Rochester General Hospital
Steps to Become a Volunteer
Thank you for considering volunteering your time and talent with the Rochester General Health System. To prepare volunteers for an acute care hospital setting and protect the patients and community we serve, the on-boarding process for new volunteers is somewhat extensive!
Since you will potentially work with patients, their families, and visitors, we are obligated to provide a comprehensive health review and criminal background screening to ensure - to the best of our ability - your and the community's safety. Finally, the New York State Department of Health requires that all new volunteers be evaluated by a physical exam prior to placement.
The following is a Step-By-Step Guide for New Volunteer Requirements:
Step 1: Complete an Application Form
Once the application is complete, proceed to Step #2.
Step 2: Interview with Volunteer Services
Contact Eva Polito (Volunteer Coordinator) at 585-922-2927 for your 30-minute interview to discuss your schedule, your interests, and the volunteer needs available at that time.
Step 3: Complete a Health Review Questionaire and Screening
a. View and print the required Health Review Questionnaire.
b. Complete the Health Review Questionaire:
i. Answer questions on page 1 of Questionaire and sign
ii. Have doctor's office provide first of two tuberculosis skin tests (ppd).
iii. Have doctor's office record immunization shots and dates or do blood work
to verify immunization.
iv. Have doctor complete and sign page 3 of the Health Review
Questionnaire.
v. Fax (585-922-2408) or mail completed Health Review
Questionnaire to:
Rochester General Hospital
Volunteer Office
1425 Portland Ave.
Rochester, NY 14621
vi. 2nd ppd along with drug screen test will be provided free-of-charge
at RGH after your initial paperwork has been submitted and reviewed
by an Employee Health Services nurse.
Step 4: Volunteer Information Reviewed
Complete Application, interview notes, health assessment paperwork, criminal background check information, and reference letters are reviewed by the Department of Volunteer Services to ensure that potential volunteer position is suitable for candidate.
Step 5: Attend Volunteer Orientation and Training
Complete Volunteer General Orientation and Training Session and sign and submit all required paperwork to the Volunteer Office.
Step 6: Congratulations!
The process is complete. The Department of Volunteer Services will contact you.
