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Steps to Becoming a Volunteer at CarolinaEast
Volunteers can expect to have the same experience as all CarolinaEast employees who go through the hiring process.
- Complete an application. These can be obtained from the Volunteer Services Office at CarolinaEast or apply on-line below.
- Pass a background check.
- Attend CarolinaEast Orientation, held on the third Thursday of each month.
- Complete a health screening, consisting of a TST, (Tuberculin Skin Test) MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) test, and a drug screening.
- Interview for volunteer placement.
- Commit to 75 hours of volunteering each year.
CarolinaEast Volunteer Services
Phone: (252) 633-8127
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Sharing Smiles. Showing Support.
Simply put... CarolinaEast Health System could not do what it does so well without the generous support of our 400+ volunteers. Our volunteer program is unique among hospitals in that we have numerous groups you can join to lend a helping hand and smile. Many of our volunteers are members of more than one of our volunteer groups. Others share their special talents with our patients from home, handcrafting items for comfort and convenience. After completing the application process, prospective volunteers attend a day-long orientation designed to familiarize them with Medical Center policy and procedure. Volunteering at CarolinaEast Health System truly a labor of love.
The Gray Ladies and Lads
This group of compassionate volunteers have been serving CarolinaEast Health System and its patients since we opened our doors in 1963. It was a Gray Lady who wheeled the first patient into the “brand new county hospital” over 40 years ago. To this day, the Gray Ladies and Lads play a critical role in making sure patients arrive where they need to be to receive care. In addition to transporting patients, these volunteers are also responsible for patient mail and flower delivery, and running errands for staff. Formerly affiliated with the American Red Cross, the CarolinaEast Health System Gray Ladies and Lads were proud to be the last civilian hospital-based group of Red Cross volunteers in the State of North Carolina.
Student Volunteers
Student volunteers are enrolled in a health care curriculum which requires volunteer entrance or completion requirements. Most student volunteers work several hours per week for a specific length of time.
The Library Service
Library Service volunteers provide reading materials for patients, guests, family and hospital staff. They operate a small library on the first floor of the Medical Center and deliver reading materials to patients from their well-stocked book and magazine cart. Donations of books and recent magazines are graciously accepted by this group.
The CarolinaEast Health System Auxiliary
Men and women in the Auxiliary work in areas throughout the Medical Center organization assisting patients and staff. Activities include clerical work, transporting patients, surgery waiting area family liaison, information desk and many other important tasks. The Auxiliary also owns and operates Reflections Gift Shop located on the main entrance corridor of the Medical Center. The Phillips Lifeline Medical Alert System that serves homebound patients throughout the region is also under the capable administration of the Auxiliary. This group sponsors a generous scholarship program for area students persuing a career in health and provides financial support for patient care initiatives. Both operationally and financially, the Auxiliary support of the CarolinaEast mission is critical to our success as a health care provider.
The Adjunct Chaplaincy Program
Adjunct Chaplains assist the Medical Center Chaplain in making sure the spiritual needs of our patients are met. Adjunct Chaplains are ordained ministers who are pastors of churches in our service area. Adjunct Chaplains usually volunteer for at least four hours each month. The Chaplain is responsible for overseeing and training these volunteers.
The Satellite Auxiliary at Fairfield Harbour
This very special group of women (men are welcome, too) work primarily from their own homes to enhance the patient experience. They handcraft comfort items for our patients and adorable hats and booties for our newborn babies. “Boo-Boo” dolls help doctors explain to young children what will happen during surgery, and mastectomy pillows help relieve some of the pain experienced by patients beginning to recover from breast cancer. This group meets monthly to review projects and accomplishments, conducts bake sales and yards sales to raise revenue to purchase craft items and enjoys special friendships among the members. You don’t have to live in Fairfield Harbour to be a member. This group welcomes talented people from throughout the region.
Volunteens
Young people ages 14 to 18, many planning to pursue an education and a career in health care, assist with patient care and other patient related duties throughout the hospital. They volunteer after school, on weekends and during the summer months.
Our Volunteen program for 2013 is full. Please check back at the first of the year in 2014 for information on next summer's program.