description: Read books to children waiting for outpatient appointments.

Volunteers Needed: Weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Commitment Required: 6 months

Minimum Age: 18 and high school graduate

Location: MetroHealth Medical Center, Main Campus

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Ronald McDonald Family Room at MetroHealth

Description: Serve as the host or hostess of this special room and help provide a friendly, relaxing and supportive environment to families that are dealing with the illness of their child.

Ronald McDonald Family Rooms are extensions of the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland that provide an area of respite for families to use while remaining close to their child’s bedside.

Volunteers Needed: Four-hour shifts, Weekdays 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Commitment Required: 6 months

Minimum Age: 18

Location: The Glick Center

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Trauma Survivor Peer Visitor

Description: Trained peer mentors who have survived traumatic injuries/experiences visit with newly injured patients and families to offer emotional support, hope, and encouragement. Volunteer visits are completed in-person at MetroHealth Medical Center or by telephone on a case-by-case basis.

Volunteers Needed: Weekdays/Scheduled as available

Commitment Required: Minimum 3 months (Visit at least once per month)

Minimum Age: 18 Learn more about the Trauma Survivor Peer Visitors Program

Location: The Glick Center

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