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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Health

Massachusetts School Of Art, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02115

Phone (617) 667 - 7000

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Our mission	The mission of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is to serve our patients compassionately and effectively, and to create a healthy future for them and their families.

Opportunities	Unit Escorts Escort the patient into the GI Unit making sure that they are settled with the appropriate health care person for check-in. Escort the patient out of the GI Unit using wheelchair if necessary. Wait with the patient until their ride/escort person comes and takes charge of them. Weekly, Monthly 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Formal Weekdays, Weekends Surgical Liaison Surgical Liaisons provide a warm and caring presence for the waiting families of patients undergoing surgery. They provide updated information about the process of the patient, alert physicians who need to communicate with the families, and maintain communication between the PACU (Recovery) and the families. Weekly, Monthly 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Formal Weekdays, Weekends Patient to Patient, Heart to Heart A peer program whereby cancer survivors who have been through chemotherapy volunteer with patients currently receiving chemo. Occasional, Weekly, Monthly Adults Individuals Indoor Formal Weekdays, Weekends Palliative Care Volunteer Provide a supportive presence to patients nearing the end of life. The volunteer provides verbal or non-verbal support, which may include playing quiet music, reading, or just sitting with the patient. The primary purpose of the volunteer is to alleviate solitude near the end of life. The volunteer is also available to notify nursing of any changes in the patient’s condition or to notify of signs of discomfort. Occasional, Weekly, Monthly 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Formal Weekdays, Weekends Eucharistic Minister Bringing the sacrament of the Eucharist to Roman Catholic patients. Compassionate and non-judgmental visits with those patients as appropriate. Occasional, Weekly, Monthly 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Skilled Weekdays, Weekends EEG Lab Assisting EEG technicians with cleaning patient heads after their tests, helping prepare supplies for the test, and helping stock test space with supplies. Weekly, Monthly 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Formal Weekdays, Weekends Nursing Volunteer Periodic rounding to assist in answering patient call lights. Assist in non-clinical responses to call lights or alert proper resources for further assistance of the patient/family needs. Assist Unit Coordinator with any light clerical duties during slower visitor times. Weekly, Monthly 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Formal Weekdays, Weekends Family/Patient Liaison This person will serve as liaison between care providers, patients and families; maintain ongoing communication with patients and the families as indicated; respond to some of the comfort needs for patients; assist patients and families in obtaining answers to questions that they may have; inform patients and families of available resources to help with their non-medical needs. Weekly, Monthly 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Formal Weekdays, Weekends

How you help	We are fortunate and grateful to have so many dedicated volunteers who donate thousands of hours in time and talent to BIDMC annually. They assist our patients and staff in countless ways.

About us	A teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is renowned for excellence in patient care, biomedical research, teaching and community service. We are passionate about caring for our patients like they are family, finding new cures, using the finest and the latest technologies, and teaching and inspiring caregivers of tomorrow. We put people at the center of everything we do, because we believe in medicine that puts people first.