HELP Program College Volunteer-GMC Danville

Location

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Volunteer

• HELP (Hospital Elder Life Program) participants are college student volunteers serving to acquire experience in an inpatient setting, no academic credits are provided
• HELP volunteers must be college students, age 18 or older, who are actively enrolled in an academic pre‑med or clinical studies program with a college or university.
• HELP volunteers participate in direct patient interaction and receive training that enables appropriate, low‑risk service
• HELP volunteer service is supervised by a clinical team including physicians, advanced practitioners, and nurse leaders
• Participation in the HELP Program requires a minimum of 4 hours a week for a minimum of 100 total hours of service for at least two semesters
• Orientations for this program are offered 3× a year in September, Dec/Jan, and May for Fall, Spring & Summer semesters. All onboarding requirements must be completed at least 4 weeks prior to orientation date

Volunteers represent Geisinger and assist in serving our patients, guests/families, and community; each individual will fulfill a specific role(s) based upon assignment. The support provided by this role will enhance the patient experience and support the work of Geisinger employees.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Geisinger volunteers serve our patients, their families and our communities with passion and kindness. Our volunteers enhance the patient experience by supporting staff and employees so that we can deliver the highest quality care to our visitors, our patients and their families.

Everyone has unique and personal reasons for sharing their time, talent and skills through volunteering. We strive to make sure all our volunteers have a meaningful experience while being of service to others through our programs.