College Volunteers
College Opportunities
At Norman Regional, we offer several volunteer opportunities for students. From volunteering on patient units to providing wayfinding to hospital visitors, volunteers are needed in a multitude of departments. Below you will find a list of medical-related service areas. College volunteers may also serve in non-medical areas such as information desks, retail areas, and waiting areas.
A few of the volunteer areas include:
Emergency Department – Volunteers assist with families of patients by providing pillows, blankets, water, and other comfort items. They also maintain an adequate number of wheelchairs in the ED, restock rooms, and assist with errands and other tasks.
Health Club - Volunteers can choose between the front desk and the nursery area. Volunteers at the front desk assist members with checking in, perform sales of merchandise, perform clerical duties, and perform other tasks. Volunteers in the nursery area check children in & out, tend to the children in the nursery, maintain a clean and safe environment, and perform other tasks.
Women's and Children's Unit - Volunteers assist with granting visitor access to the unit, respond to patient calls, assemble charts and perform other tasks.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Volunteers assist with granting visitor access to the unit, stock bedside carts, answer the phone and perform other tasks.
Patient Rounding - Volunteers visit patients offering complimentary comfort items such as lip balm, hair combs, puzzle books, etc.
Post Anesthesia Care Unit – Volunteers restock supplies, escort families to the waiting area, print EKG strips and assist with other tasks.
Same Day Surgery – Volunteers escort patients/families to rooms, assist families in the waiting area, take specimens to lab, make charts and help with other duties.
Wound Care – Volunteers prepare daily patient charts, call patients to confirm appointments, assist with inventory and accompany nursing staff in patient appointments, learning about wound dressings and the hyperbaric wound care chambers.
College Benefits
Benefits to active volunteers include the following:
- Meal provided by the cafeteria
- Flu shots administered during flu season
- Opportunity to meet new friends and acquaintances
- Training and learning opportunities
College Application
Upon completion of an application, potential volunteers will be required to complete the following:
Orientation – Each prospective volunteer is required to complete an online orientation and an in-person onboarding session. Orientation & onboarding are held three times a year, at the beginning of each semester (January, May & August), timeframes vary.
Commitment – We ask our college volunteers to commit to a minimum of one shift per week for two semesters. Volunteers have the opportunity to change their service area day & time for each semester they continue in the program.
Health Screening – A lab draw to test for tuberculosis is completed in the hospital's laboratory at no cost to the volunteer. Volunteers are required to submit proof of vaccination for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. If vaccination records are incomplete, titers will be drawn in the same lab draw as the tuberculosis screening.
Background Check – A background check will be done on all volunteers prior to receiving volunteer placement.
Uniforms – Uniforms are mandatory for all volunteers. They include a navy blue uniform top; white, black or khaki slacks; and clean athletic shoes. The cost of the uniform top is $10.
