Volunteer Positions

At Howard County General Hospital we strive to match our volunteers with their interests and with the needs of the hospital. The following is a sampling of the volunteer positions available within the hospital:

Patient Care Units
Assist the nursing staff in running errands, making beds, filling water pitchers, getting magazines and newspapers, stocking supplies, and filing.

Admitting
Volunteers provide administrative support to staff processing patients for emergency services.

Front Desk
Meet/greet patients and visitors upon entrance to the hospital. Screen and direct visitors/patients to specific department destinations, control visitor passes, answer telephone, deliver patient flowers, run errands.

OR Waiting Area
Volunteers relay messages from pre-op and post-op areas to families waiting for patients.

Volunteer Application Process