Transcript Volunteer at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center

St. Catherine of Siena
Medical Center
Health Care Apprentice
Program
Volunteer at St. Catherine of
Siena Medical Center
Join a team of high school students who are enthusiastic about
community service, and want to help others!
St. Catherine’s has a variety of volunteer opportunities available
specifically for you and would love for you to join our team!!
Can you become an apprentice?
Are you at least 15 years old?
Can you commit 3 hours a week for a
minimum of 3 months?
Are you interested in learning more
about hospitals and health care?
Do you like meeting new people and
making them smile?
…if you answered yes to all 4
questions…
Then YOU can apply
to be a health care
apprentice at St.
Catherine of Siena
Medical Center!!!
Let’s Talk about St. Cath’s
St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center is
located on 110 acres on the north shore
of Long Island in Smithtown, New York.
Our campus consists of a 311 bed
hospital, 240 bed skilled nursing home,
a medical office building and Siena
Village, a 298 unit apartment complex
for seniors and the disabled.
Let’s Talk about You…
The Medical Center is looking to recruit high school
volunteers, in hopes of developing an Apprenticeship
Program for the benefit of both local high school students
and St. Catherine’s.
This program strongly emphasizes dedication,
responsibility, mutual respect, quality, and the mission of
St. Catherine of Siena and Catholic Health Services.
Students must be at least 16 years old to participate and
be able to commit a minimum of 3 hours a week for a
minimum time frame of 3 months.
Let’s Talk about Us…
St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center’s goals
are:
to encourage students to develop an interest in
healthcare and provide them with an appreciation for
the challenges as well as joys of healthcare.
Help students mature in a professional environment,
communicate with others, and to reach out to those
in need.
We believe it is crucial for health care facilities to be
reaching out to the community and especially our
youth to encourage an understanding and
appreciation of issues regarding healthcare.
This program will not only benefit students, but will
also help improve patient and staff satisfaction at the
Medical Center.
The Health Care Teams:
There are several areas to choose from to apprentice.
Once you choose a team, you’ll continue to
apprentice in this area for at least 3 months
Friendly Feeders
Find out patient
meal preferences
Help patients fill out
meal cards
Deliver hot meals
and assist patients
in eating
Transport Team
Be a part of an
important and
specially trained
group of people
ensuring safe and
comfortable
transport of patients
Hospitality
• Greet patients and visitors
and help to keep them
informed.
• Escort patients and visitors
to their destinations within
the hospital
• Provide books and
newspapers
• Read to patients
• Initiate programs/games in
common rooms
Liaison and Support
Work in the
Emergency Dept and
the Cardiac Services
Unit
Spend time with
patients and families,
‘concierge’
Work with nursing
director on projects
specific to these units
Physical Therapy
Shadow the
therapists and learn
about assessments,
treatments and
exercises
Assist with wheel
chairs and supplies
Community Relations
Develop and
coordinate specific
projects of your own
design
Fundraisers, drives,
book or music
collection, or art
projects
Health Care Business
Explore the behind
the scenes work it
takes to run a
hospital- helping
patients and
employees
Act as support in
administrative work
in finance and
human resources
Siena Village Team
Develop and
participate in
programs with
residents
Help with
emergency
preparedness plan
Nursing Home Volunteer
Program
The nursing home
has their own
exciting and active
volunteer program
If you’re interested
in being a part of
their program, you
can apply through
the medical center
How do I apply??
You’ll need:
Working papers
Parental/Guardian permission slip
Health Assessment form
Guidance Counselor Recommendation
An interview, after all forms are handed in
Dates, Details, Deadlines…
Applications are due: March 12th
Orientation will take place the week of:
March 15th
Apprentice Program will begin the week
of March 22nd.
Any Questions????
Call or email Kathryn Casey
862-3858
[email protected]
If you’d like to know more, check out
our website:
http://stcatherines.chsli.org
One Last Thing…
May 22nd and 23rd St. Catherine of Siena is
participating in the Cystic Fibrosis Walk-athon, and we’d like to invite Smithtown High
School to join us
Even if you decide not to volunteer- we’d love
for you to walk with us
You’ll need a team leader- faculty advisor and
10 walkers to raise $100 each