In order to volunteer at South County Hospital you must complete the following:

• Attend an informational session, held at 3:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month in the Potter Conference Center at South County Hospital. Information sessions are not held in January or July. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Informational Sessions are held via Zoom. A link will be sent to the email address you provided on your application. Space is limited
• Submit an application with references (a reference must not be from a family member)
• Interview with the Volunteer Services Department
• Submit appropriate onboarding documents
• Complete online orientation
• Serve a minimum of three to four hours each week for a minimum of six months (if you volunteer during the summer, you may serve a minimum of three to four hours twice a week for three months.)
• If you are under age 18, submit a signed permission slip.
• Adhere to uniform and dress code policy
• Participate in a criminal background check, if over the age of 18

High school students have many volunteer opportunities at South County Hospital and are an important part of our volunteer team. Whether you're looking to gain experience in healthcare or give back to your community, you'll be performing interesting and meaningful work. We welcome Student Volunteers (age 16 or older) and Junior Volunteers (age 13 or older).

To be a Student Volunteer, you must:

In order to be a student volunteer at South County Hospital you must complete the following:

• Attend an informational session, held at 3:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month in the Potter Conference Center at South County Hospital. Information sessions are not held in January or July. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Informational Sessions are held via zoom. A link will be sent to the email address you provided on your application. Space is limited.
• Submit an application with references (a reference must not be from a family member)
• Interview with the Volunteer Services Department
• Submit appropriate onboarding documents
• Complete online orientation
• Serve a minimum of three to four hours each week for a minimum of six months
• If you are under age 18, submit a signed permission slip.
• Adhere to uniform and dress code policy
• Participate in a criminal background check, if over the age of 18

To be a Junior Volunteer, you must:

• Be 13 years of age or older
• Complete an application
• Submit a signed permission slip
• Provide organization's (e.g. school, church) request for community service
• Serve 20 hours or less

Summer Volunteer Program
South County Hospital offers a Summer Volunteer Program for student and junior volunteers from June to August. Prospective volunteers can apply online and attend an informational session throughout the year to be considered for the program (informational sessions are not held in January). Applications will be accepted until June 1 and volunteer positions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

South County Hospital offers limited internships in patient care and non-patient care areas.

Students interested in pursuing an internship must receive course credit through a college, university, or technical/training program.

Internships typically involve a minimum commitment of 10 hours per week for the course of a semester.

Internship Opportunities

For acceptance into a program, please attend a Volunteer Services Department Information Session, held at 3:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month in the Potter Conference Center at South County Hospital.

Information sessions are not held in January or July. After attending an Information Session, those interested in interning or volunteering should apply online and set up an interview.

Internships are defined as work experience for course credit through a college, university, or technical/ training program.

These experiences usually involve a minimum of 10 hours per week in the hospital for the course of a semester.

If you are interested in applying for an internship at South County Health, please email Volunteer Services Department at nmccauley@southcountyhealth.org with the required information below and attach a copy of your resume.

Required Internship Specifications

Please send the following to Nadine McCauley at nmccauley@southcountyhealth.org

• Start and end dates of requested internship
• Number of weekly hours you can commit
• Course name and contact person
• Subject/field of study
• Overall learning objectives (specify 2)
• Your resume
• Number of credits

If you are looking for hospital-based experience for resume building or personal interest and college credit is not needed, you are welcome to view our Volunteer Opportunities and inquire during your interview.

The Auxiliary, a branch of Volunteer Services, works hard to promote South County Hospital through community fundraising events, including its annual Fashion Show held at the Dunes Club in Narragansett.

Since 1976, The Auxiliary has raised more than $1.5 million for Hospital services and equipment through fundraising events, staffing the Hospital's coffee shop and gift shop, and other special projects.

Some of the improvements made possible with the help of the Auxiliary include:

• Updated laboratory equipment
• Construction of the Emergency Department's nurses' station
• A new wheelchair-accessible WAVE van
• A monitoring system for the Emergency Department
• Two televisions with DVDs for Ambulatory Care
• New furniture for the Center for Women and Newborn Care Unit's waiting area
• Cancer Resource rooms for patients
• Upgrades to South County Hospital's Intensive Care Unit
• Upgrades to Electronic Medical Records

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